This is the contemporary jazz debut CD by

Pianist Composer-Mike Catalano

"A Manhattan Affair"

featuring musicians:Will Lee, Rob Mounsey, Bob James, Ivan Lins, Chuck Loeb, Randy Brecker, Lou (Blue Lou) Marini, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine, Shawn Pelton, Ricardo Silveira, Bashiri Johnson, Jeff Mironov, Nico Assumpcao, George Whitty, Vanessa Falabella

FEATURING THE NEW SINGLE  "Take me Back to Rio" JANUARY 2009

13 New FRESH TRACKS

1- Right on Time
2- Beauty and the Beast w. Spec. Guest Bob James
3- Thinking of you
4- Urban Delight
5- Fool on the Hill- Featuring Will Lee
6- Mr. Swing- w. Spec. Guest Rob Mounsey
7- Take me Back to Rio- W. Spec Guest Chuck Loeb
8- Smooth as Silk
9- Lelena- Featuring Lou Marini
10- Moonlight in Baja w. Spec. Guest Bob James
11- Dindi- (English) w. Spec. Guest Ivan Lins
12- The End of an Era
13- Dindi (Portuguese) w. Spec. Guest Ivan Lins

Produced by Mike and bassist Will Lee (Late Show with David Letterman, The Fab Faux), and it features a varitey of new smooth jazz hits and a great lineup of musicians a who's who of the smooth jazz and contemporary jazz world, featuring musicians: Will Lee, Rob Mounsey, Bob James, Ivan Lins, Chuck Loeb, Randy Brecker, Lou (Blue Lou) Marini, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine, Shawn Pelton, Ricardo Silveira, Bashiri Johnson, Jeff Mironov, Nico Assumpcao, George Whitty, Vanessa Falabella "A Manhattan Affair" is the debut CD from Pianist Composer Mike Catalano in New York, his prior success include theme music for Fox Tv's A Current Affair with Maury Povich, Good Day New York and many other Fox shows, plus his first record in 1989 "A Rio Affair", released in Brazil and Japan.

Highlights include: *the new single "Right on time" *Will Lee singing Fool on the Hill, *Special Guest appearance by Bob James on Rhodes duet with Mike's acoustic piano on Disney's Beauty and the Beast and "Moonlight in Baja" * Ivan Lins -singing the Jobim tune Dindi in full versions in ENGLISH and PORTUGUESE *Rob Mounsey's amazing Orchestrations and featured part on Mr.Swing* the soulful Saxaphones of Blue Lou Marini (SNL, blues brothers),and many more more cool moments *16 page CD booklet w/Liner notes by New York Post Journalist Steve Dunleavy!

CD LINER CREDITS, NOTES, Musician Production and Studio Credits HERE