Paul Bentley is a singer of class
Paul started singing by accident - or was it divine intervention. As a youngster he was definately not 'into music' in any big way and the thought of singing was not on any agenda. However, he was fascinated by black gospel music and he always wanted to go to a gospel church, just to have a listen. In his teens he was invited to attend a gospel service and that visit changed his life for good and sent him in a new direction. He became a Christian and soon joined the choir just to make up the numbers. It wasn't long before you could hear he had a special gift and for many years he cultivated that gift in the choir - he has never really left his beloved Love & Joy Gospel Choir.Since turning professional he now also applies his natural feel for lyric and melody to mainstream/easy listening, jazz and blues. We all know great singers, but those who can communicate a song on a personal level are very few. It's a special thing and Paul has it, that ability to convey a song and its message. On-stage he has charm, candour and a refreshingly real way of interacting with the audience.
Paul now releases his debut album ..Come Sunday.. and introduces himself as one of the great male vocal finds of 2007. Depth, clarity and integrity, all these are evident in the first few lines of an album that has sublime quality in all of its 17 tracks. With a style and quality that are his and his alone, truly stunning performances are also given by Les Chisnall (piano) and Iain Dixon (reeds/arrangerproducer).
This album is a must have for the listener and programmer alike. Available as a download from itunes, napster, rhapsody, connect and musicnet. Purchase the CD at:
paulbentleymusic.com
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The new album available now on CD and download