Live in Chicago (Kurt Elling album)

Live in Chicago
Live album by Kurt Elling
Released	2000
Recorded	July 14 – 15, 1999, Green Mill, Chicago
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	71:10
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood
Kurt Elling chronology
This Time it's Love (1998) Live in Chicago (2000) Flirting with Twilight (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Live in Chicago is a 2000 live album by jazz vocalist Kurt Elling. It was Elling's first live album, recorded over two nights in 1999 at Chicago's Green Mill jazz club. Jazz singer Jon Hendricks appears on several tracks.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Downtown" (Russell Ferrante) – 3:50
2. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 12:17
3. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 8:29
4. "Oh My God" (Sting) – 3:51
5. "Night Dreamer" (Kurt Elling, Wayne Shorter) – 9:00
6. "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 5:19
7. Intro: (Esperanto) – 1:44
8. "Esperanto" (Elling, Vince Mendoza) – 5:16
9. "Don't Get Scared" (Stan Getz, Jon Hendricks, King Pleasure) – 5:15
10. Intro: (Goin' to Chicago) – 3:39
11. "Goin' to Chicago" (Traditional) – 8:19
12. Intro: (The Rent Party) – 0:44
13. "The Rent Party" (Elling, Ed Petersen) – 5:39
14. "Blues Chaser" (Rob Amster, Elling, Laurence Hobgood, Michael Raynor) – 1:28

Personnel

• Kurt Elling - vocals;
• Jon Hendricks - vocals
• Kahil El'Zabar - hand drums
• Michael Raynor - percussion, drums
• Laurence Hobgood - piano, producer
• Von Freeman - tenor saxophone
• Eddie Johnson
• Ed Petersen
• Rob Amster - strings, acoustic bass

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Live in Chicago at AllMusic