| One word describes the CD Listen from Chuck Loeb... | | | | Listen Release Notes: |
| AWESOME! | | | | Chuck Loeb originally released Listen on Jul 20, 1999 on |
| The CD opens with an outstanding track, Silver Star, | | | | the Shanachie Records label. |
| that I anticipate will be heard on radio stations | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| everywhere, and deservedly so. It's a really nice track. | | | | 1. Silver Star |
| Listen is a pleasantly varied, mix of 12 tracks that are | | | | 2. High Five |
| very well written songs by this clearly outstanding | | | | 3. Love Is All |
| artist. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the | | | | 4. Right Down Broadway |
| kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. | | | | 5. Shhh... |
| Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are | | | | 6. Listen |
| his own real life experiences. At different points | | | | 7. Rock With You |
| touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, | | | | 8. Geraldine |
| pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. | | | | 9. Buttercup |
| They're all here. | | | | 10. Chiringito |
| One of the nicer things about a CD like this is with this | | | | 11. Blue Kiss |
| level of talent even if Smooth Jazz isn't your favorite | | | | 12. Listen To The Sound |
| style you still can't help but appreciate the greatness of | | | | Personnel includes: Chuck Loeb (keyboards, guitar, |
| the artist. | | | | drum & percussion programming); Carmen Cuesta |
| Listen to and I think you'll agree that the song choices | | | | (vocals); Kim Waters, Bill Evans (soprano saxophone); |
| are excellent, the production is outstanding and Chuck | | | | Jay Beckenstein, Walter Beasley (alto saxophone); |
| Loeb is in top form. | | | | David Mann (saxophone, flute); Jim Pugh (trombone, |
| My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore | | | | baritone horn); Bob James (piano); John Patitucci |
| [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 4, Right Down | | | | (acoustic bass); Will Lee (bass). Principally recorded at |
| Broadway. Good stuff! | | | | BearTracks Studio, Suffern, New York. |