By Myself
Billy Porto , Gene Di Stasio Brass '68
Amoeba Review
11/12/2012
Billy Porto swings, preens and torch sings through this album filled with Jazz standards and Pop songs. Porto is accompanied by a large Jazz ensemble on all tracks; his vocal stylings sound a tad like early solo period Scott Walker. The stand out track is "By Myself" with its beatnik coffee house percussion sound. A few of the the covers are cringy but in general Porto and band make a decent Jazz Vocal album.
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