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Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church. He sang in choirs and played musical instruments. He encountered jazz while a student at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. After college, he enrolled in the University of Chicago Divinity School, but he left one credit short of a degree to pursue a career as a jazz vocalist. Elling began to perform around Chicago, scat singing and improvising his lyrics. He recorded a demo in the early 1990s and was signed by Blue Note. He has been nominated for ten Grammy Awards, winning Best Vocal Jazz Album for Dedicated to You and Secrets Are the Best Stories. Elling often leads the Down Beat magazine Critics' Poll. He had a longtime collaboration with pianist Laurence Hobgood, leading a quartet that toured throughout the world. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Elling) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Nature Boy
Kurt Elling
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Endless Lawns (feat. Marquis Hill)
Kurt Elling
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The Very Thought Of You
Kurt Elling
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Come Running To Me
Kurt Elling
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Nancy with the Laughing Face (Live)
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Albums

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Wildflowers, Vol.1

2024
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Secrets Are The Best Stories (feat. Danilo Perez)

2020
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The Gate

2011
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SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree

2023
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Upward Spiral

2016
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Nightmoves

2007
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SuperBlue: The London Sessions

2022
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Passion World

2015
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SuperBlue

2021
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1619 Broadway ‒ The Brill Building Project

2012

Singles & EPs

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Wichita Lineman

Single • 2025
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Wildflowers, Vol. 2

EP • 2024
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Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left, Carry My Pain On The Right)

Single • 2015
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SuperBlue: Guilty Pleasures Vol.2 (feat. Huntertones)

EP • 2025
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Guilty Pleasures Vol. 1 (feat. Nate Smith)

EP • 2023
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The Waking

Single • 2007
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Steppin' Out

Single • 2025
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A Happy Thought (feat. Stu Mindeman)

Single • 2018
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Single • 2024
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American Tune

Single • 2018

Videos

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Where the Streets Have No Name

Kurt Elling • 220K views
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Can't Make It with Your Brain (feat. Charlie Hunter)

Kurt Elling • 23K views
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American Tune (Official Video)

Kurt Elling • 162K views
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Black Crow (Joni Mitchell Cover)

Kurt Elling • 9.8K views
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Bonita Cuba (feat. Arturo Sandoval)

Kurt Elling • 98K views
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Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) (feat. Gary Versace)

Kurt Elling • 130K views
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After the Storm - Mumford & Sons (Cover)

Kurt Elling • 13K views

Live performances

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Star of Wonder / We Three Kings : Kurt Elling w/ The Swingles

Kurt Elling • 7.6K views
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Kurt Elling's Tribute to the Late Mark Murphy

Kurt Elling • 70K views
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SuperBlue (Live at the Pool, London)

Kurt Elling • 36K views
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Stage I (feat. Danilo Pérez)

Kurt Elling • 25K views
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"Some Children See Him"- Live in Stockholm

Kurt Elling • 11K views
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Kurt Elling - I Have Dreamed- Zadymka Festival

Kurt Elling • 73K views
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SuperBlue: Sassy - Live from The Pool

Kurt Elling • 50K views
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SuperBlue: Lonely Avenue - Live from The Pool

Kurt Elling • 21K views

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Late Night Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Christmas

Playlist • YouTube Music

Artist-made playlists

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Wildflowers, Vol.1

Playlist • Kurt Elling • 27 views
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"The Beautiful Day" Yule Log

Playlist • Kurt Elling • 14K views
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Live Performance

Playlist • Kurt Elling • 946 views
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Passion World Videos

Playlist • Kurt Elling • 785 views
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SuperBlue: Live

Playlist • Kurt Elling • 106 views
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SuperBlue - Live at The Pool

Playlist • Kurt Elling • 70 views

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