Last autumn, the soul world enjoyed a classy and sophisticated EP from maestro WILL DOWNING. It was ‘Romantique part 1’ and featured Mr D’s wonderful versions of soul and jazz standards like Dionne Warwick’s Isaac Hayes penned ‘Déjà Vu’ and Lou Rawls’ ‘You’ll Never Find Another Love like Mine’ alongside his own ‘If She Knew’.

We were promised a second volume of ”Romantique’ and the good news is that it’s on it way and to whet appetites Will’s just released the first track – a lovely, sensual version of Keith Washington’s ‘Ready, Willing And Able’ – a song perfectly suited to Will’s sound and style.

WILL DOWNING’S ‘Romantique Part 2’ will be released on February 28th on Will’s own Sophisticated Soul imprint