Emerald plays the sultry vamp on “Just One Dance” and “Absolutely Me,” gets torchy on “I Know That He’s Mine,” and cuts loose for a campy romp on “Dr. Producers David Schreurs and Jan van Wieringen (who cowrote the album’s songs with Vincent Degiorgio) shift between styles and eras while maintaining a moody film noir ambiance. Emerald-a Netherlands-based vocalist with impressive jazz chops-inhabits these musical vignettes with considerable poise and a sense of fun. Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor conjures visions of '30s-era femme fatales and plucky heroines, with side trips into more contemporary scenarios along the way. The songs on Caro Emerald’s first album unreel like clips from old movies you can’t quite place but seem hauntingly familiar.
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