1. Easy Living 
2. The Very Thought of You 
3. Nice Work If You Can Get It 
4. Crazy He Calls Me 
5. But Not for Me 
6. The Best Things in Life Are Free 
7. Gone With the Wind 
8. Yesterdays 
9. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 
10. I Cover the Waterfront 
11. Travelin' Light 
12. You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
13. Where or When 

Jennifer Porter - vocals
Joe "Sonny" Barbato – piano
Jim Lyden – bass
Les Harris, Jr. – drums
Vinny Raniolo – guitar
Matt Langley – Saxophone
Jason Anick – violin

Blessed with a beautiful voice, an infectious musical spirit, and the ability to immediately find the center of each note, Jennifer Porter always uplifts the classic material that she sings. On Easy Living, she performs with a notable group of excellent jazz musicians, affectionately interpreting classic songs, making them sound both timeless and new.

The program begins with a wonderful treatment of “Easy Living,” with Jason Anick’s violin adding to the dreamy atmosphere. Jennifer does justice to the familiar melody of “The Very Thought of You,” bringing her brand of quiet passion to the piece. “Nice Work If You Can Get It” gives the band a chance to swing hard with Jennifer sounding relaxed, floating above the ensemble.

“Crazy He Calls Me” is an important song in Jennifer Porter’s life. Hearing Billie Holiday’s recording inspired her to switch her focus from opera to jazz. Rather than copy Lady Day, her heartfelt rendition is in her own sweet-toned voice. On this song and the following “But Not For Me,” Matt Langley’s warm tenor echoes the singer’s romantic mood.

During a medium-tempo “The Best Things In Life Are Free,” Jennifer swings simply, does not waste a note, and every sound she creates is lovely. A slightly faster-than-usual version of “Gone With The Wind,” “Yesterdays” (which has Jennifer reshaping the melody a bit) and a swinging “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” precede a tender version of “I Cover The Waterfront.” On the latter two songs, Sonny Barbato’s piano recalls 1950s Oscar Peterson a bit in its fluency, effortless swing and taste.

Jennifer successfully revives the relatively obscure “Travelin’ Light,” one of the warmest performances of the CD. “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” contains a surprise, an effective chorus of scat-singing that works very well on the up-tempo version. The memorable program concludes with “Where Or When” which is taken at first as a duo by Jennifer and pianist Barbato before Anick’s warm violin joins in.

Jennifer excels in various art forms. With Dana Packard, she co-founded The Originals Theatre Company in 1988, and Honey Tree Films in 1998. She starred in and composed the film score for the short film, THE BALLAD OF IDA AND DOOB, and wrote, starred in, and composed the scores for the feature films, MR. BARRINGTON and 40 WEST. Among the 17 international film awards 40 WEST received, Jennifer won six, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song. In 1988, Jennifer was the first vocalist in Maine inducted into the prestigious music honor society, Pi Kappa Lambda. Her previous recordings include Hyacinth Boy Blue (1998), the soundtrack for 40 WEST (2011) and The Way You Look Tonight (2012).

No matter what she sings, Jennifer Porter brings an intimate gentle swing and a joyful spirit to the music that she loves. ---Scott Yanow, cdbaby.com

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1. Hyacinth Boy Blue (feat. Carl Dimow - Flute, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Percussion)	3:59
2. A Special Child (feat. Mark Kleinhaut - Electric Guitar, Carl Dimow - Flute, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Percussion)	3:27
3. My Lover and I (feat. Mark Kleinhaut - Acoustic Guitar, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Drums)	3:14
4. Moment of Recognition (feat. Mark Kleinhaut - Acoustic Guitar, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Percussion)	4:38
5. Leaving (feat. Carl Dimow - Acoustic Guitar & Jim Lyden - Bass)	3:34
6. Don't Go (feat. Carl Dimow - Flute, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Percussion)	2:40	
7. Fear (feat. Mark Kleinhaut - Acoustic Guitar, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Drums)	2:29
8. Fly (feat. Carl Dimow - Flute, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Drums)	3:31
9. Sweet Honey Bee (feat. Mark Kleinhaut - Acoustic Guitar, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Drums, Percussion)	5:36	
10. Cutting Up (feat. Mark Kleinhaut - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Drums)	4:21
11. I Have No Pride	1:31	
12. Why Do I Eat (feat. Carl Dimow - Flute & Jim Lyden - Bass)	3:01	
13. Indecently Exposed (feat. Mark Kleinhaut - Electric Guitar, Carl Dimow - Flute, Jim Lyden - Bass & Dana Packard - Drums)	5:15	
14. Traveling In The Dark	4:41

Jennifer Porter – Vocals, Piano, Recorder, and Percussion
Jim Lyden - Acoustic and Electric Bass
Mark Kleinhaut - Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Carl Dimow - Flutes and Acoustic Guitar
Dana Packard - Drums and Percussion

Jennifer Porter's Hyacinth Boy Blue is best described as folkie-Jazz. All the cuts are original; sung, written and produced by Jennifer Porter. Her strong and silky voice leads a variety of instruments including guitar, piano, recorder, flute and congas. The entire CD is soft and mellow, with percussive color woven through a blend of Native American and Caribbean influences. Picturesque lyrics create a sense of serenity. So, light some candles, fill the bathtub and settle down into relaxation. ---Sheri Dyer, amazon.com

Who is Jennifer Porter? Asking ten different people will yield ten different answers. To Theatre goers in southern Maine, she is an actress of startling power and versatility; co- founder of The Originals, the always exciting and innovative resident Theatre company at the Saco River Grange Hall in Bar Mills. To summer tourist fans who return each year to see The Originals' annual musical, she's the one who choreographs, music directs, and arranges productions many claim can be rivaled only on Broadway. To the Screen Actors Guild in Boston, she's one of the few union film actors in Maine. To regional Jazz lovers, she's a singer who specializes in Swing-Era ballads, using her stylistic sense, rich low range, sweet tone, and impeccable pitch to bring back the days of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. To professors of Music at UM in Orono, she's the Soprano who could sing Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, and Donizetti arias with equal ease and grace.

Jennifer is also co-founder of Honey Tree Films, an independent production company which produced its first full-length feature film, Mr. Barrington, in 2002. Jennifer wrote the screenplay, co-produced the film, played the lead role, Lila, and is composing and performing the music. The film co-stars Eric Schweig (Last of the Mohicans, Skins, Big Eden, The Scarlet Letter, Tom and Huck, etc.) Brian McCardie (Rob Roy, 200 Cigarettes, The Ghost and the Darkness, Speed 2, etc.) and Jonelle Allen (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Hotel New Hampshire, The River Niger, etc.). Mr. Barrington will be released in Spring, 2003. For more information on Jennifer's film and theatre activities, please visit www.mrbarrington.com .

Jennifer has been writing music since childhood, and has arranged dozens of Jazz standards for three, four, and five vocal parts. Her biggest songwriting influences are Kris Kristofferson, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, and Duke Ellington. Hyacinth Boy Blue is her first CD. It contains fourteen original songs; all written since 1995. These songs reflect her deep sympathy for human beings, her love of justice, and her feminist politics. The music is difficult to categorize, but might be broadly dubbed Eclectic Folk, with Latin, Jazz, and Classical influence. --- rahul.net

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