In the 15 years since the release of his debut record, Stay Awhile, Steve Cole has traveled full-circle creatively and arrived back home on Pulse, a 10-song set mixing R&B, contemporary jazz, gospel, blues and pop. The new collection surveying Cole’s musical passions showcases the artist’s affinity for infectious melodies, a wall of horns and soulful grooves. It also displays a matured musician comfortable in his own artistic skin. Pulse – everybody’s got one! Steve Cole – tenor saxophone (all tracks) Ricky Peterson – Hammond B3 organ (2-6, 9-10) Bernd Schoenhart – guitar (2-8, 10) Khari Parker – drums (2-3, 5-8, 10) Paul Peterson – electric bass (2-3, 5-6) Nicki Richards – background vocals (5, 9) Rico McFarland – guitar, vocals, background vocals (9) Nicholas Cole – keyboards, synth bass, programming (1) Trevor Neumann – trumpet (1-6, 8-10) Dan Levine – trombone (1-6, 8-10) David Mann – alto & tenor saxophones (1-10), keyboards & programming (2-10), flute (4-10), synth bass (4, 7-9)