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Steve Cole Ny La Jazz Music CD Review
I can describe the latest release from Jazz sensation Steve Cole for you with just one word… Outstanding!
Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
Jazz music fans will recognize some of the well known guests that have been assembled to play along with Cole on several of the tracks. Artists like Lenny Castro and Will Lee just to name a couple.
Listen to Ny La and I believe you’ll find there’s not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and Steve Cole is clearly in top form. So much so that if you’re even mildly into Jazz music you’ll enjoy this CD.
While this entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 3 – Tonight It’s On, track 9 – Close Your Eyes, Free Your Mind, and track 10 – Keep It Alive
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 – NY-LA. Great track!
Ny La Release Notes:
Steve Cole originally released Ny La on March 25, 2003 on the Warner Bros. Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. NY-LA 2. Everyday 3. Tonight It’s On – (featuring Mauli B./Charlean Hines) 4. Love Letter 5. Off Broadway 6. Interlude IV 7. Every Little Thing – (featuring Mauli B.) 8. Missing You 9. Close Your Eyes, Free Your Mind 10. Keep It Live – (featuring Brevi/Aloe Blacc)
Personnel: Steve Cole (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, keyboards, synthesizer); Charlean Hines, Mauli B, Brevi (vocals); Aloe Blacc (rap vocals); David Mann (tenor saxophone, keyboards); Barry Danielian (trumpet, flugelhorn); Brian Culbertson (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Daron Johnson (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Otmaro Ruiz (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Marquis “Hami” Dair (keyboards, guitar); Paul Jackson, Jr., Tony Maiden, Bernd Schoenhart (guitar); Alex Al, Will Lee (bass); Reggie Hamilton (upright bass); Michael White, Kahari Parker, Ralph Rolle (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Walter Lee (turntables).
Producers: Brian Culbertson, Marquis “Hami” Dair, Susan Youngblood, David Mann.
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