Thank you all for the kind words! Mike and CATMAN RECORDS STAFF!
March 2008 “Smooth as Silk”. It has an “easy-n-breezy” feel to it and listeners will feel comfortable with it across the board. Definitely a Smooth Jazz track that can’t be over-looked.
Steven Mikal Brown, Smooth Jazz 105.5 KJZN, Fresno
8-27-2007 Ted Haciuk Cafe Jazz,Winnepeg Canada http://www.jazzlynx.net/cafejazzradio_main.html
Take Me Back To Rio - Mike Catalano: CD: A Manhattan Affair
Label: Catman Records
It's hard to say what is, but for 30-plus year veteran Mike Catalano,
it's been one affair after another!! Catalano's latest project is a follow-up
of sorts to his 1989 debut. Released only in Brazil and Japan, that album
brought together many of the best musicians from both New York & Rio
de Janeiro for A Rio Affair. Catalano then went on to compose for TV,
for programs such as the hit series A Current Affair. Now as Catalano
once again willingly succumbs to his dual passions for Manhattan music
scene and the rhythms of Brazil the love story continues with A Manhattan
Affair. Delivering a polished smooth jazz mix generously seasoned with
Brazilian spice, A Manhattan Affair provides a pleasant summer sojourn
and may well prove to be one of the more memorable musical excursions
of the year. From that effort, we're featuring the fantastically flavoured
Take Me Back to Rio!!
Site: Catalano/Catman
"Mike Catalano's aptly named "Smooth As Silk" (Catman) rests easily on the ear; no surprise, as pianist Catalano is backed by Chuck Loeb, Will Lee and Randy Brecker, among others" ...Carol Archer, RadioandRecords.com Week of July 2, 2007
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Review From All
Musicguide.com
Mike Catalano, A Manhattan Affair
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.
QUOTES:
"I've watched Mike Catalano's career blossom from his days of Brazilian roots-music into the full-fledgedjazz 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
"Mike Catalano's
music is a reflection of the man himself -- It
shines with sincerity, warmth and beauty. A Manhattan Affair will
take you to a beautiful place. You won't want to leave town!" Rob
Mounsey 2007
"Mike Catalano is the only man I know who has an ongoing affair with 2 mistresses who lives without the fear that jealousy might separate him from his essential body parts... believe me it can happen..." Steve Dunleavy 2007 Excerpt from Liner notes of A Manhattan Affair CD Booklet
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