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Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012) {Motema}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 17, 2024
Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012) {Motema}

Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012) {Motema}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Scans 300dpi | 353MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 144MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz

Gregory Porter's sophomore effort confirms the talent that was so apparent on his debut. He's developed greater technique and subtlety in his impressive singing. The '70s soul is still quite apparent in his voice, with shades of Donny Hathaway and Bill Withers, but he's also the vocal heir to Nat King Cole. He's becoming a major talent, not just as a singer but also as a composer, with a unique, elliptical style, both for melodies and lyrics, which is quite evident when held up against the covers here. Porter is also acutely aware of dynamics, able to move smoothly from the softness of "Imitation of Life" to the almost atonality of the raucous "Bling Bling," which also features some excellent scat singing. His own material isn't immediately memorable, but insinuates itself into the brain after a few hearings, sophisticated and often beautiful.

Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012) [Official Digital Download]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Pisulik at April 3, 2018
Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012) [Official Digital Download]

Gregory Porter - Be Good (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Time - 62:03 minutes | 664 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Debut albums often serve as fine introductions to the work of fledgling artists with potential for greater things, but that wasn't the case with Gregory Porter's Water (Motéma, 2010). Porter's debut, which was nominated for a Grammy Award, presented a vocal soul-jazz juggernaut that seemingly materialized out of thin air as a fully matured musical entity. His early experiences working in small San Diego clubs and singing in Off-Broadway and Broadway productions in New York helped Porter to establish himself as a vocal talent who doesn't merely sing songs but, rather, inhabits different personae delivering messages through music.

Gregory Porter - Still Rising - The Collection (2021)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Nov. 4, 2021
Gregory Porter - Still Rising - The Collection (2021)


Gregory Porter - Still Rising - The Collection (2021)

FLAC tracks | 2:17:29 | 694 Mb
Genre: Jazz Soul / Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France

Gregory Porter's Greatest Hits double album. This will be the first EVER hits collection from the seven-time Grammy nominated, two-time Grammy winner, celebrating Gregory Porter's decade of success with his best songs from 2010 to 2021, multiple brand new songs, bonus material, and new recordings of his much-loved global hits.

Gregory Porter - Still Rising: The Collection (2021)  Music

Posted by delpotro at April 12, 2022
Gregory Porter - Still Rising: The Collection (2021)

Gregory Porter - Still Rising: The Collection (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 794 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 318 Mb | 02:18:51
Vocal Jazz, Soul | Label: Blue Note Records

Gregory Porter’s new release Still Rising, due out November 5, is an exquisite collection of musical delights. The first disc includes four brand-new tracks, two new arrangements, three new covers, and nine of Porter’s most loved Blue Note tracks. The second disc features notable duets including songs with Moby, Jamie Cullum, Jeff Goldblum, Renée Fleming, Dianne Reeves, Lalah Hathaway, Laura Mvula, Lizz Wright, and others.
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (2013) [Special Edition 2015] (Official Digital Download)

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (2013) [Special Edition 2015]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 71:31 minutes | 739 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

The special edition of Gregory's Porter Grammy-winning award "Liquid Spirit". This fantastic new edition includes the Claptone Remix of Liquid Spirit, and more.
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 61:22 minutes | 1,87 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 61:22 minutes | 1,27 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"Liquid Spirit" marks Gregory Porter's Blue Note Records debut, which arrives on the heels of two critically acclaimed indie label albums that quickly propelled Porter to the upper echelon of contemporary male jazz singers and earned him two GRAMMY nominations. Porter has an amazing gift for writing poignant songs based upon personal experiences with a relatable and emotional immediacy. Even more, his hooky melodies penetrate instantly. Recommencing with the water analogy that characterized his debut disc, Porter sees "Liquid Spirit" as a logical progression in his burgeoning discography as it touches on some of the same themes, particularly the highs and lows of romance, his childhood, and socio-political observations.
Gregory Porter - One Night Only (Live At The Royal Albert Hall / 02 April 2018) (2018)

Gregory Porter - One Night Only (Live At The Royal Albert Hall / 02 April 2018) (2018)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 01:18:46 | 423 Mb
Jazz, Soul | Label: Blue Note Records, Decca Records

“Better be good,” Gregory Porter quips, just before opening his mouth to sing for a crowd of thousands in one of London’s most historic venues. And it is good. One Night Only, a program venerating Nat “King” Cole (along the lines of Porter’s 2017 studio album of his songs), finds the authoritative baritone in a lush setting with a 70-piece orchestra led by famed arranger Vince Mendoza. But despite a prevalent focus on ballads—including the murderous, Cole Porter-penned “Miss Otis Regrets,” subject to intriguingly knotty reharmonization—Porter preserves the core of swing and soul that’s so central to his small-combo identity. Chip Crawford’s piano solo on “Pick Yourself Up,” Tivon Pennicott’s bebop tenor sax turns on “L-O-V-E” and “Sweet Lorraine,” bassist Jahmal Nichols’ bluesy aside on “When Love Was King,” the creative funk abandon of the quintet on the finale encore, “Don’t Lose Your Steam”: This is Porter in his element, formal setting or otherwise.

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (Special Edition) (2015)  Music

Posted by aasana at Jan. 3, 2020
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (Special Edition) (2015)

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (Special Edition) (2015)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue) | 01:16:46 | 408,56 MB
Vocal Jazz; Funk | Label: Decca (UMO)

'Liquid Spirit' marks Gregory Porter’s Blue Note Records debut, which arrives on the heels of two critically acclaimed indie label albums that quickly propelled Porter to the upper echelon of contemporary male jazz singers and earned him two GRAMMY nominations. Don Was, President of Blue Note, encouraged Porter to stay true to his artistic vision. “I firmly consider myself a jazz singer but I enjoy blues, southern soul, and gospel,” Porter says, “Those elements make their way inside my music. And I’ve always heard them in jazz.”

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (2013) {Blue Note}  Music

Posted by tiburon at June 22, 2020
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (2013) {Blue Note}

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (2013) {Blue Note}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 363MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 169MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Soul

After two solid albums on Motema, both of which earned Grammy nominations, singer and songwriter Gregory Porter makes his Blue Note debut with Liquid Spirit. A singer whose quicksilver vocal style refuses to be caged by either jazz, gospel, or R&B, his warm, inviting baritone utilizes them all when he wishes to. Using the musicians who appeared with him on 2012's Be Good – Yosuke Sato and Tivon Pennicott, saxophones; Chip Crawford, piano; Aaron James, bass, Emanuel Harrold, drums – Porter wrote or co-wrote 11 of these 14 songs. There is a dynamite reading of Billy Page's hard-grooving "The In Crowd" that highlights Porter's rhythmic phrasing. Though it's a soul tune at heart, he swings hard.

Gregory Porter - Live In Berlin (2016)  Music

Posted by Pisulik at Jan. 5, 2017
Gregory Porter - Live In Berlin (2016)

Gregory Porter - Live In Berlin (2016)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +cue, log, artworks - 800 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 268 MB | 01:55:50
Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Soul | Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment | Release Year: 2016

This concert, filmed at the Philharmonie Berlin on the May 18th, 2016, captures Gregory Porter and his superb band performing tracks from across his career. With minimal staging, simple lighting and the audience on all sides, the focus is totally on the music allowing Gregory Porter’s sublime voice to bring out the light and shade in his songs. This is an absolute treat for any Gregory Porter fan.