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Pianist Nicholas Cole was first signed by Cutmore Records at the age of 18 and with the technical proficiency and artistic vision of those twice his age. If the name Cutmore sounds familiar it should, Les Cutmore is the founder of the highly regarded Trippin 'N' Rhythm label. Cole's first major label debut explores the endless possibilities within contemporary instrumental music without all the baggage and boredom that comes with the format driven sub genre some refer to as "smooth jazz." Steve Cole, Steve Oliver and saxophone phenom Vincent Ingala give an instant stamp of credibility and offer up the right amount of pop and vitality to sidestep some of the sonic pitfalls that literally caused the bottom to drop out of the smooth jazz market. The first logical question is who does Cole sound like? Nicholas Cole of course...Nicholas Cole walks a harmonic tightrope as an instrumentalist with a Bob James meets Herbie Hancock type vibe that is harmonically a step ahead of his contemporaries. Endless Possibilities the release is somewhere between Brian Culbertson and Kirk Whalum. Bottom line is the Nicholas Cole is the real deal. Nicholas Cole is a prolific instrumental talent, composer and shows off his talent as Co-Producer of this contemporary gem. The overall sound quality of this release is equally as impressive as the record itself. There is a deceptively subtle ambient quality and a warmer more open ended sound as compared to some of Cole's contemporaries. My concern would be that Cole might spread himself too thin but Cutmore Records and the entire Trippin 'N' Rhythm family place a high priority on artistic development so my concern is minimal at best. This release could slip past you and that would be a shame. Some people have written that once Cole gets some more mileage on him then think how good he will be. I would rather celebrate how good he is now. Cole has mad skills and Endless Possibilities should be considered his coming out party! Nicholas Cole is part of the future of modern jazz, a more evolved sound for the time and the future is now!

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