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His arrival in 2013 on Blue Note record label with the impressive Liquid Spirit has seen him emerge as one of the brilliant voices in soul'n'jazz over the last few years. Gregory Porter has an especially soulful vocal range, far richer and more complex than those of his colleagues. Jazz, soul, gospel, blues, the Californian knows every corner of Great Black Music, but it is his ability for fusion that truly sets him apart. He is no simple 'heir' to Donny Hathaway like others have tried to be. With Take Me To The Alley, which is also released on Blue Note, Porter once again transcends genres. The new record also shows that, far from having been fatal, success allowed him to mature both as a person and artistically. The singer has chosen to leave the euphoria of Brooklyn with his wife and son to return to Bakersfield in California to be closer to his siblings. On Take Me To The Alley, Gregory Porter is supported by the core of his group. Pianist and musical director Chip Crawford, bassist Aaron James, drummer Emmanuel Harrold, alto saxophonist Yosuke Sato and tenor saxophonist Tivon Pennicott offer him a royal backing, and the album is an emotive experience from start to finish Note that Take Me To The Alley also welcomes guests such as singer Alicia Olatuja, trumpeter Keyon Harrold and organist Ondrel Pivec.
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Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Guy William Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - James John Napier, ComposerLyricist - Howard John Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Craig Dawson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Darlene Andrews, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Jay Newland, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Paakkari, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Olatuja, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ondřej Pivec, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tivon Pennicott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Crawford, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kamau Kenyatta, Producer, Co-Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yosuke Sato, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Harrold, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Bod, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
Album review
His arrival in 2013 on Blue Note record label with the impressive Liquid Spirit has seen him emerge as one of the brilliant voices in soul'n'jazz over the last few years. Gregory Porter has an especially soulful vocal range, far richer and more complex than those of his colleagues. Jazz, soul, gospel, blues, the Californian knows every corner of Great Black Music, but it is his ability for fusion that truly sets him apart. He is no simple 'heir' to Donny Hathaway like others have tried to be. With Take Me To The Alley, which is also released on Blue Note, Porter once again transcends genres. The new record also shows that, far from having been fatal, success allowed him to mature both as a person and artistically. The singer has chosen to leave the euphoria of Brooklyn with his wife and son to return to Bakersfield in California to be closer to his siblings. On Take Me To The Alley, Gregory Porter is supported by the core of his group. Pianist and musical director Chip Crawford, bassist Aaron James, drummer Emmanuel Harrold, alto saxophonist Yosuke Sato and tenor saxophonist Tivon Pennicott offer him a royal backing, and the album is an emotive experience from start to finish Note that Take Me To The Alley also welcomes guests such as singer Alicia Olatuja, trumpeter Keyon Harrold and organist Ondrel Pivec.
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:19
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Gregory Porter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Jazz
© 2016 Gregory Porter ℗ 2016 Gregory Porter
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