Pocket City is the debut album by the American musician Art Porter Jr., released in 1992.[1][2] Porter Jr. supported the album by touring with Lisa Stansfield.[3] Pocket City made Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[4]
| Pocket City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studio | JHL Sound, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz/fusion | |||
| Label | Verve Forecast Records/PolyGram | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lorber | |||
| Art Porter Jr. chronology | ||||
| ||||
Production
editThe album was produced by Jeff Lorber.[5] Porter Jr. composed eight of its songs.[6] A video was shot for the title track.[7]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| DownBeat | [9] |
The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a suave, cool delight from finish to end, full of breezy and uptempo tunes as well as dreamy, romantic-type ballads."[10] The Washington Post wrote: "After a couple half-hearted attempts at ballads, Porter comes up with the likable 'Passion Sunrise', but Porter and his backing band never really let loose, save on an upbeat cover of Maxi Priest's 1990 hit, 'Close to You'."[11]
Track list
edit- Pocket City
- Inside Myself
- Unending
- Passion Sunrise
- Texas Hump
- Close to You
- Little People
- KGB
- Broken Promise
- Meltdown
- L.A.
Personnel
edit- Art Porter: alto and soprano saxophones
- Buzz Feiten: guitar
- Paul Pesco: guitar
- Oliver Leiber: guitar
- Mark "Breeze" Shapiro: guitar
- Alec Milstein: bass guitar
- Paulinho Da Costa: percussion
- Guy Eckstine: percussion
- Brigitte McWilliams: backing vocals
- Valerie Davis: backing vocals
References
edit- ^ Heim, Chris (22 May 1992). "Chicago jazz changes". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. P.
- ^ "Art Porter Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Fusaro, Roberta (28 July 1992). "Stansfield bares soul in Mansfield". Telegram & Gazette. p. D3.
- ^ "Music Top 10 Hits". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. Billboard. 4 Sep 1992. p. 8.
- ^ Bacon, Tony; Gelly, Dave (January 7, 2000). "Masters of Jazz Saxophone". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ Lloyd, Jack (18 Sep 1992). "Funky Notes by a Sax Man from Ark". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 30.
- ^ Holman, Rhonda (September 7, 1992). "Art Porter on Jazz and Politics". The Wichita Eagle. p. 13A.
- ^ "Art Porter - Pocket City Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Cole, Patrick (Oct 1992). "Saxatives". DownBeat. 59 (10): 41.
- ^ Sawyers, June (19 June 1992). "Baja Beach Club jazzing up its sound". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 2.
- ^ Griffin, Gil (24 July 1992). "Soulful Stansfield; Porter's Pale Sax". The Washington Post. p. N10.