A Manhattan Affair
Mike Catalano
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Right On Time | Mike Catalano | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Beauty and the Beast | Mike Catalano & Bob James | 5:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Thinking of You | Mike Catalano | 4:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Urban Delight (Mo'bim) | Mike Catalano | 4:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Fool On the Hill | Mike Catalano & Will Lee | 4:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mr. Swing | Mike Catalano & Rob Mounsey | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Take Me Back to Rio | Mike Catalano & Chuck Loeb | 5:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Smooth As Silk | Mike Catalano | 4:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lelena | Mike Catalano & Lou Marini | 7:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dindi (English) | Mike Catalano & Ivan Lins | 6:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Moonlight In Baja | Bob James, Lou Marini, Mike Catalano & Randy Brecker | 5:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The End of an Era | Mike Catalano | 1:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dindi (Portuguese) | Mike Catalano & Ivan Lins | 6:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
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 Assumpção 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 the Beatles' "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," the driving Weather Report-esque "Moonlight in Baja" and the moodily funky lead-off single "Smooth as Silk." These are refreshing, often lushly arranged and endlessly melodic cuts that make the most of Catalano's tasteful keyboard chops.
Customer Reviews
My kinda music
I love listening to music that makes me feel like I'm on a road trip.
Weather Reportesque????
It is definitely a smooth album, but whoever wrote that Moonlight in Baja is Weather Reportesque obviously has never heard Weather Report. Go back and educate yourself please.
Totally Outstanding
Where the heck has this guy been? Do me a favor: play Lelena and tell me if that's not one of the smoothest songs you've ever heard. It has hints of Pat Metheny but, I think, far superior. I have over 1500 smooth jazz songs in my library and I think his stuff is up there with the best...
Biography
Born: New York, NY
Genre: Latin Jazz
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Mike Catalano
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Smooth As Silk | A Manhattan Affair | 4:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lelena | A Manhattan Affair | 7:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Right On Time | A Manhattan Affair | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Take Me Back to Rio | A Manhattan Affair | 5:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Beauty and the Beast | A Manhattan Affair | 5:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mr. Swing | A Manhattan Affair | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Moonlight In Baja | A Manhattan Affair | 5:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Fool On the Hill | A Manhattan Affair | 4:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Urban Delight (Mo'bim) | A Manhattan Affair | 4:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Thinking of You | A Manhattan Affair | 4:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Jazz, Music, Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz
- Released: Nov 03, 2007
- ℗ 2009 Catman Records Inc.
