Gregory Porter: Be Good – review

(Motema)Rising singing star Gregory Porter's exciting recent live shows in London balanced plenty of fizzing, fast music and jazz acrobatics with the honeyed tones of Nat King Cole he learned to imitate at his mother's knee. Much of this largely self-penned set operates at more of a smoulder, exploring that distinctive kind of mellow innocence in Porter's articulate lyrics. However, after half-a-dozen lovesongs and mother-cherishing acclamations (including the lullaby-like title track), a lit...

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