In a Blue Mood

The New Orleans Catahoulas Homegrown Self-produced According to their website, "The New Orleans Catahoulas (cat-a-hoo-las) feature Al...

Louise Cappi Mélange Self-produced New Orleans is home to many singers and performers who cross genres such as John Boutté, Davell Cra...

Soul Brass Band Levels Self-Produced According to a story in Offbeat Magazine, the origins of the Soul Brass Band go back to when CeeLo Gr...

Rockie Charles Born For You Orleans Records A most pleasant surprise is this reissue of the late New Orleans based soul singer's 1996 ...

King James & The Special Men Act Like You Know Special Man Industries Having moved from Seattle to New Orleans in 1993, James Horn wen...

The Gators Featuring Willie Tee Wasted Funky Delicacies This is one of several reissues of classic New Orleans music put together...

In April 2006 I wrote reviews on several post-Katrina benefit albums. This is the third and last review of those I am posting. Here is the f...

In April 2006 I wrote reviews on several post-Katrina benefit albums. I will be posting these in the next few days (not necessarily consecut...

Back three decades ago, Samuel Charters produced a series of blues lps for the Swedish Sonet label, The Legacy of the Blues , along with som...

September has seen some blues and rhythm masters leave us with memories and plenty of reason to celebrate their legacy. Honeyboy Edwards ...

The late Wardell Quezergue conducting the band backing singer Jean Knight at 2007 Ponderosa Stomp  - the New Orleans House of Blues. Phot...

This review from the March 2006 DC Blues Calendar of what appeared to be a fascinating series of reissues from the important Cincinnati Kin...

Mystery Street Records is an affiliate of the fan-funded Threadhead Records, that was established after Hurricane Katrina, as a way for love...

2011-0501 New Orleans JazzFest Day 3-1220117 , a photo by NoVARon on Flickr. From the first time I had the pleasure of hearing Deacon Jo...

The late James Carroll Booker III was one of the most unique and brilliant of the New Orleans pianists, recording on Imperial as a young t...

A new album by Marcia Ball, Roadside Attractions (Alligator) will be welcome by her many fans who certainly will enjoy this release with i...

I briefly blogged about Rick Coleman’s biography of Fats Domino back in May, 2006 which I would subsequently review in Jazz & Blues Rep...

Back in 2006, I had a chance to review together several recordings by Mac Rebannack, aka Dr. John for Jazz & Blues Report . The review a...