Take Me To The Alley
Jazz
| Sep 2016
Reviews
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
Recent airplay
Fan The Flames
Rebop — Nov 11, 2016
Fan The Flames
Clean Copper Radio — Oct 31, 2016
Fan The Flames
Rebop — Oct 28, 2016
French African Queen
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 27, 2016
Holding On
Rebop — Sep 23, 2016
French African Queen
Music Casserole — Sep 17, 2016
Charting
2016-09-12 — 2016-11-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 13 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | 2 |
| Sep 25 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Holding On | ||
| 2. | Don't Lose Your Steam | ||
| 3. | Take Me To The Alley | ||
| 4. | Daydream | ||
| 5. | Consequence Of Love | ||
| 6. | In Fashion | ||
| 7. | More Than A Woman | ||
| 8. | In Heaven | ||
| 9. | Insanity | ||
| 10. | Don't Be A Fool | ||
| 11. | Fan The Flames | ||
| 12. | French African Queen | ||
| 13. | Holding On (Featuring Kem) | ||
| 14. | Insanity (Featuring Lalah Hathaway) |