I was very excited to see what the musicians now presented by Grammy Nomierung and the positive reviews the Voralben how to deal with peer pressure and if he continues to develop.
Already the opener no love dying after a short time and successful fresh tempo changes and chord progressions. For mainstream soul of this sounds too square and too smooth for traditional jazz maybe a nuance. (Traditional jazz on the concept we now want to please not argue)
This balancing act continues with the most titles of the album. Often Porter plays popular and familiar chord progressions, and as a listener I find myself this to pursue, and then proposes Porter a hook, either with a change of pace or a unerwarterten melody. At the end the result is always consistent. This state of affairs is the big selling point of the album for me. Gregory Porter could make it a lot easier, this man wants to give us good music.
The getrageneren pieces and ballads, this approach continues. Many other recordings or musicians I am angry about the addition of strings and winds. Gregory Porter, however, only takes piano and voice and lets the Schmalztopf fortunately closed. Out tip: Water Under Bridges
Content, Porter is a renowned romantic, it's about a lot of love and I looked in vain for the clichés in the lyrics. The lion's share of the items are original compositions, 3 plants from foreign spring assumes added Porter. Of the three, especially the title stands in the crowd into the eye, the very grooves with numerous Motownanleihen. When a orE other uptempo number of the album shows us the musician that you can score well at pace with baritone voice.
I find that Gregory Porter with this album presents a worthy successor of the previous works and confidently with the pressure of expectation bypasses. For me one of the highlights so far of publications this year. Thanks Gregory !!!