The Messenger Kurt Elling
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- Release Date: 04/08/1997
- Sales Rank: 12,380
- Label: BLUE NOTE RECORDS
- UPC: 724385272721
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The Messenger
| 1 | Nature Boy 6:09 |
| 2 | April in Paris 5:10 |
| 3 | Beauty of All Things 8:08 |
| 4 | The Dance 1:34 |
| 5 | Prayer for Mr. Davis 6:03 |
| 6 | Endless 4:48 |
| 7 | Tanya Jean 10:17 |
| 8 | It's Just a Thing 4:31 |
| 9 | Gingerbread Boy 5:03 |
| 10 | Prelude to a Kiss 5:27 |
| 11 | Time of the Season / Cassandra Wilson 5:53 |
| 12 | The Messenger / Cassandra Wilson 9:03 |
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Editorial Reviews
This is one of the most interesting jazz vocal sets to be released in 1997. Kurt Elling covers a wide range of music, continually taking chances and coming up with fresh approaches. He is assisted by his longtime pianist Laurence Hopgood, different bassists and drummers, and on various tracks trumpeter Orbert Davis and the tenors of Edward Petersen and Eddie Johnson. Among the more memorable selections are Elling's vocalese version of Dexter Gordon's solo on the lengthy "Tanya Jean," and his spontaneous storytelling on "It's Just a Thing" (a classic of its kind), some wild scatting on "Gingerbread Boy," the fairly free improvising of "Endless," and his mostly straightforward renditions of "Nature Boy," "April In Paris" and "Prelude to a Kiss." Cassandra Wilson drops by for "Time of the Season," but does not make much of an impression. This rewarding and continually intriguing set is particularly recommended to listeners who feel that jazz singing has not progressed much beyond bop. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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