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Jun 10, 2016 · One of these conversations led to Upward Spiral, the new album with special guest Kurt Elling that Marsalis Music is releasing via OKeh Records on June 10, 2016. “One topic we got into was picking the best singer to work with our band,” Marsalis recalls.
Upward Spiral is an album by the Branford Marsalis Quartet with vocalist Kurt Elling. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. [1]
Jun 10, 2016 · Upward Spiral by Branford Marsalis Quartet, Kurt Elling, Branford Marsalis released in 2016. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and m...
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Aug 5, 2016 · Upward Spiral. (Okeh) The first tableau in this vivid 12-song set is an upbeat croon through “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ for New York” that launches acerbic stabs from Marsalis’ soprano sax.
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Kurt Elling – Voice . Recorded and Mixed by Rob “Wacko” Hunter. Recorded December 16-19, 2015 at The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music in New Orleans, LA. Mixed March 20 – 27, 2016 at The Studio in the Country, Durham, NC. Mastered March 30, 2016 by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound Studios, New York, NY
May 19, 2016 · In Elling, however, Marsalis has found one who's every bit his match. The saxophonist and his quartet mates are able to telescope focus toward Elling's warm, strong, and pliant voice, and Elling is able to accentuate the inherently melodic and lyrical qualities in this group's work.
Upward Spiral: Brilliantly cohesive. How did one of the best and most important jazz bands around — saxophonist Branford Marsalis, pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner — come to unite with one of the best and most important jazz vocalists?
