| The super talented Smooth Jazz artist Rick Braun has | | | | Esperanto Release Notes: |
| released his most recent CD on the Warner Bros. | | | | Rick Braun originally released Esperanto on Aug 26, |
| Records recording label, entitled Esperanto. | | | | 2003 on the Warner Bros. Records label. |
| It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in | | | | 1. Green Tomatoes - (featuring Kirk Whalum/Norman |
| the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that's | | | | Brown) |
| exactly what I must say about this one. There simply | | | | 2. Latinesque |
| isn't a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all, with | | | | 3. T&T |
| each song standing tall on it's own. | | | | 4. Sir W |
| Smooth Jazz music fans will recognize some of the | | | | 5. The Villa Di Costa |
| well known contributors n the project including Kirk | | | | 6. La Finestra |
| Whalum and Norman Brown plus a few other notables | | | | 7. To Manhattan With Love |
| as well. | | | | 8. Stereo |
| This is a first rate CD, delivering a little something for | | | | 9. Turquoise |
| everyone. I give it two thumbs up. It's quite simply great | | | | 10. Mother's Day |
| listening. A must buy for the Smooth Jazz fan. | | | | Personnel includes: Rick Braun (trumpet); Kirk Whalum, |
| While the entire album is really very good the truly | | | | Gerald Albright, Jimmy Roberts (saxophones); Nick |
| standout tracks are Green Tomatoes [track 1], La | | | | Lane (trombone); Norman Brown, Tony Maiden, Paul |
| Finestra [track 7], and To Manhattan With Love [track | | | | Jackson Jr., Randy Jacobs (guitar); Tim Grant |
| 7]. | | | | (keyboards, programming); Jeff Lorber, Mitch Forman, |
| My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore | | | | Greg Karukas (keyboards); Bill Sharp, Alex Al (bass); |
| [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 4, Sir W. This is a | | | | Land Richards, Rayford Griffin (drums); Luis Conte |
| great track! | | | | (percussion). |