| Porter, Gregory / Nat "King" Cole & Me |
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| Album: | Nat "King" Cole & Me | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Porter, Gregory | Added: | Oct 2017 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-11-12 | Pull Date: | 2018-01-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jan 7 | Dec 31 | Dec 24 | Dec 10 | Nov 19 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 06, 2018: | Music Casserole When Love Was King | 4. | Dec 24, 2017: | Clean Copper Radio Talk & Hot Topics The Christmas Song | |
| 2. | Jan 05, 2018: | Traditions Smile | 5. | Dec 22, 2017: | Traditions - Merry Christmas The Christmas Song, Smile | |
| 3. | Dec 29, 2017: | Traditions - Happy New Year Pick Yourself Up | 6. | Dec 09, 2017: | Old Fart at Play The Christmas Song |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2017-11-09 | ||
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Reviewed: 2017-11-09 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: This is, for the most part, orchestrated versions of Cole's wonderful songs, all delivered with soulfulness and conviction by Porter. If You Like: Joe Williams, Jon Hendricks Track Review (favorites denoted by *): 1/ Mona Lisa (4:19) - orchestra starts> slow song> crescendo & fade *2/ Smile (4:18) - orchestra starts. slow song builds to crescendo end 3/ Nature Boy (3:45) - orchestra starts> slow song> slow fade *4/ L-O-V-E (2:09) - piano starts> uptempo song> trumpet solo> song> quick stop 5/ Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (4:31) - orchestra starts> slow song with Latin feel> crescendo & fade 6/ Miss Otis Regrets (4:31) - orchestra starts> slow song> slow fade *7/ Pick Yourself Up (3;12) - orchestra starts> midtempo song> crescendo end *8/ When Love Was King (7:14) - orchestra starts> slow song> bass/piano duet> slow song builds in intensity and slows to a stop 9/ The Lonely One (4:34) - orchestra starts> slow song> slow fade *10/ Ballerina (2:54)- drums start> uptempo & swinging song> quick fade *11/ I Wonder Who My Daddy Is (3:48) - piano starts> slow song> slow fade 12/ The Christmas Song (3:46) - strings start> slow song> trumpet solo> song> fade | ||
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