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Bob Porter: Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately.

Peter: Well, I wouldn't exactly say I've been *missing* it, Bob

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Portraits in Soul Jazz with Bob Porter

David Brent Johnson devotes a full episode of Night Lights to talking with Bob Porter, author of Soul Jazz, and playing highlights from the soul jazz era.

-Michael Cuscuna

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Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) - The Bob Porter Project

Brilliant cover of the Bob Dylan classic

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Bob Slydell : What you do at Initech is you take the specifications from the customer and bring them down to the software engineers?

Tom Smykowski : Yes, yes that's right.

Bob Porter : Well then I just have to ask why can't the customers take them directly to the software people?

Tom Smykowski : Well, I'll tell you why, because, engineers are not good at dealing with customers.

Bob Slydell : So you physically take the specs from the customer?

Tom Smykowski : Well... No. My secretary does that, or they're faxed.

Bob Porter : So then you must physically bring them to the software people?

Tom Smykowski : Well. No. Ah sometimes.

Bob Slydell : What would you say you do here?

Tom Smykowski : Well--well look. I already told you: I deal with the idiot  customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What  is wrong with you people?

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The Roots of Soul Jazz

Bob Porter, a friend of Mosaic from the beginning, has contributed to our label as writer, advisor and unofficial A & R man. He has recently published a fascinating book on “Soul Jazz” from the end of World War II into the ‘70s. He’s an expert in the genre and noticed that no one has addressed this subset of modern jazz; so he crafted a wonderful book (available through Amazon) that covers the music, the artists and the industry as soul jazz evolved. Marc Myers has assembled this post, with Bob commenting on five of his favorite soul jazz albums, examples of which are also posted.

-Michael Cuscuna

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