| Kevin Toney, the richly talented Smooth Jazz artist | | | | 2. Karizma |
| has released his latest album titled Strut and Wow! It's | | | | 3. Passion Dance - (featuring Ronnie Laws) |
| really a good one. | | | | 4. Yearning For Your Love - (featuring Evelyn |
| It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist | | | | "Champagne" King) |
| that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in | | | | 5. Secret Agent |
| the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that's | | | | 6. Special Occasion |
| exactly what I must say about this one. There simply | | | | 7. Interlude |
| isn't a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all. | | | | 8. Keeping It Real - (featuring Chieli Minucci) |
| One of the nicer things about a CD like this is with this | | | | 9. After Midnight |
| level of talent even if Smooth Jazz isn't your favorite | | | | 10. If I Don't Have Your Love - (featuring Jeremy |
| genre you still can't help but appreciate the greatness | | | | Monroe) |
| of the artist. | | | | 11. All Day Long |
| Listen to and I think you'll agree that the song choices | | | | 12. Aunt Mary |
| are excellent, the production is outstanding and Kevin | | | | 13. Postlude |
| Toney's piano playing is certainly in top form. Of | | | | Personnel includes: Kevin Toney (arranger, piano, |
| particular note on this offering is his amazing rendition | | | | synthesizer); Jeremy Monroe (vocals, synthesizer); |
| of Yearning For Your Love with Evelyn "Champagne" | | | | Evelyn "Champagne" King (vocals); Lewis Taylor |
| King. | | | | (soprano saxophone, flute); Ronnie Laws, Gerald |
| My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore | | | | Spikes (soprano saxophone); Andy Cleaves, Rahmlee |
| [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 6, Special Occasion. | | | | Davis (trumpet); Tetsuya "Weeping Willow" Nakamura |
| It's a great track! | | | | (harmonica); Johnny Britt, Georgette Franklin |
| Strut Release Notes: | | | | (synthesizer); Craig T. Cooper, Tariqh Akoni, Chieli |
| Kevin Toney originally released Strut on Jul 10, 2001 on | | | | Minucci (guitar); Mel Brown (bass); Trevor Lawrence, Jr. |
| the Shanachie Records label. | | | | (drums); Kevin Richard (percussion). Engineers include: |
| CD Track List Follows: | | | | Bossman, Khaliq Glover, Ray Taylor Smith. Principally |
| 1. Strut | | | | recorded at K-Tone Studios, Chatsworth, California. |