Kurt Elling set to release new album with Danilo Pérez

Kurt Elling has confirmed that his new album will be a collaboration with the acclaimed Latin American pianist Danilo Pérez, released on the British label Edition Records.

Secrets Are The Best Stories is set to be a career-defining album for Kurt, confirming his trajectory on a new and evolving path of artistic excellence, and further exploring the passion and the messages, political, personal, that inspire him.

The Grammy-winning star says it’s going to be called ‘Secrets are the best stories’ and will include new original music plus compositions by Jaco Pastorius, Vince Mendoza and Wayne Shorter where Kurt has added lyrics himself. He’s also adapted some of the works of contemporary poets Franz Wright and Robert Bly.

It’s out on the 3rd of April. You can find out more here.