Ralph: This Is For The Night People

This Is For The Night People
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	Wet Cigarette
	Acid Jazz On A Rainy Day
	Last Year's Valentine
	Mario Lanza [vocals by Lauren Agnelli]
	This Is For The Night People
	Short Mood [instrumental]
	God Shine Your Light On My Corner Tonight
	John Coltrane New York City
	Midnight In Manhattan
	Lucky To Be Lucky
	Staten Island For Two
	Sleepy Little Girl
	Nostalgia For Nowhere
	Jazz #1 [instrumental]
	Why Does My Paul Desmond Record Start Skipping When I Try To Kiss You?
	Jazz Girl
	Blue April [vocals by Lee Aaron]
	23 Bridges
	Sorry Man, I Gotta Go
	Jazz #2 [instrumental]
	Pull My Daisy
	Goodbye Jack, Kerouac
	That's What Lonely People Do [vocals by Bridget Sullivan]
	(Walkin' Through) The Sleepy City

This is my pal Ralph's CD. I can say proudly there hasn't been a stylistic straightjacket yet designed thet he can't wiggle out of. There is a pleasure I derive from listening to Ralph. He's as accomplished as he is witty. Every word is perfectly balanced and seemingly effortless.

Ralph has a passion for many of the great aural architects of the past such as Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Lord Buckley and Ken Nordine, but he has more than enough talent to make you forget his influences. He's a stylist whose balance of pieces is deliciously elaborate, fanciful, and simply stated.

This CD is truly an aural calling card of warmth that doesn't cut back on smarts or passion.

Enjoy!
Ross Porter