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Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012)

Posted By: mark70
Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012)

Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 62:02 min | 138 MB
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz | Label: Motema

'Be Good', the follow-up to acclaimed vocalist Gregory Porter's debut album 'Water', features nine inspired original compositions plus three standards including "Work Song" and "God Bless the Child". 'Water' was voted the No.1 Album of 2011 by Jazzwise and Porter shot to the top of the jazz charts in 2011 following TV appearances on Later With Jools, Hootenanny and Carole King's Christmas Special.

In the short eight months since Gregory Porter exploded onto the UK music scene he has racked up a continuing stream of accolades and awards. When Jazzwise selected it as the No.1 Jazz album of 2011 the magazine praised it for its "outstanding original songs, erudite lyrics and social comment, top drawer musicianship and improvisation, and a voice to die for".

'Be Good' is a musical compendium of groove-driven delights, ranging from quiet ballads to up-tempo burners, from romantic charmers to powerful, blues-tinged anthems. It finds Porter surrounded by the core of his powerhouse working band with richly emotional horn arrangements by Kamau Kenyatta and production by Brian Bacchus, who produced Norah Jones' Grammy® -winning 'Come Away with Me'.

A disarmingly sincere performer, with a groove that never quits, a voice of incredible virtuosity and a seemingly universal appeal as a songwriter, it is unsurprising that Gregory Porter has been hailed as the future star of vocal jazz.

Tracklist:

1. Painted on Canvas
2. Be Good (Lion's Song)
3. On My Way to Harlem
4. Real Good Hands
5. The Way You Want to Live
6. When Did You Learn
7. Imitation of Life
8. Mother's Song
9. Our Love
10. Bling Bling
11. Work Song
12. God Bless the Child