Porter, Gregory / Take Me To The Alley
| Album: | Take Me To The Alley | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Porter, Gregory | Added: | Sep 2016 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-09-12 | Pull Date: | 2016-11-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 13 | Nov 6 | Oct 30 | Sep 25 | Sep 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 11, 2016: | Rebop
Fan The Flames |
4. | Oct 27, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
French African Queen |
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| 2. | Oct 31, 2016: | Clean Copper Radio
Fan The Flames |
5. | Sep 23, 2016: | Rebop
Holding On |
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| 3. | Oct 28, 2016: | Rebop
Fan The Flames |
6. | Sep 17, 2016: | Music Casserole
French African Queen |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-09-05
Reviewed 2016-09-05
Porter, Gregory/ Take Me to the Alley
Label: Blue Note
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-09-04
Tom McCarter
Porter, Gregory
Take Me to the Alley
Genre: Jazz
More R&B than jazz, but it IS on Blue Note. Porter sings heartfelt songs and doesn’t pull punches while being backed by a tight group of talented musicians
FCCs: none
If You Like: Gil Scott Heron, Johnny Hathaway
Favorite Tracks: Holding On, More Than a Woman, Fan The Flames,French African Queen
Track Review: 1/ slow tempo 2/ midtempo 3/ slow tempo, trumpet solo 4/ midtempo 5/ midtempo 6/ midtempo 7/ midtempo, nice sax solo
8/ slow tempo 9/ slow tempo, sax solo 10/ organ opens, slow tempo 11/ uptempo, trumpet solo, piano solo 12/ bass solo opens, uptempo with horns, sax solo, sudden stop 13/ piano opens with snapping fingers,slow tempo with sudden end 14/ piano start, slow tempo, joined by female
vocalist
Label: Blue Note
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-09-04
Tom McCarter
Porter, Gregory
Take Me to the Alley
Genre: Jazz
More R&B than jazz, but it IS on Blue Note. Porter sings heartfelt songs and doesn’t pull punches while being backed by a tight group of talented musicians
FCCs: none
If You Like: Gil Scott Heron, Johnny Hathaway
Favorite Tracks: Holding On, More Than a Woman, Fan The Flames,French African Queen
Track Review: 1/ slow tempo 2/ midtempo 3/ slow tempo, trumpet solo 4/ midtempo 5/ midtempo 6/ midtempo 7/ midtempo, nice sax solo
8/ slow tempo 9/ slow tempo, sax solo 10/ organ opens, slow tempo 11/ uptempo, trumpet solo, piano solo 12/ bass solo opens, uptempo with horns, sax solo, sudden stop 13/ piano opens with snapping fingers,slow tempo with sudden end 14/ piano start, slow tempo, joined by female
vocalist
Track Listing
| 1. | Holding On | 8. | In Heaven | |||
| 2. | Don't Lose Your Steam | 9. | Insanity | |||
| 3. | Take Me To The Alley | 10. | Don't Be A Fool | |||
| 4. | Daydream | 11. | Fan The Flames | |||
| 5. | Consequence Of Love | 12. | French African Queen | |||
| 6. | In Fashion | 13. | Holding On (Featuring Kem) | |||
| 7. | More Than A Woman | 14. | Insanity (Featuring Lalah Hathaway) |