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Album · 1995

Close Your Eyes

by Kurt Elling

Released
1995
Label
Blue Note
Catalogue no.
CDP 7243 8 30645 26
Tracklist
13 tracks
Length
1:03:39
Country
US

“Close Your Eyes” is an album by Kurt Elling, released in 1995 on Blue Note. The original release has 13 tracks with a running time of 1:03:39. Jazz standards on the record include “Close Your Eyes” and “Wait Till You See Her”. The line-up features Kurt Elling (vocals), Eric Hochberg (double bass), Rob Amster (double bass, bass), Ed Petersen (tenor saxophone) and Dave Onderdonk (acoustic guitar, electric guitar).

Who played on Close Your Eyes

  • Kurt Elling vocals all tracks
  • Eric Hochberg double bass on 7 tracks
  • Rob Amster double bass, bass on 4 tracks
  • Ed Petersen tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
  • Dave Onderdonk acoustic guitar, electric guitar on 1 track
  • Von Freeman tenor saxophone on 1 track
  • Laurence Hobgood piano, synthesizer
  • Paul Wertico membranophone, percussion

Tracklist

  1. 1 Close Your Eyes standard — Bernice Petkere 6:08
  2. 2 Dolores Dream 6:36
  3. 3 Ballad of the Sad Young Men 6:21
  4. 4 (Hide the) Salome 7:00
  5. 5 Married Blues 1:32
  6. 6 Storyteller Experiencing Total Confusion 6:17
  7. 7 Never Say Goodbye (for Jodi) 5:33
  8. 8 Those Clouds Are Heavy, You Dig? 3:10
  9. 9 Wait 'Till You See Her standard — Richard Rodgers 3:59
  10. 10 Hurricane 4:51
  11. 11 Now It Is Time That Gods Came Walking Out 2:03
  12. 12 Never Never Land — Jule Styne 5:53
  13. 13 Remembering Veronica 4:16

Production

  • Roger Heiss mix

More albums by Kurt Elling

The Messenger 1997 · Blue Note This Time It's Love 1998 · Blue Note Live in Chicago - Out Takes 2000 · Blue Note Flirting With Twilight 2001 · Blue Note Man in the Air 2003 · Blue Note Nightmoves 2007 · Concord Records Dedicated to You 2009 · Concord Jazz The Gate 2011 · Concord Jazz 1619 Broadway: Brill Building Project 2012 · Concord Jazz Passion World 2015 · Concord Jazz The Beautiful Day: Kurt Elling Sings Christmas 2016 · OKeh The Questions 2018

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Close Your Eyes?

The line-up of Close Your Eyes includes Kurt Elling (vocals), Eric Hochberg (double bass), Rob Amster (double bass, bass), Ed Petersen (tenor saxophone), Dave Onderdonk (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Von Freeman (tenor saxophone), Laurence Hobgood (piano, synthesizer) and Paul Wertico (membranophone, percussion).

Which label released Close Your Eyes?

Close Your Eyes was released in 1995 on Blue Note (CDP 7243 8 30645 26).

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