Kurt Elling "Samurai Cowboy" Live at KPLU

Kurt Elling with two long-time musical colleagues; pianist, Laurence Hobgood, and guitarist, John McLean. This was the first song of the performance, "Samurai Cowboy," Kurt's vocalese reworking of a composition by Marc Johnson called "Samurai Hee-Haw" on April 15, 2011 in the KPLU Seattle Studios.

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Music

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• Kurt Elling
• John McLean
• Laurence Hobgood
• KPLU
• NPR Music
• Scat
• Scatting
• Improvosational Vocals
• Justin Steyer
• Nick Francis
• Seattle
• Tacoma
• Jazz
• The Gate

[tinchurch]

this guy could literally sing the phone book...and i'd buy it!!!!

[Sama96Sama]

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[cashmoneymarvelous]

Frasier.

[ssdcinc]

His voice is like a precious piece of fine art!

Having a bad day? Play a KE piece...'nuff said!

[GeenAnderen]

outstanding vocal performance, fantastic lyrics, and just wait for that piano!

[supermasssaiguy]

Indeed, I've seen him in Holland and he had a wonderful show. This man is amazing and very relaxed on stage. I still have a lot to learn..He has a very good chemistry with his band.

[douglaspisces]

I saw Kurt perform this in Budapest a few weeks ago. To put it mildly, the performance was phenomenal...Kurt is the best singer is music today, and -amazingly! - his voice is better live than on studio recordings...Thank you for this video, KPLU!

[cb4jesus]

This man has such a tremendous gift. He is vastly under-appreciated I am afraid. His live performances are electric and mesmerizing. His vocal range has to be 4 or 5 octaves.

[Blad3xx1]

he sounds kinda jack johnson :) i like him ;)

[steerpike213]

Amazing!