Kurt Elling – Passion World (2015)

1. The Verse [1:38]
2. After The Door [3:55]
3. Loch Tay Boat Song [7:02]
4. Si Te Contara [5:35]
5. La Vie En Rose [8:12]
6. Bonita Cuba [6:37]
7. Where The Streets Have No Name [4:51]
8. The Tangled Road [7:18]
9. Você Já Foi À Bahia? [2:18]
10. Nicht Wandle, Mein Licht (Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 52, No. 17) [7:00]
11. Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left, Carry My Pain On The Right) [4:49]
12. Where Love Is [5:13]

Kurt Elling - Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
Michael Abene - Arranger, Conductor
John Belzaguy - Bass
Till Brönner - Trumpet
Frank Chastenier  - Piano
Alyn Cosker - Drums
Bill Fleming - Clarinet (Bass)
Johnny Friday - Drums
Richard Galliano - Accordion
Sara Gazarek - Vocals
Calum Gourlay - Bass
Steve Hamilton - Piano
Martin Kershaw - Clarinet
John McLean - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Alan Pasqua - Celeste
Ruaridh Pattison - Clarinet
Arturo Sandoval - Trumpet
Kendrick Scott - Drums, Vocals
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra 	
James Shipp - Congas, Percussion, Vocals
Dave Siegel - Keyboards
Tommy Smith - 	Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Clark Sommers 	- Bass
Karolina Strassmeyer - Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Francisco Torres - Percussion, Vocals
Gary Versace - Accordion, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Piano

Both a virtuoso and a journeyman, a traditionalist and a chance taker, singer Kurt Elling has built a career upon defying expectations while also celebrating the standards of the vocal jazz tradition. An adept vocalist with an eloquent set of skills that find him moving easily between literate, kinetic vocalese, swinging standards, and lyrical balladry, Elling draws you deep into each song. With his 11th studio album and fifth for Concord, 2015's Passion World, Elling maximizes this eclectic dynamism with a well-curated series of songs that find him exploring compositions and styles from around the globe. The album finds him working with producers Chris Dunn and Bryan Farina as well as longtime collaborators keyboardist Gary Versace, guitarist John McLean, bassist Clark Sommers, and drummer Kendrick Scott. This touring ensemble has backed Elling worldwide, and clearly shares his enthusiasm for interpreting such stylistically disparate material. Also adding to the album's cornucopia of sounds is a handful of like-minded guests including trumpeter Arturo Sandoval on the elegiac Cuban ballad "Bonita Cuba" and tenor saxophonist Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra on the lyrical traditional Celtic number "Loch Tay Boat Song." Similarly, German trumpeter Till Brönner adds his soft, melodic trumpet to Richard Galliano's "Billie," reworked here as "The Tangled Road," and featuring lyrics by Elling. Also engaging is Elling's duet with vocalist Sara Gazarek on Brazilian singer/songwriter Dorival Caymmi's buoyant 1944 bossa nova classic "Você Já Foi à Bahia?" And it's not just his jazz chops on display here. Elling delivers an impeccable orchestral-backed rendition of Johannes Brahms' elegiac "Nicht Wandle, Mein Licht (Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 52, No. 17)," and even reworks U2's anthemic "Where the Streets Have No Name" with an uplifting folk and soul-jazz vibe. Ultimately, that all of Passion World works so beautifully, with each song flowing into the next, is yet another reason why Elling remains one of the premier jazz vocalists in the world. ---Matt Collar, Rovi

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