Imagine a voice with the richness of Nat King Cole, the phrasing and lyricism of Bill Wither and the range, depth and soulfulness of Dwight Trible/ Leon Thomas (Minus the yodelling) – Gregory Porter’s voice is such an instrument and a beautiful one at that. From the spiritual Jazz of ‘Black Nile’, the Coltrane-esque ‘Wisdom’ and the urgent fire ‘1960 What?’, Porter excels vocally. He is equally at home with more gentle songs ‘Pretty’. The musicianship and arrangements are first class allowing the vocalist, the rhythm section and horns space to breathe and stretch out where appropriate. This is the best vocal Jazz album for some time – Mario Biondi’s ‘Handful Of Soul comes to mind though that album is completely different from this one.
Track listings:
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01 Illusion by Gregory Porter
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02 Pretty by Gregory Porter
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03 Magic Cup by Gregory Porter
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04 Skylark by Gregory Porter
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05 Black Nile by Gregory Porter
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06 Wisdom by Gregory Porter
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07 1960 What by Gregory Porter
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08 But Beautiful by Gregory Porter
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09 Lonely One by Gregory Porter
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10 Water by Gregory Porter
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11 Feeling Good by Gregory Porter
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