New Vintage - Peter Grant

I first heard about Peter Grant a couple of months ago, when Jenny Kendall-Tobias (aka JKT) interviewed him on BBC Radio Guernsey. While he's still only a teenager, I was impressed by the maturity of his music, so I hunted down his debut album, New Vintage. I've now been listing to it almost non-stop for a couple of days. If you are a fan of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett, you really should check out this young man. His velvety voice compares favorably with these giants, and his ability to evoke mood with his voice is impressive. These songs are all covers of well-known standards, yet Grant does an excellent job of reinterpreting them and making them his own.