This is the New CD by

Pianist Composer-Mike Catalano

"A Manhattan Affair"

Produced by Mike Catalano and Will Lee

featuring Pianist Mike Catalano with 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"

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 contemporary jazz hits and a great lineup of musicians accompanying pianist Mike Catalano, 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 New 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: Pianist's Mike Catalano,song "Smooth as Silk" w. spec guest Randy Brecker, radio singles "Right on time", "Lelena", Urban Delight" and more *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" * Duet pianist Mike Catalano with Brazilian legend Grammy winner, Ivan Lins -singing the Jobim tune Dindi in full versions in ENGLISH and PORTUGUESE *Rob Mounsey's amazing Orchestrations througout the CD and featured on Mr.Swing * the soulful Saxaphones of Blue Lou Marini (SNL, blues brothers, James Taylor, ),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

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