Kurt Elling "Steppin' Out" @ New Morning (Paris)

[@aarontimberlake]

What a great twist on a song from the 1980’s that no one ever thought possible. My sincere gratitude to you KE for swinging to this one and hopefully joe Jackson feels good about it too!

[@singasong718]

That is one tough song to sing and a tricky arrangement to sing it to, but Elling makes it seem so effortless. And what a voice. Remarkable. Just found out about him recently and I’m hooked.

[@boomerang905]

This wonderful 80 s hit by Joe Jackson just became more beautiful and in fact - personal. I been missing out. 🐦🐦

[@missmusic2k]

Wow! Beautiful voice! If I turned my back, I'd swear he was a brotha!! Very soulful! Love it!

[@tiler7500]

To all the people saying this man is out of tune: You are all musical geniuses and should congratulate yourselves before embarking on your glittering singing careers. I expect you all to be famous within a month.

[@boomerang905]

Christopher Webb 😛😛

[@3345646]

Jazz definitely uses color notes that create tension and release. Nothing out of tune here. Every note spot on.

[@CaronAplus]

Just discovered this lovely talent:))) awesome.. beautiful voice..wow.. I am so blown away

[@Jointlock]

whoever thinks this is out of tune: you are showing your musical ignorance and complete lack of training. That is exactly the arrangement: and it is a brilliant arrangement at that. Kurt has immense talent, and creative vision is boundless. Please don''t embarrass yourself with further commentary.

[@Parsely115]

As always, Kurt is hugely outstanding !!

[@pputnam100]

Saw him two nights ago in a club the size of a large living room. Myself and half the audience literally were shaking our heads at points in the evening at their mastery; believe me, this should be called the Laurence/Kurt band, what an amazing marriage of concept, deconstruction of melody and chord changes,they are so damn sophistcated it floored me.

[@pattyswing]

I was there and it was a FABULOUS concert !!! Pure emotion !!!

[@AkilHenry]

And I love the way Ulysses plays...so tasteful! His solo was very musical

[@IsoTeRiK76]

Kurt is amazing,he's in my opinion one of the best contemporary jazz vocalist I've heard thus far.Great band !!

[@ShoanSnoday]

OMG, that is so difficult. You are either born with perfect pitch or you are not...and then you hone your skills. This is amazing.

[@querenciaxx]

Teriffic! Thanks. Elling is a marvel.

[@cazzag]

this is fantastic...amazing drum solo :-) Never really got jazz until i heard this! :-)

[@megistondimension]

What a brilliant Jazz version of this seminal song by the genius Joe Jackson! Joe has never been shy of re-working his material with fresh band line-up and new arrangements, so it is fitting that genius Jazz singers like Kurt Elling are eager to perform their interpretations of the song! Kurt is an amazingly flexible singer; I would check out albums such as The Gate and 1619 Broadway if you want to hear him at his best! This music isn't for everyone, but then which music is? =:^)

[@boomerang905]

megistondimension thumbs ☝

[@davemanley1129]

this. is. dope.

[@beeshor1]

Kurt has got to be the hippest cat in jazz today!

[@THEEBlackAnime]

Smooth!

[@KingColonel]

Oh hail mercy yes! A singers singer!

[@scatmando]

Great chanter !!!!!

[@CaronAplus]

no jazz radio station where I live.. :(

[@mrhudah]

To all those with ears 👂 👂🏾👂🏻👂🏿let them hear THIS: Kurt Elling is Officially The Coolest White Man on Earth 🌏. Ok, you go back to what you were doing ☺️👍🏾

[@Vishinho17]

@hbdywtk he is out of tune? do you mean e.g. 0:20 or 0:56? he does it on purpose (maj7 chord i think). ok its not the same key as the original, but does it matter? imo everything fits together

[@KingColonel]

What a note 3.25!

[@AkilHenry]

Laurence raged that solo!! And Kurt wasn't out of tune lol, he was brilliant as per usual

[@mikewalsh2256]

Uh, the original also had those "stupid" jazz chords, namely lots of major7th chords. To us the word "stupid" in the same sentence as a description of a jazz song makes one sound "stupid" to others. Think about it like this, if you don't speak Chinese, you could walk by two Chinese physicists talking and just because you didn't understand what they said doesn't mean that it had no meaning. They understood each other. We have a saying in jazz, "If you don't get it, that's your problem." Stupid.

[@hottubz1965]

I know you are, but what am I? Infinity. FTW.

[@marcoselmermk6]

There's a big difference between 'singing out of tune' and emphasisng colour notes of jazz chords, which is what Kurt's doing. You need to train your ear and educate yourself, my friend.

[@hottubz1965]

I love how people who are anal retentive and have an emotional breakdown if you color outside of the lines, comment on obviously high quality music that they just don't have the capacity to appreciate.

[@3345646]

The drummer overplayed but Kurt and the band made it work. That’s improv talent. The drums needed to provide more space for the other instruments. The recording on the album has a tasteful drummer.

[@pputnam100]

Okay, but now what criticism can I make about Kurt? Only one, the natural tone/ timbre of his voice, to me, is not a world beater, it's not "gorgeous" ; for example, he's no Luther Vandross, vocal quality-wise, no Johnny Mathis, no Kenny Rankin, etc. but that said, he's the best Jazz singer on the planet in my NSHO. Hey nobody has everything, even though it might appear that way at times....

[@leotovol]

hbdywtk: you must see a good ear doctor, a REAL good one. "tone deaf like Mr. Elling", my God, i cannot believe what i just read....

[@АленЕршов-ы9с]

Кто из россии лайк

[@barisbbs]

sorry to say that but the drummer plays too agressive..he needs to understand the fact that it's a vocal performance and he should let the vocalist "Sing"...

[@nwilczyn]

Kurt Elling's interpretations and performance of songs: A+. Anyone singing "scat" improvisation? E-. I can't stand it. Shooby doo wop doo skoodily doodily NO THANKS.

[@pzcato]

bwahahahahahaha...stop.

[@riccardoarrighini]

Che schifo...

[@mode30]

out of tune vocally

[@bobgriffith1810]

Borrowed notes not within the diatonic scale,, happens as a routine in jazz vocally and instrumentally,, it’s intentional and not intended to satisfy the simple mind.