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Why am I just now discovering Gregory Porter?

Driving home the other evening, I happened upon a song being played by the local jazz station here in Portland. Just heard the last minute or two of it, but it struck me with the same force that Melody Gardot struck me many years back. This is someone with IT. Anyway, the name was Gregory Porter, and if you check him out on Youtube, you'll see--hear-- what I mean. One of the finest, most soulful voices I've ever heard. Just ordered an album, and am about to order a few more. People compare him to Nat Cole, and I get it, but to me he's like a mixture of Cole, Lou Rawls, and Tony Bennett. 



 
stewie
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I give the nod to "Liquid Spirit." It also seems to be better recorded than "Take Me To The Alley."
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jafant
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GP is not bad for Vocal Jazz. He has a very nice approach to music.
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mktracy
91 posts
 
His first two albums Water(2010) and Be Good(2012) are both excellent albums too. GP has one of the greatest voices.
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hew
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Gregory definitely is something special. I love Liquid Spirit. Another artist that you should check out is Leon Bridges. Leon has more of a retro-soul/gospel vibe going on. Even though he is only 27 his debut album, Coming Home, sounds like he grew up in the 60’s.
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