Kurt Elling

After scoring his second GRAMMY Award (and 14th nomination) in March 2021, the protean vocalist Kurt Elling hangs an unexpected left turn with SuperBlue for Edition Records.

It’s a torrent of roisterous funk, indelible beats and all-too-current lyrics that boasts the talents of producer-guitarist Charlie Hunter and two stars of the hip-hop generation: drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison (both of the genre-hopping band Butcher Brown).

Elling has always been a master of grooves, ranging from bebop to pure pop and progressive jazz to neo-soul, but he’s never filled an album with grooves quite like these.

PERSONNEL:

• Kurt Elling - voice
• Charlie Hunter - hybrid guitar
• DJ Harrison - keyboards
• Corey Fonville - drums, percussion

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. SuperBlue
• A2. Sassy
• A3. Manic Panic Epiphanic
• A4. Where To Find It

• SIDE B
• B1. The Seed
• B2. Dharma Bums
• B3. Circus
• B4. Endless Lawns