Close Your Eyes (Kurt Elling album)


Close Your Eyes is the debut studio album by Kurt Elling, released in 1995.
At the 38th Grammy Awards Elling was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for Close Your Eyes.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album four stars, and said "Chicago vocalist Elling pushes the envelope, challenging listeners and his musicians with beat poetry, ranting, and his Mark Murphy-ish singing. There's quite a bit of dramatist/actor in Elling, although the romantic in him is also pretty prevalent...There's clearly more in store for Elling as he matures, but this is as auspicious a vocal jazz debut as the world has heard.a worthy statement from Elling, who shows yet again that vocal jazz can be more than just easy listening"

Track listing

  1. "Close Your Eyes" - 6:06
  2. "Dolores Dream" - 6:32
  3. "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" - 6:17
  4. " Salomé" - 6:59
  5. "Married Blues" - 1:29
  6. "Storyteller Experiencing Total Confusion" - 6:15
  7. "Never Say Goodbye" - 5:30
  8. "Those Clouds Are Heavy, You Dig?" - 3:07
  9. "Wait till You See Her" - 3:57
  10. "Hurricane" - 4:50
  11. "Now It Is Time That Gods Came Walking Out" - 2:03
  12. "Never Never Land" - 5:00
  13. "Remembering Veronica" - 4:16

    Personnel

;Production