Monday, May 17, 2021

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Steve Cole


Artist:Steve Cole

Song:Got It Goin' On

Album:Between Us


Sax player Steve Cole has been a regular on the jazz charts since he made his recording debut in 1998 on Atlantic. He currently records for a smaller label but he has a loyal smooth jazz following. He was born Aug. 17, 1970 in Chicago. His father played clarinet. Cole studied clarinet as a child and switched to sax in high school. He studied classical sax at Northwestern University and earned an MBA in economics. Cole played as a sideman in local Chicago clubs. When he started playing with smooth jazz keyboard player Brian Culbertson, Cole got a record deal with Atlantic. Culbertson produced Cole's three Atlantic albums. Cole wrote Got It Goin' On. It's from his 2000 album Between Us. Culbertson produced and played keyboards. Other musicians are Ricky Peterson on organ, Paul Jackson Jr. on guitar, Alex Al on bass, Michael White on drums and Luis Conte on percussion. Since leaving Atlantic, Cole has recorded for Narada and he currently records for Mack Avenue's Artistry Music label. Cole's latest album Gratitude was released in 2019. Cole still works with Peterson. And along with sax player David Mann, the three produce and write everything. Cole also formed The Sax Pack with sax players Jeff Kashiwa and Kim Waters. The album Power of 3 was released on Shanachie in 2015. Mann and Peterson worked on that album too. The Sax Pack has released three albums. Here's Steve Cole performing Got It Goin' On at Speghettini's in Seal Beach, CA. There is no date and the musicians are not identified. 


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