Review of the Steve Cole CD NY LA

Not sure what's happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Ny La gets. Ny La simply put is one of Steve Cole's best CDs to date.

Unfortunately, it's not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can't force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Ny La. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

Ny La has a pleasantly varied, mix of 10 tracks that are very well written songs by this clearly gifted artist. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are him own personal experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions like love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They're all here.

I give Ny La my highest recommendation. It just plain belongs in any serious music collectors collection regardless of genre preference.

While this entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 3 - Tonight It's On, track 9 - Close Your Eyes, Free Your Mind, and track 10 - Keep It Alive

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - NY-LA. Good stuff!

Ny La Release Notes:

Steve Cole originally released Ny La on March 25, 2003 on the Warner Bros. Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. NY-LA 2. Everyday 3. Tonight It's On - (featuring Mauli B./Charlean Hines) 4. Love Letter 5. Off Broadway 6. Interlude IV 7. Every Little Thing - (featuring Mauli B.) 8. Missing You 9. Close Your Eyes, Free Your Mind 10. Keep It Live - (featuring Brevi/Aloe Blacc)

Personnel: Steve Cole (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, keyboards, synthesizer); Charlean Hines, Mauli B, Brevi (vocals); Aloe Blacc (rap vocals); David Mann (tenor saxophone, keyboards); Barry Danielian (trumpet, flugelhorn); Brian Culbertson (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Daron Johnson (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Otmaro Ruiz (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Marquis "Hami" Dair (keyboards, guitar); Paul Jackson, Jr., Tony Maiden, Bernd Schoenhart (guitar); Alex Al, Will Lee (bass); Reggie Hamilton (upright bass); Michael White, Kahari Parker, Ralph Rolle (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Walter Lee (turntables).

Producers: Brian Culbertson, Marquis "Hami" Dair, Susan Youngblood, David Mann.

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