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Liquid Spirit

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The lyrics are heart-on-sleeve, and occasionally odd, but Porter's rich baritone oozes confidence and brings each syllable life".

I could go into details about the melancholy blues genius that is Water Under Bridges, the perfectly arranged cover of The In Crowd or the other 15 or so tracks (there are 19 presented) but all are just superb.

Musicianship is excellent throughout, but I would like to have heard more improvisation and real Jazz - more of a live gig feel. The Grammy award winning Jazz vocalist is probably one of the coolest people walking the planet with his incredible presence and god given voice. After two solid albums on Motema, both of which earned Grammy nominations, Gregory Porter made his Blue Note debut with Liquid Spirit in 2013. John Fordham of The Guardian stated 'It's a better balanced Porter album than formerly, and as classily polished and confident as is usual from Blue Note.

Do yourself a favour, if you're feeling stressed, pour yourself a drink of your choosing and put this album on. Even if you're a dance aficionado you will have heard this track thanks to the excellent house reworking by Claptone which is also included on this Deluxe Edition. In fact this could be easier listening for anybody new to Gregory Porter, than the two previous albums.Whether you’d like to enquire about a product, claim a free sample , or simply have a chat, please get in touch below! Those of you into Blue Note jazz may have noticed that original recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder has been painstakingly digitally remastering a lot of the back catalogue to get the best from CD format. The sound is more Blues-Soul than Jazz which is where the problem possibly lies with the purists, but the superb “stripped back acoustic” sound makes this a very intimate listen. However, this album sees a move away to more and shorter tracks - mostly around 3-4 minutes, with less of the Jazz improvisation and solos we had on the previous two albums.

The strength of Liquid Spirit lies in Porter's songs, based upon personal experiences with a relatable and emotional immediacy. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.But most other tracks are kept short with the voice dominating and there is no shortage of tracks that could be played on the radio. His playing on the Jazz standard "I Fall in Love too Easily" is the real thing - a wonderful slow ballad that at nearly 8 minutes, stands out as the exception here and an authentic Jazz performance, that would grace any New York Jazz club or classic album. Blue Note have found a once in a generation voice which will hopefully be given the creative support to continue making such masterpieces. From tempo tracks (Liquid Spirit) to quiet ballads (When Love Was King) the sound was deep and engaging.

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