Artist.......: Chantal Chamberland
Album........: Dipping Indigo
Label........: 7Arts1009
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: 3339
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Dec-30-2006
str.date.....: Feb-07-2006
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.chantalchamberland.com
track title time
01. Once In A While 03:38
02. Bewitched 03:34
03. I Wanna Be Around 04:12
04. Georgia On My Mind 04:05
05. One For My Baby 03:37
06. How Deep Is Your Love 03:53
07. I'm Beginning To See The Light 02:32
08. Lover Man 04:38
09. Les Cinemas - Bars 02:41
10. Teach Me Tonight 03:21
11. Body And Soul 04:04
12. Someday 03:44
13. The Good Life 04:26
14. I've Got You Under My Skin 04:35
15. Hot Night In Baton Rouge 04:38
16. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 02:31
17. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 04:31
18. L'hymne a l'amour 03:30
Runtime 68:10 min
Size 81,4 MB
Release Notes:
Dripping Indigo is Quebec-born Chantal
Chamberland's third Jazz CD release. It features
many of the same players found on her previous
releases ù Serendipity Street and This is Our Time
and employs a similar formula. Jazz standards and
popular songs like the Bee Gees' How Deep is Your
Love populate the majority of the CD, and a pair of
numbers sung in Ms. Chamberland's native French add
a distinct flavour to the musical offering.
Her low, breathy single-malt vocals and
piano-intensive accompaniment inevitably lead me to
compare her work with Diana Krall's, and my initial
reaction is similar to the one I feel when
listening to Ms. Krall: Nice dinner music.
When I listen more closely, however, three aspects
of the recording stand out. The musicianship is
superb throughout the CD, there is a distinct
French accent evident in Chantal Chamberland's
English voice, and the two French songs (and her
French singing) are absolutely spectacular!
I remain undecided as to whether or not the French
inflection in her English songs is a charm or an
annoyance, and that decision will remain in the ear
of the beholder. Someday is truly an exceptional
track, as Chantal Chamberland departs from the
smoky renditions, and adds a welcome little Patsy
Cline quiver to her delivery.
What strikes me most when listening to Chantal
Chamberland's Dripping Indigo is the massive
difference in energy, confidence and range when
comparing her English and French products. There
appear to be two singers present on this CD, and I
would pay top dollar to listen to the French one
anytime, anywhere, live or recorded.
Like Celine Dion, Chantal Chamberland's artist's
soul is abundantly evident and accessible in
French, much less so in English. However, I am
puzzled to see no evidence of French-exclusive work
listed on her website's discography. Maybe the
market for French Language Jazz CDs is weak hence,
the ride on the Krall Train but Chantal
Chamberland is exactly the kind of gifted artist
that could blow it wide open