Great voices of Harlem

"Great Voices Of Harlem is characterised by the passion which Porter, Smith and Scott bring to their art. There's no "sing by the numbers" falsity going on. This is the real deal. Great voices of Harlem? Porter, Smith and Scott are more than that - great voices, period".

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"[St. Nick's Pub in Harlem is where] visiting European trombonist Paul Zauner first heard singer Mansur Scott and, in recent years, Donald Smith and Gregory Porter. Duly impressed, he formulated a plan to record the three singers with his Blue Brass group back home in Lower Austria. The session took place in mid-2012, just as Porter's career was taking off in a big way behind his second album, Be Good. As a presentation of three worthy singers - two of them underappreciated then and now - this album fares well. Porter, Smith and Scott are the genuine article, jazz for listeners who value soul and truth-telling as much as technical prowess".