Claire Martin - A Modern Art - Record Collector

Another top-notch release from a UK jazz artist is A Modern Art, the 13th, and best, long-player from Claire Martin, who began her career as a singer on the QE2. Thirteen is obviously a lucky number for the Wimbledon-born singer, who's in scintillating form on a blend of uptempo funky numbers (check out her spunky rendering of Rodgers & Hart's Everything I've Got Belongs To You) and ruminative ballads, including a poignant vocal version of the late Esbjorn Svensson's Love Is Real.