Vocalist Theo Bleckmann is in a league and a category of his own. Equally dazzling when interpreting the music of Kate Bush or singing the songs of Charles Ives, he made his ECM Records leader debut in 2017 with his album “Elegy”. More recently, he collaborated with the brass quartet The Westerlies for their haunting record “This Land.” Theo and I talked about his approach to recording versus performing live, his cherished collaborations with drummer John Hollenbeck and pianist Shai Maestro, and why clarity and authenticity are so important in creativity.

– Take My Life (from Elegy)

– Elegy (from Elegy)

– Knows Only God (God Only Knows) (from Songs You Like A Lot)

– Comedy Tonight (from Elegy)

– Look for the Union Label (from This Land)

– Suspended In Gaffa (from Hello Earth!)

– Army Dreamers (from Hello Earth!)

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