Astute listeners might notice a difference between Michael Bolton's recently released single of "Georgia on My Mind" and the same song on his multi-platinum CBS album, "Soul Provider."

And Michael Brecker isn't happy about it.

CBS edited out of the single a solo by saxman Brecker and replaced it with one by fellow saxophonist Kenny G. Brecker--who has recorded solos on records by Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra--remains on the album's "Georgia" track.

"The whole idea was for CBS to milk Kenny G's name to enhance sales," said Don Lucoff, president of New York-based DL Media, Brecker's press representative. "Brecker played a very musical solo, it enhanced the record. If they didn't think it was good, they would have replaced him before the album was released."

Not so, said a representative of CBS who wished to remain anonymous. "Brecker's an incredible artist and his solo was outstanding. It's just that (Bolton's) been on tour, opening up for Kenny, they have worked together for years, and on the record they simply made a special edit, which is common in our business. The edit could have been to make (the single) more topical, to release it for radio, to trigger a better reaction in this mode than in the original mode, to make it more salable. It could be any number of reasons."