My foolish heart by Kurt Elling at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Canada, July 4, 2007. (video 1) The poem interspersed in this song is glorious, anyone whose not seen/heard this rendition needs to do so in a hurry
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@ExtremeFitnessAtHome13 жыл бұрын
This is my fav. Kurt Elling video to show when introducing people to him who have never heard him before. I also am a youth worker and I work with teens. I show them how he sings and they actually dig it. Planting the seeds in the minds of the youth...it's a good thing!
@AndreasDelleske Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah awesome! Please don't stop - whatever we "burn for" will have an impact...
@douxreveur1313 жыл бұрын
This version is simply unheard of and I prefer it to the Live in Chicago CD. I can listen to it 20 times, each time the emotion and the thrill are intact. Kurt Elling is a fabulous artist. He is beautifully accompanied by Laurence Hobgood and his wonderful piano touch. A delight !
@johnventura16377 жыл бұрын
Elling is a brilliant singer, and that has to be one of the greatest piano accompaniments of a vocalist I have ever heard.
@sharonhendrix74969 ай бұрын
Lawrence Hobgood. Exquisite. Gorgeous. Amazing. Bravo.❤️
@soypolitico14 жыл бұрын
there's a real honesty in his voice and as rich and "in the style" as it is, its sounds first and foremost like him telling a story.
@Nocopromise6 жыл бұрын
who listened it more than 10 times ;)
@pgonzo985 жыл бұрын
10??/ shit... 100!!
@vilorio64 жыл бұрын
Andreas 21 here
@bscnyc99484 жыл бұрын
Andreas... very well said.... many thanks💋💞🍌👻🎶👍🏿🎶💯🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿💋💋💋💋
@bscnyc99484 жыл бұрын
listened here Unli times... 💞🎶💋👂👂👂👂👂👂👍🏿
@arcuda20013 жыл бұрын
i've listened at least twenty .. and am breathless each and every time ❤️
@weepeng7 жыл бұрын
I saw this live once. This exact song and arrangement during the time he promoted his "night moves" album at singapore's esplanade theatre that built for classical acoustic sound. I didn't know this arrangement existed. He opened the concert with this song and the long note moved me to tears and the guy next to me wept too, I had to close my eyes to saveur the sound.
@thoughtzoo52764 жыл бұрын
love
@randycrew Жыл бұрын
Wow… it was tough to find good jazz in singapore! I was there from 2010 until 2017 … I’ve been to the Esplanade Theater a few times and I can on Y imagine what it would have been like to have heard his performance… lucky you!!
@welovephilippineswithmylov54194 ай бұрын
hmm fine
@hapibeli15 жыл бұрын
The man has an amazing talent. To judge him by his various expressions misses the essence of his muse. As a jazz vocalist myself, I can only say that he is beyond incredible...
@jenniferchiang87595 жыл бұрын
I'M IN AWE! .. SO SO Beautiful .. at 7:40... I can listen to this over and over and over and over .... Kurt Elling is a storyteller ❤👍
@jbell830316 жыл бұрын
I LOVE that he never does any song the exact time... That's true jazz and soul... just letting the music take you somewhere different every time you sing it.
@docnelson20089 жыл бұрын
There are many who are called "jazz singers" but Kurt is "the jazz singer". This performance is simply magical, not the least because of the great Laurence Hobgood and the terrific musicians in the band. It is sad that Kurt and Laurence have parted ways. A great upload -thank you!
@vg51576 жыл бұрын
the split is a sad news for al lof us ,fans of this great guys
@taf44tt8io6 жыл бұрын
They were very close and worked together for almost 20 years, maybe more. Friendship is not eternal..... :) Anyway, I do not know the real reasons of their split.
@sandraseaton97824 жыл бұрын
He's a wonderful singer, but let's not forget Johnny Hartman, Billy Eckstine and a few others. Billy Eckstine owns "Foolish Heart."
@giocoso4576 Жыл бұрын
Bro he sounds more like a standard opera singer than a jazz singer
@AndreasDelleske Жыл бұрын
@@giocoso4576 maybe listen to Kurt's "Nature Boy" with Sydney Symphony Orchestra then and see if any opera singer could pull that off :)
@fayeni14 жыл бұрын
One day I will play the piano like Laurence Hobgood... I wish! This performance is mesmerising. Like all the videos of Kurt Elling, I find I can't stop watching it. His expression and dynamics are so incredible and intense. He truly does 'feel' the music and uses his voice as an instrument.
@Ettenyl56jioni11 жыл бұрын
Talking about knowing how to weave a song into something fascinating, Kurt Elling is one of the masters.
@petereigenmann7768 Жыл бұрын
Kurt Elling is for me far the greatest singer l ever heard, absolutely incredible, and Lawrence Hobgood, don't find words for him. Thank you peter
@philpryor75244 жыл бұрын
It's one of the most remarkable, beautiful, rhapsodic, cultured, artistically superior performances of creative music I've heard in a long life of musical love, in reverence, keen learning, some devotion and submission. Bravo to all but especially to the bravura, distinguished singer, and pianist, Kurt and Laurence, plus the tasteful reserved accompaniment. Victor Young's beautiful song never fails to offer, to challenge, to please...
@philpryor7524 Жыл бұрын
@@dennistracy1535 You could be right, relatively. It's the song, but, as done by Carmen, Bill Evans, George Coleman, Eliane, etc.
@tamerajr8 жыл бұрын
Wow! I can listen to Kurt Elling sing this all day!! 6:50 - 7:50, wow wow wow!!! And the pianist was incredible!
@justinhobgood43125 жыл бұрын
that’s my uncle!!
@christianazelustrudel76745 жыл бұрын
Great ! My favorite interpretation !
@lilackey4 жыл бұрын
@@justinhobgood4312 Congrats Justin! Very sensitive and not over playing jazz pianist 👏❤️
@tayllasa22964 жыл бұрын
@@justinhobgood4312 lucky genes! Are you also musical?
@sarafeeme9423 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy Kurt and Laurence Hobgood as a team. Fabulous.
@vaughndeforest69225 жыл бұрын
I've just become aware of Kurt Elling, having been away from music for 30 years. His singing is beyond compare. When it comes to unlocking doors for male vocals, I don't believe there has been this much light shed since the advent of Frank Sinatra. And I believe much the same could be said for his marvelous piano accompanist/arranger, Laurence Hobgood. This music is breath-taking. Thankyou.
@passionsf15 жыл бұрын
his voice is fascinating. Watching him live, you can tell he loves jazz even after years of doing it. His band is incredible as well! Glad my friend told me about him recently.
@whetcalf15 жыл бұрын
Unusual rendition. Wonderful and fresh. Bravo Kurt!
@tayllasa22964 жыл бұрын
waiting for the day Hobgood and Elling reuinite....
@sharonhendrix74965 ай бұрын
Me too.🤞🏽❤
@hnkahl15 жыл бұрын
I wish jazz audiences didn't need to applaud after every solo for this reason. There is an amazing moment in MFH as they transition from the poem back into the tune (approx 7:30-8:30). Kurt ends his high note and they return to the tune, but still in the style and mood of the middle section! Then they expand so joyously back to the opening style. The applause only sectionalizes the tune even as they are weaving it so beautifully into one. Trivializes it. Let them finish, then show your approval.
@normanhall84356 жыл бұрын
Kurt is both modern and retro at the same time. My favorite jazz singer since Mark Murphy.
@donnieshelton63439 жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing! Kurt and Laurence have managed to capture magic in a jar.
@beckyflauta76404 жыл бұрын
Listen to Kurt everyday....amazing.....music, song, and the band is awesome. God blessed him with this voice. He sings from the heart.
@musician68318 жыл бұрын
LOVE the song and,Kurt is wonderful!!
@TheSonglvr14 жыл бұрын
Krut plays each instrument with his incredible voice. Love him!
@estebanandresravanalcanale30436 жыл бұрын
This voice touch my soul every time that I hear this video😢
@silvermane15165 жыл бұрын
Love his voice!
@stanpiper81587 жыл бұрын
Oh my...........oh my........so so good. Kurt and Laurence....that was really tasty. Phrasing, voice and keyboard master jazz class.
@nvotto5 жыл бұрын
Kurt is of the great singers and interpreters of all time, I've seen him 3 times at Birdland in the last 6 months and cried each time, incredible voice
@MelissaGilstrap15 жыл бұрын
I heard him perform this rendition in Philadelphia 3 years ago and it was amazzzzzzing - that note at 7:35 still gives me goosebumps. He has such a gift!!!
@reyricardo9914 жыл бұрын
this Artist is not from this planet. Not possible to work more and better the concept, the technique, the music, the mise en scene, the spirit, the team work ...so much respect for the audience thrills me an moves me... No es de este planeta este Artista. No se puede trabajar más y mejor el concepto , la técnica, la puesta en escena, el espíritu, la música , el trabajo en equipo ...me sobrecoge y me emociona tanto respeto por el público. uffff
@TheUCHO111 жыл бұрын
Fantastyczny wokalista jazzowy, prawdziwy mistrz. Mistrz budowania nastroju i pozytywnych emocji. Wielkie brawa !!!
@pres563410 жыл бұрын
Gah...Leaves Me Breathless. A Voice That Just Wraps You Up In Love.
@lizielue34119 жыл бұрын
Great entertainer - he's just plain soooo cool!
@LisaMurphy13 жыл бұрын
this man is inspiring. His voice is so beautiful and his expression so heartfelt. And wow, he really has some kinda lung power there! Just amazing.
@mariecallgard75255 жыл бұрын
Us It's just amazing. I'm blown away 💕🙏 Nothing more to say.
@ZazVocals23 күн бұрын
still come back time and time again to watch this since I was first shown it back in 2011! Best rendition by far. (The cut off at the end is such an anti climax and makes me laugh every time lol)
@fifofifo10 жыл бұрын
Saw him live in Ouro Preto Tudo é Jazz festival. (Minas Gerais, Brazil) and it was absolutely amazing!
@shapedy14 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with this arrangement from hearing it on Live In Chicago. He tells the tale epically every time he sings it. Hobgood is just totally in touch with him. The muted Bb's are haunting.
@MartinJuncal13 жыл бұрын
Espectacular , el vocalista es asombroso , y obviamente el trio tambien ... me encantó !!!
@icarusflying18143 жыл бұрын
Simply the best arrangement of this song and the addition of the old poem in the middle is perfect 👌
@icarusflying1814 Жыл бұрын
@@dennistracy1535 great contribution to the discussion there Dennis 👍🏻
@Shandiinmypants15 жыл бұрын
It's almost heartbreaking how talented he is. I'm sitting here with my hand over my heart because I'm afraid it will try to run away after hearing this! Amazing
@donaldmokgale31238 жыл бұрын
absolutely incredible!!!!!!!!
@markbarrie53735 жыл бұрын
by far my favorite modern jazz singer. I wish he would come to orlando!
@jamaalwicks9 жыл бұрын
Evoking some serious emotion. Such a rich voice.
@amdinga15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! He opened with this song when I saw him in Oakland... Live Kurt Elling is definitely not to be missed.
@pputnam10012 жыл бұрын
yeah, he knows fully well he just absolutely nailed it. This is a great artist. He also happens to have an incredibly expressive face while singing
@petermanojlovic25899 жыл бұрын
I come back to this once in a while...Everytime I do, I'm glad I did it :) Can't wait to watch him again...
@stefanwalcott14 жыл бұрын
Damn! Love this guy love this band!
@pputnam10012 жыл бұрын
I just wrote in my bio that Elling is a more recent favorite of mine, I've often been very impressed by the musical choices he makes, and now this, man, what a stunning vocal re-working of both the melody and the chords and voicings. Bravo!!
@SallyGreenaway14 жыл бұрын
i love this video! Thanks for posting it! I wish it had the ending of LH's solo though!! The band just swings so good and Laurence Hobgood and Kurt Elling are just in tune with each other, which is what makes this movie extra special. Great arrangement, great players and great passion/soul/heart.
@jobsterdogozombi10 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites & the best singer of all times!!!
@nancyconway40268 жыл бұрын
Can there be any doubt about Kurt and Laurence? Whew.
@amsedelm Жыл бұрын
Sorry I just finally listened to Kurt this very moment and am now a rabid fan. I heard of him for years and so happy I found this video. Wow. The arrangement is superb and SO unique. So excited to delve into his back catalog.
@hnkahl15 жыл бұрын
First, facial expression directly affects the tone of the voice - vowel color. Second, facial expression is a means of communication, voluntarily and involuntarily. Also, being in the moment means that you don't know what you or your fellow performers will do next, so you react. All this is in play in this performance - this is what I see in him. Critcizing his expression shows that your head/heart isn't in the right place. Never crossed my mind. Beautiful - romantic - uplifting performance.
@chango36914 жыл бұрын
AMAZING. That man has soul, dripping all off of him.
@peterkindred862011 жыл бұрын
This is only four people creating this massive and wonderful delivery of, My Foolish Heart.
@damianbotondini14527 жыл бұрын
simple amazing. Argentinian fan greets all of you.
@jnellybags13 жыл бұрын
Okay...from 7:00-7:50....PURE GENIUS. Absolutely breathtaking...what a talent to have!! Congratulations!!!
@pputnam10011 жыл бұрын
It's like he's so good, I find myself trying to find something I can criticize. It's not easy. On many songs I could say I don't think he has the most beautiful voice; in fact, he hits many notes I don't find particularly mellifluous, and he's hard to watch sometimes, but damn, he's just the best male jazz singer I've heard. Granted that puts him in a tiny category but he sure is at the top of the class. His collaboration with Hobgood is serious stuff
@poitan.jojo- Жыл бұрын
i fully agree. his voice comes from a soul, not a throat
@xijinmusic10 жыл бұрын
7:20 onwards is just astounding... second only to another vid I've seen of Kurt doing just that, but even more impressively. Kurt, come to London again!
@willmarsh9646 жыл бұрын
Codagon Hall 7th April :)
@stokd2surf14 жыл бұрын
Saw him at UCLA today with the Monterey Jazz Festival. He is so awesome! The drummer Jonathan Blake was great too.
@creatornat12 жыл бұрын
I certainly think he is super-way up there with one of the best, but either way, the man is stellar, an exceptional singer, and musician. I love his voice too. :) Very soothing.
@velomatty14 жыл бұрын
Bob Parlocha turned me on to Kurt just after his second album hit in 1997. Seen him several times live including New Years Eve at The Greenmill in Chicago. My wife and I love this man for sharing his gift.
@i_am_phogane13 жыл бұрын
@PamminAlong... "The scene is set for dreamin' Your love is knocking at the door You warm my heart, i'm reluctant to start 'cause we've been here before."
@thoughtzoo52764 жыл бұрын
The subject matter of this song is of the highest order. And with every fiber of their being they channeled that subject and it's eternal meaning. Bless Bless Bless We are so blessed to have music and to be alive and human
@sinciere197815 жыл бұрын
I must say , he is the best i have ever heard vocaly. I dont know why i didnt hear of him sooner. I heard him a few weeks ago on XM radio, and he just stopped me in my tracks. I had to know who he was! I thought he was a black dude at first. I have heard alot of musicians but he is really in a class by himself! He has made me an instant fan, i cant listen to artist the same anymore after this brother! Kurt Elling you are blessed and i thank God i was able to hear you thAT NIGHT
@rhythmfield5 жыл бұрын
Jeezus MacGeezus that’s without question the most astonishing rendition of Foolish Heart I’ve every lay’d ears on!! Wow.
@Crazylegslopez15 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Kurt at U.S.C. YEARS ago and was an instant fan! A must buy is "Kurt Elling LIVE at the Greenmill". He lived in Chicago and performs there quite often
@pputnam10010 жыл бұрын
Nat cole and Frank Sinatra would be very surprised to hear that they were "jazz singers" - they were popular singers who sang the pop music of their times. Kurt has grown up musically within a rarified, specialized milieu where to be a jazz singer is to play with , improvise with and put one's own stamp an old song with a personalized and inherently different "feel" than the listener has heard before. It's almost like part of the job of the modern "jazz singer" is to surprise the audience. I mean, personally, going head to head, singing a, let's ay, Gershwin song Kurt Elling would be blown off the stage, Frank's tone and his basic instrument was glorious, Kurt's a whole different bag.
@pputnam10010 жыл бұрын
sorry, I meant a Gershwin song "AS WRITTEN...."
@dickhill018410 жыл бұрын
Peter Putnam Frank had an incredible instrument, but Elling can do so much more with his, and does. His range, his unbelievable breath control, his improvisational skill, and when he chooses to scat? Sorry, dooby dooby doo simply dooby dooby doesn't. Of course, we all have things we prefer, and who's to say there's any right or wrong, better or lesser. *shrug* I love them both, but Kurt offers a broader more inventive feast. In my opinion, of course. lol
@beeshor19 жыл бұрын
Peter, I had to disagree with your comment. No one loves Sinatra and Cole more than I do but I have heard Elling sing a standard without all of the, let's say "pyrotechnics", that I think you're referring to in his case. Elling can flat-foot sing with the best of them. He has a glorious voice and an impressive range. He also is a master at the legato phrasing that Sinatra made so integral to his own arsenal. The difference is that I believe that Elling can hold a note even LONGER than Frank could! He certainly has listened to his share of Sinatra as evidenced by many of his choices when it comes to material. I believe that Frank Sinatra was probably the greatest singer of his era. During his youth no other singer even came near his ability to phrase and his beautiful tone. As much as I love Tony Bennett, his tone isn't quite as pretty {yet still masculine} as Sinatra's. Yet he compares nicely to Sinatra. That said, there are singers like Elling who compare nicely to Sinatra in my humble opinion.
@pputnam1009 жыл бұрын
***** Yeah, Elling's amazing, he kills me. I was maybe 8 feet from him a while ago and he did Foolish Heart, slayed . me, I was stunned, and he did House is Not a home by Bacharach and that too was wonderful, but he doesn't have the voice of a Vandross, nor the soul, who in my opinion owns that song. I thinkt it's important to remember the historic context in which a person first hears something. See, you've already heard Frank's thing, but you're young and your sensibilities are modern I suspect. I think people feel differently about Sinatra when they heard him long ago, especially in light of that musical context. Young cats who think Stevie Ray is everything, don't realize into what context Hendrix appeared; it was like he fell off of a star into our world. I'm having trouble making my point (if I even have one..), but it just hit me, I really just think Frank's tone is quite more resonant and beautiful; personally, I agree that Elling is a wunderkind in terms of technique, phrasing, control, obviously, but BUT, his tone, his voice can be an acquired taste, the tone of it. It can be a bit nasally and odd at times; that said I think he's easily the best jazz singer; well men, that is. Dianne Reeves is incomparable, the closest living thing to Ella. I opened for her twice in recent years and standing at the side stage my jaw dropped and stayed there...!!!
@GERSHWINGAL79 жыл бұрын
***** why do people constanly compare artists....each artist is unique. It's like saying yellow is prettier than blue...so stupid. Just sit back and enjoy the uniqueness you hear, people! I am a lifetelong Sinatra fanatic..but I love Kurt Elling too. Americans have to get over the "my dog is bigger than your dog complex...and grow up !
@EndlessMagic13 жыл бұрын
this man is one of the greats.. :)
@KalebTheFinlander12 жыл бұрын
I met this guy before he performed in the Corson Auditorium at Interlochen last summer. I was down there studying Jazz. Extremely cool and talented guy!
@thatvoice415 жыл бұрын
There's nothing weird about the way he looks when he sings because he's fully in the moment with his whole face and body. It's all one with Kurt. It's integrated and fully expressive.
@guitargeekette11 жыл бұрын
dear goodness. the most perfect male voice ever.
@dansimmons2112 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful. I think that was also the sickest piano solo I have ever heard.
@ianmarks63338 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, beyond what Schumann or Beethoven even imagined in their time of still developing harmony and rhythm. This is profound music, American music.
@mindaugaspundzius8526 жыл бұрын
Ian Marks very accurate comment. I agree with you.
@vilorio64 жыл бұрын
Ian Marks Amen ,WOW
@OcSongTheSoulSinger14 жыл бұрын
I love this man...... He is sooooo great!!!!
@sulkygrrl15 жыл бұрын
I saw him live here in Manila last year, but I've been a huge fan since 6 or 7 years ago. This song makes me swoon each time. KURT ELLING IS THE BEST!
@benjaminw.55649 жыл бұрын
love this rendition
@Nellynog6213 жыл бұрын
I just love his version of this song. I saw him live in Brisbane at the Tivoli Theatre a few years ago and was lucky enough to meet him afterwards. He is a really lovely, laid back guy and a very snappy dresser! He had the most beautiful shoes on.
@pippoMASO13 жыл бұрын
I am a vocal-jazz listener, I sing and love hearing people singinging... But the love i feel for Kurt's art of vocal is endless... He's definitely not a simple singer, but a complete artist...
@Ledaarmonia8 жыл бұрын
che estensione di voce incredibile,mille colori mentre canta...una meraviglia
@taf44tt8io2 жыл бұрын
Kurt and Laurence, great duo, very nice "hand in hand" :)
@nedrodgers99128 жыл бұрын
What range! What breath control! Great stuff. If you haven't heard the very same arrangement done by the Sacramento State Jazz Singers, check it out.
@ronaldbrumwell84145 жыл бұрын
Well over 40 so far. Lol. Simply magical. I've been dancing like a kid to the rhythm of it all day and I'm nearly 60. Lol
@vladajazz11 жыл бұрын
Born to be the best! :) Long live Kurt! Wish U All The Best!
@DEG2210 жыл бұрын
What a magnificent voice,incredible!
@bcur537616 жыл бұрын
This version is beautiful. Thank you.
@Nocopromise3 жыл бұрын
the very best vocal male performance of this song. Back again here. Hope nor the last time :)
@Eddie30314 жыл бұрын
Hearing him for the first time and its great...
@saxfish13 жыл бұрын
OHh, Lawrence & Kurt...i love you ! everyday...almostofthetime. namaste man1
@RossanaSaavedra6 жыл бұрын
Love this Version! Congrats & Blessings all of you guys!
@ronaldbrumwell84145 жыл бұрын
I wonder sometimes if these artists realise how much they bring to bear through there shear unbelievable talent to lift the human spirit. They are what makes us whole. Tremendous. See you in Sydney Kurt.
@chiamusics13 жыл бұрын
Omg omg.... I was SO INTO it, and then the video cut out on his final note!! *heartbroken*
@thatvoice415 жыл бұрын
I completely disagree with those of you who speak negatively of Kurt. His tone is beautiful with great power and range. His phrasing is hip as could be for a singer. I've seen him 7 times and 3 of the shows were brilliant, 2 very good and 2 good. I've never heard a better male singer.
@kurttoy50352 жыл бұрын
His voice is DYNAMIC and DYNAMITE! He's becoming my favorite male jazz vocalist.
@vilorio614 жыл бұрын
That touched his mouth... The Moon was once a Moth Who flew to her lover; See how her body-less glowing soul rises in the night, To find him again. And again, And again...
@UWSstory15 жыл бұрын
KE has won Downbeat's critics' poll for the past 10 years & JazzTimes' for the past 3, and was voted the Jazz Journalists Association's Male Singer of the Year for the 5th time running. Jazz Review said that "Elling may be the greatest male Jazz singer of all time." He been nominated for a Grammy 7 years in a row, and his new CD, Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Hartman and Coltrane has recently hit #1 on JazzWeek's chart.
@gonnas102813 жыл бұрын
I have been on this earth for 60 years and a great and faithful fan of jazz and have adored the wonders of Sinatra, Ella, Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn, Dakota Staton, Gloria Lynne, Ellington, all of them but have NEVER heard of Kurt Elling until today stumbling upon him on KZbin! I am a fan!!
@paulglitch211911 жыл бұрын
What a great piece of musical magic this is...... thanks for posting.