Branford Marsalis Quartet & Kurt Elling - Upward Spiral on CD

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One of the most important saxophonists of today, Branford Marsalis, and leading jazz singer, Kurt Elling, co-operate on a full album for the first time Two leading jazz musicians met to record an album full of great songs from a broad range of influential artists, from Nat King Cole to Abbey Lincoln, and Antonio Carlos Jobim to Sting. Branford Marsalis and Kurt Elling were talking for a while about making a record together – and finally at the end of 2015 it all came together. They found time to play the new material in the New Orleans Snug Harbour club for 4 days and they then recorded a variety of songs in the studio, all chosen because of their melodic richness and musical quality. Their versions of the chosen material are simply incredible, as the musicality of Branford and Kurt and their understanding of the essence of these songs show immediately.