A Manhattan Affair

by Mike Catalano

Overview

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 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. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	07/05/2024
Label:	LOCAL
UPC:	0676695019322
Rank:	197338

Tracks

1. Right on Time
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Thinking of You
4. Urban Delight (Mo'bim)
5. The Fool on the Hill
6. Mr. Swing
7. Take Me Back to Rio
8. Smooth as Silk
9. Lelena
10. Dindi
11. Moonlight in Baja
12. The End of and Era
13. Dindi

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mike Catalano   Primary Artist,Piano
Lou Marini   Primary Artist,Flute,Saxophone
Rob Mounsey   Primary Artist,Percussion,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Chuck Loeb   Primary Artist,Guitar
Bob James   Primary Artist,Fender Rhodes
Ivan Lins   Primary Artist,Vocals
Christopher Parker   Shaker
Vanessa Falabella Donada   Vocals
Steve Gadd   Drums
Bashiri Johnson   Percussion
Jeff Mironov   Guitar
Randy Brecker   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Mestre Marcal   Percussion
George Whitty   Synthesizer,Piano (Electric)
Peter Erskine   Drums
Nico Assumpcao   Bass
Shawn Pelton   Drums
Will Lee   Bass,Vocals,Synthesizer

Technical Credits

Will Lee   Vocal Arrangement,Arranger,Producer
Sandrine Lee   Photography
Dean Bailin   Engineer,Associate Producer
Steve Dunleavy   Liner Notes
Ken Freeman   Loop,Mixing,Associate Producer
Chuck Loeb   Arranger,Drum Programming
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Howard Ashman   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Rob Mounsey   Arranger,Programming,Orchestration,Drum Programming,Horn Arrangements,Associate Producer
Mark Egan   Drum Programming,Associate Producer
George Whitty   Engineer,Drum Programming,Associate Producer
Malcolm Pollack   Engineer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Lou Marini   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Phil Magnotti   Engineer
Nico Assumpcao   Arranger,Associate Producer
Mike Catalano   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Photography,Cover Design,Drum Programming