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fresh!FROM R.R. ![]() ![]() Robert Moore ![]() FR-712 HDCD ![]() ![]() QUOTING FROM TIM DUROCHE’S LINER NOTES: OUTTA MY SOUL LEAVES ONE MOVED IN HEAD, HEART, HAND AND HIND ![]() SAN FRANCISCO - New to our Fresh! series is Robert Moore, jazz vocalist, composer, trumpet and harmonica player based in Portland. He has evolved a sound uniquely his own, mixing his Southern roots, influences of soul and gospel into his own distinct interpretations of bebop and swinging jazz. ![]() Outta My Soul showcases six originals and six compositions from diverse writers including Frank Loesser, Sting, Gene Ammons and King Pleasure — one instrumental and eleven vocals from delicate to scat to blues proclamation. There's even a Ken Nordine-esque spoken word jazz number. ![]() Produced by Robert and recorded in high-res digital by innovative engineer Bob Stark, the album combines creative arrangements and outstanding performances by many of Portland's best musicians in a wide variety of settings from two to twelve. ![]() Moore started his singing career in a Southern Baptist church, and that early heartfelt gospel truth can still be heard in the soulful delivery of his music. ![]() After stints as a public schools music teacher, he began his performance career, settling in Birmingham, Alabama. After 25 years there, he moved his scene to Portland, Oregon, finding a home and a following among the knowing jazz fans of that musically sophisticated city. ![]() His music has steadily grown in depth, passion and honesty during his 60 years on the planet. Robert's well-seasoned, finely honed chops on vocals, trumpet, and harmonica are bringing joy to a wider audience than ever. ![]() Robert Moore is a vintage Jazz hipster and possibly the coolest one in town. A singer, a trumpeter and a composer who has a maverick streak and takes no mess. His honesty and willingness to speak his mind has not endeared him to everyone in the music biz but it has to music fans. — Tom D'Antoni, Oregon Music News ![]() FRESH! is part of Reference Recordings’ mission to encourage new artists and give them a strong platform for promotion and sales nationally and internationally. ![]()
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