Jazz

Chantal Chamberland -- Dripping Indigo (CD)

Smooth as a dry martini and equally intoxicating, Chamberland's album DRIPPING INDIGO cements her...

Smooth as a dry martini and equally intoxicating, Chamberland's album DRIPPING INDIGO cements her role as one of the best interpreters of classic song book favorites. Two factors set Chamberland's music apart from the pack. First, the arrangements are slow and sexy relying on a small jazz ensemble for backing (piano, sax, bass light rhythm). Secondly is her luscious voice, which caresses the listener with a breathy purr throughout the album. With a repertoire that features "Smoke Gets In Your...

4te! -- City Jazz (MQA-CD)

City Jazz is a collection of re-imagined Japanese and Cantonese classics by supergroup 4te!. 4te!...

City Jazz is a collection of re-imagined Japanese and Cantonese classics by supergroup 4te!. 4te! utilizes jazz fusion sonic styling and creative arrangements to breathe new life and wonder into these iconic tracks, making a release accessible to casual listeners and even the most discerning fan of the genre. The album is a testament to the skilled technical ability and creative prowess of its seasoned musicians and features standout tracks “Plastic Love”, “Hana”, “Tantalizing” and more. As K...

Best of Fourplay -- 2020 Remastered (180g LP) W...

First released in 1997, The Best Of Fourplay showcases the smooth jazz supergroup's signature sty...

First released in 1997, The Best Of Fourplay showcases the smooth jazz supergroup's signature style of memorable melodies, tasteful arrangements, and addictive, toe-tapping grooves. Besides choice album cuts from Fourplay's Warner Bros repertoire, the 10-track LP includes the bands' hit versions of Marvin Gaye's After The Dance', fronted by the silky-voiced El De Barge, and the Isley Brothers 'Between The Sheets', featuring legendary soul singer, Chaka Khan. The album was remastered using hi-...

Chantal Chamberland -- Autobiography (CD)

The Hamilton Music Award winner Chantal Chamberland releases her ‘Best of’ compilation album, Aut...

The Hamilton Music Award winner Chantal Chamberland releases her ‘Best of’ compilation album, Autobiography. Her trademark smoky, sultry jazz vocal is perfectly expressed in a wonderful diversity of genres, moving from sultry and soulful to bluesy and brassy with graceful ease.Her previous success with Soirée, hitting #1 on the HMV Hong Kong Jazz Charts cements her role as one of the nest female interpreters of jazz today. The Best of compilation has all of Chantal’s nest tracks in one, feat...

Chantal Chamberland -- Temptation (MQACD)

Temptation is a stellar example of creative courage. Given her large and loyal international audi...

Temptation is a stellar example of creative courage. Given her large and loyal international audience, powerhouse Canadian jazz vocalist Chantal Chamberland could easily have played it safe by delivering an album of Songbook standards sure to please the following she has built over the last two decades. Instead, a rigorous search for new and oft-unconventional material resulted in a generous collection of 13 songs for which the description 'eclectic' is an understatement. Her seventh full-len...

Fourplay -- Snowbound (CD)

  Here's some soft jazz for that fireside glow at Christmas. Fourplay is pianist and arranger Bob...

  Here's some soft jazz for that fireside glow at Christmas. Fourplay is pianist and arranger Bob James with guitarist Larry Carlton, drummer Harvey Mason, and bassist Nathan East (who handles limited vocal chores, as well). Carlton is the tastiest of the foursome (check his blues-tinged work on "Amazing Grace"), never overplaying or indulging his knowing chops. Snowbound's strong group effort shines as the band weaves in and out of each other's lines on "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" or as t...