Gregory Porter has always been around, though his previous , or . This African-American singer and songwriter has, just like the colleagues mentioned, a smooth, dark bronze voice. Almost nonchalant and with an eye for the ladies, he sings and swipes against a backdrop of swinging soul jazz. If he has no words for a while, he scats from shoerveld uwa and that also always sounds pleasant. With his
… inseparable cap pulled over his ears, Porter already sang and scatted his way to the Grammy Awards, which he received in 2014 for the album . Successor Take Me To The Alley once again shows a good-humored Porter in a dozen sultry and sweetly swinging soul-jazz songs. A large audience knows what to do with it, even at a festival like North Sea Jazz where Porter plays regularly and is a favorite. (MR)more
