''Flirting with Twilight'' is a 2001
studio album
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by
Kurt Elling.
Reception
The
Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album four stars, and described it as "a worthy statement from Elling, who shows yet again that vocal jazz can be more than just easy listening"
''Flirting with Twilight'' received a
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, the fifth nomination in a row since Elling's debut. In addition, "
Easy Living" was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.
Kurt Elling
on Grammy homepage.
Track listing
# "Moonlight Serenade
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" (Glenn Miller
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, Mitchell Parish) - 4:22
# "Detour Ahead" (Herb Ellis
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Biography
Born in Farmersville, Texas, and raised ...
, Johnny Frigo
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) - 5:34
# " You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye
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, Gene de Paul
Gene Vincent de Paul (June 17, 1919 – February 27, 1988) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter.
Biography
Born in New York City, he served in the United States Army during World War II. He was married to Billye Louise Files (Novem ...
) - 5:36
# "Orange Blossoms in Summertime" ( Curtis Lundy, Kurt Elling) - 6:33
# "Not While I'm Around" (Stephen Sondheim
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) - 6:26
# " Easy Living" ( Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) - 5:22
# "Lil' Darlin'" ( Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks) - 5:40
# "I Get Along Without You Very Well
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" ( Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Brown Thompson) - 3:37
# " Blame It on My Youth" ( Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) - 3:27
# "I'm Thru with Love" ( Matty Malneck, Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn) - 4:57
# "Say It" ( Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser) - 4:57
# "While You Are Mine" (F. Simon, Elling) - 7:46
# "Je tire ma révérence" (Pascal Bastia
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Biography
Pascal Bastia was the son of chansonnier-songwriter, singer, actor, filmmaker Jean Bastia (1878-1940), born i ...
) - 3:39
Personnel
* Kurt Elling - vocals, arranger
*Laurence Hobgood - piano, arranger
*Clay Jenkins - trumpet
* Bob Shepard - soprano saxophone
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, tenor saxophone
* Jeff Clayton - alto saxophone
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*Marc Johnson Marc Johnson may refer to:
Musicians
*Marc Johnson (musician) (born 1953), American jazz musician
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- double bass
* Peter Erskine - drums
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;Production
*Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood and Bill Traut - producers
* Al Schmitt - recording engineer, mixing
*John Hendrickson - recording engineer
*Robert Hadley and Doug Sax - mastering
*Kurt Elling - art direction
*Edward Odowd - design
*John Fraser - collage
*Tiffany Pemberton - photography
* Zan Stewart - liner notes
References
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Blue Note Records albums
Kurt Elling albums
2001 albums