Ballads, Blues
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Porter, Gregory
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Be Good
| Review Date: | 05-13-2012 |
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| Category | Ballads, Blues |
| Label | Motˇma |
| Producer | Bacchus, Brian |
| Instrumental | Male Vocals |
O's Notes: Porter has a silky baritone voice that he uses to express his message. Be Good is a collection of culture, heartfelt joy and pain from his perspective. The message is sincere and a welcomed breadth of fresh air amongst the anger and profanity that laces urban music today. Chip Crawford (p), Aaron James (b), Emanuel Harold (d), Yosuke Sato (as), Keyon Harrold (t) and Tivon Pennicott (ts) are a part of a strong band supporting Porter. Kamau Kenyatta (ss) arranges the brass. Greg closes with a fitting a Capella nightcap "God Bless The Child".
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Feather, Lorraine
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Tales of The Unusual
| Review Date: | 05-13-2012 |
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| Category | Ballads, Blues |
| Label | Jazzed Media |
| Producer | Feather, Lorraine and others |
| Instrumental | Female Vocals |
O's Notes: Lorraine Feather is a vocalist with strong support from a core of collaborating musicians including pianist/arranger Russell Ferante, guitarist Grant Grisman, and Michael Valerio (b). Shelly Berg (p) and Charles Bisharat (violin) also make notable appearances. Ferante opens "The Hole in the Map" with a classic piano solo that evolves into an adventurous, Latin-tinged, upbeat ballad. That groove surfaces again on "To Live Another Day", one of our favorites. Lorraine breathes sweet harmonies into "Five" and "Ahh". Her tone is precise and folds into the instrumentation, on "Sweet Miriam" for example. This is a fresh set that combines jovial bouncy songs with memorable ballads.
Neumann, Thea
Lady & the Tramps
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Brown, Jr.
Music of Your Life
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Kosins, Kathy
to the Ladies of Cool
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