Title: Don't Believe The Hype
Review: Wow....Peter Cincotti's CD to me really fell short of all the press and product placement he's been receiving. He apparently has been deemed "the new Harry Connick Jr.". Are you kidding? I don't know if this proclamation came from his own publicity folks or not (though I tend to guess that's probably the case), but regardless, it couldn't be any more inaccurate of a description. Cincotti's piano playing is fair - however, his vocals need a lot of work. It's not a bad voice....it just needs lots of work. As it is right now, he sounds more like a decent karaoke singer than a real jazz vocalist. He's young, so hopefully over time he will improve. However in the mean time, the amount of mediocrity flooding the music scene in general continues to be frustrating. Unfortunately, Cincotti's contribution doesn't help matters. One final thought - a nice cover photo does not make a great musician.
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