Gregory Porter’s new holiday album ‘Christmas Wish’ featured on WBGO’s New Day, New Play December 18-22

WBGO | By Gary Walker

Published December 17, 2023 at 9:15 AM EST

As a child, singer Gregory Porter listened to his Mother's Nat "King" Cole records, including, I suspect, Cole's glorious Christmas album. Porter brings his sense memory to the Holiday season with this collection of memorable tunes, including a duet with Samara Joy. It's glory in these grooves. Church too—and that voice, making your holidays warmer than if you hadn't listened. A treat to hear what he hears.

From Monday, December 18 through Friday, December 22, one cut from the Christmas Wish album will be featured each morning on the New Day, New Play spotlight on my Daybreak show.

Preview the title cut from Christmas Wish above.

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In jazz radio, great announcers are distinguished by their ability to convey the spontaneity and passion of the music. Gary Walker is such an announcer, and his enthusiasm for this music greets WBGO listeners every morning on Daybreak. He's the winner of the 1996 Gavin Magazine Jazz Radio Personality of the Year Award and the recipient of the 2021 Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting from the Jazz Journalists Association. Gary hosts the morning show each weekday from 8am til noon. And, by his own admission, he's truly having a great time.

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