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Talented Smooth Jazz artist Steve Cole has released his most recent CD on the Warner Bros. Records recording label, entitled NY LA.

Steve Cole has been a super star in the Smooth Jazz genre for quite a while now and NY LA is an excellent illustration as to why.

These days it's a very rare CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one of those rare CDs.

Overall NY LA is excellent from beginning to end. One of those CDs that after a few listens the songs are just etched into your memory. A must have for the Smooth Jazz fan. Really spectacular from beginning to end.

My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 8, Missing You. This is a great track!

NY LA Release Notes:

Steve Cole originally released NY LA on Mar 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.