Steve Cole - Without A Doubt - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The InchGo big or go home!Inch philosophy is an accurate way to describe the approach saxophonist Steve Cole takes to crafting contemporary jazz hits. His eighth album, Turn It Up, follows the same successful ethos. The collection cranks up the intensity on nine bright and shiny new horn-powered instrumentals constructed of funky R&B grooves, jazz spontaneity and vibrant pop along with Cole's first EDM/trance outing, the adventurous InchMirage,Inch which is the first radio single. The David Mann-produced session is completed by a soul-singed remake of Bobby Womack's vintage InchWoman's Gotta Have It.Inch Fans of Cole's knockout punch hooks and muscular sax melodies will devour this disc at peak volume! Album Tracks 1. Sidechain 2. Turn It Up! 3. Reverence 4. She's the One 5. Bright Side 6. Woman's Gotta Have It 7. Laws of Attraction 8. Life Is a Groove 9. Workhouse 10. Mirage

2013 from the Jazz saxophonist. In the 15 years since the of his debut record, saxophonist Steve Cole has traveled full-circle creatively and arrived back home on Pulse, the 10-song set mixing R&B, contemporary Jazz, Gospel, Blues and Pop that he produced with fellow saxman David Mann. This collection surveying Cole's musical passions showcases the artist's affinity for infectious melodies, a wall of horns and soulful grooves. It also displays a musician comfortable in his own artistic skin. Album Tracks 1. Pulse 2. Do Your Thing 3. With You All the Way 4. Slinky 5. Going in Circles 6. Looking Up 7. Maximum Cool 8. Minty Fresh 9. Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City 10. Believe

With an unusual amount of time on his hands during a year of lockdown, saxophonist/composer Steve Cole found himself pondering the difference between our authentic selves and the illusions we project to others. On his new album, Smoke and Mirrors, Cole offers up an intimately personal reflection of his own true self, free of trickery or sleight of hand. InchA lot of people have trouble mustering the courage to present their authentic selves,Inch Cole says. InchMaybe they don't think that people will like who they really are - and that's a tragedy. I'm very much a proponent of living your values. What you actually discover behind the smoke and mirrors can be way hipper than you ever thought it could be, so you should just be that person.Inch While there were certainly challenges to corralling this stellar roster of musicians remotely from home recordings or socially distanced studio settings, quarantine did prove an equalizer in another sense. InchEverybody's stuck at home,Inch Cole points out with a laugh. InchThere are a lot of musicians that I would love to work with, but it's impossible because they're always on the road. So there was a little silver lining in the fact that I could call old friends like Todd Sucherman and Brian Dunne, or amazing artists like Mark Egan, and they're actually available.Inch Created entirely in pandemic-necessitated isolation, Smoke and Mirrors brings together an all-star band with Cole's longtime producer, co-writer and multi-instrumentalist David Mann. The far-flung ensemble includes guitarist Bernd Schoenhart (Cher, Marc Anthony); trumpet and flugelhorn player Trevor Neumann (The Eagles, Jeff Lorber); organist Ricky Peterson (David Sanborn, Prince); bassists Mel Brown (Stevie Wonder, The Temptations) and Mark Egan (Pat Metheny Group, Sting); drummers Brian Dunne (Hall and Oates, Ariana Grande) and Todd Sucherman (Styx, Brian Wilson)