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Review: Smoky-voiced jazz chanteuse Chantal Chamberland is back with a third album, Dripping Indigo, which solidifies her status as a top interpreter of classic songbook favourites and once again it finds her seamlessly blending elegance and sensuality. It comes on four sides of limited edition and heavyweight wax in translucent purple and features timeless tracks like 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,' 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,' and maybe the standout of all standouts, 'How Deep Is Your Love.' The allure lies in its intimate jazz club atmosphere with slow, sexy arrangements supported by a small ensemble of piano, sax, bass, and light rhythms. Chamberland's lush, breathy voice adds to the seductive charm of this captivating collection.

Review: Between The Sheets gets a special 30th Anniversary remaster here. The celebrated 1993 album by smooth jazz group Fourplay, featuring Bob James on piano, Lee Ritenour on guitar, Nathan East on bass and vocals, and Harvey Mason on drums) is a hallmark of smooth jazz greatness that earned gold certification and charted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums and No. 15 on Top R&B Albums. Known for tracks like the Isley Brothers' remake 'Between The Sheets' with Chaka Khan, and the lively 'Amoroso,' it also includes Bob James' elegant 'Chant.' This anniversary edition comes on 180g double vinyl, remastered from original tapes, with a gatefold sleeve and new liner notes by Charles Waring.

Review: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio. Japanese jazz legend Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has been busy with his trio for this new album A Shade Of Blue which comes on gatefold 180 gram vinyl via Evo Sound. The record is a reflection of his love of the classic piano trio. Such a setup was only first conceived in around the 1940s when jazz cat Nat King Cole first had the idea which was then further built on in the fifties by now well regarded innovators such as Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal and Bill Evans. Alongside bassist Hiroshi Kagawa and drummer Toshio Osumi, Yamamoto revels in great musical chemistry for this most sublime album.