Thursday, June 19, 2008
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Music List:
1. Right on Time
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Thinking of You
4. Urban Delight (Mo'bim)
5. The Fool on the Hill
6. Mr. Swing
7. Take Me Back to Rio
8. Smooth as Silk
9. Lelena
10. Dindi (English)
11. Moonlight in Baja
12. The End of an Era
13. Dindi (Portuguese)
Review
I've watched Mike Catalano's career blossom from his days of Brazilian roots-music into the full-fledged jazz musician he is today. You can feel his inspiration as you listen to every nuance of his playing and writing. His music is sure to move anyone with heart & soul! Will Lee, 2007 --Will Lee
Review
From Allmusic guide Review by Matt Collar A follow-up of sorts to his 1989 debut A Rio Affair, A Manhattan Affair features pianist/composer Mike Catalano performing his crisp and breezy smooth jazz that touches on melodic rock, lightly funky R&B and Bossa Nova. Joining Catalano here are not only his superb rhythm section of bassist Will Lee and drummer Peter Erskine, but also a bevy of name artists and longtime Catalano associates including guitarist Chuck Loeb, trumpeter Randy Brecker, keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nico Assumpcao and others. Fans of organic '70s fusion and contemporary pop should find much to enjoy here as Catalano delivers a sparkling afterglow version of "Beauty And The Beast", turns John Lennon's "Fool On The Hill" into a perfect soft-rock noir ballad and showcases vocalist Ivan Lins' deeply emotive vocals on the atmospheric Brazilian classic "Dindi". Similarly engaging are such catchy Catalano originals as the cinematic and danceable "Take Me Back To Rio", the smoky ballad "Lelena" and the driving Weather Report-esque "Moonlight In Baja". These are refreshing, often lushly arranged and endlessly melodic cuts that make the most of Catalano's tasteful keyboard chops. --Allmusic
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