Spiral is the third album from the young Japanese pianist Hiromi. It includes eight original compositions for jazz trio, including the four-part suite Music for Three-Piece Orchestra.
Michael Bubl_'s It's Time topped the chart for the 40th time, with Chris Botti's To Love Again: The Duets at number two and Bubl_'s live Caught in the Act at number three.
Four albums debuted on the contemporary-jazz chart: Incognito's Eleven at number two, The Essential Kenny G at number three, flutist Alexander Zonjic'sSeldom Blues at number seven, and Streetwize's Streetwize Does Dre, an instrumental tribute to the hip-hop producer Dr. Dre, at number 12.
Herbie Hancock's Possibilities remained at number one.