Kurt Elling Collaborates with Arturo Sandoval on Bonita Cuba

Kurt Elling sits down with The Jazz Cruise to explain how the cruise brought him together with Arturo Sandoval and the inspiration for the song Bonita Cuba.
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[adolfolopez]

kurt elling is such a great storyteller

[RAIN-AGAIN]

Greetings from Chicago🌭
MR. ELLING……

QUESTION……
HAVE YOU EVER TOOK BITE OF A SANDWICH….

AND SOMEBODY WITH SOOO MUCH HEART….

I MEAN…… SOOO MUCH HEART….. LIKE YOU….

WAS TELLING A STORY ABOUT A SONG ….THAT WAS

SOOO…… BEAUTIFUL,
AND…..
YOU KNEW THAT THE SONG HE WAS TALKING ABOUT…….

WAS PLAYING …. SWEETLY…. IN THE BACKGROUND…..

AND AS YOU SAID:

IF YOU WRITE THE SONG
….. IM GONNA LOVE …..

………. YOU

AND….. I HAD A MOUTHFUL OF SANDWICH……. AND….

BEGAN TO CRY…….

LIKE I WAS AT A FUNERAL.

As a jazz composer….. I’ve been knowing you only a few hours……..

And this is how your
heavenly art……… voice of
an angel……. Effects me.

Hope I can find that tune by Mr. Sandoval and yourself …….. not now….

I’ll be headed to the studio Nile t door to work on a beautiful piece….. I that your piece would be…..
stuck in my head… lol

( you know
what I mean😮)lol


God bless you sir, 🕯️

🎼RAIN AGAIN 🎼