In a Blue Mood

As I type this, I am watching a video of the late Allen Toussaint on Qwest TV. It is a Baloise Session in Basel, Switzerland and was his nex...

Mitch Woods A Tip of the Hats to Fats Blind Pig If one is already familiar with Mitch woods, then you will know what to expect with the li...

The Original Roland Stone Remember Me Orleans Records When I was at the Louisiana Music Factory, I had selected a bunch of discs ...

Tommy Ridgely   Since The Blues Began   Black Top While attending the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for the first time at...

Snooks Eaglin Soul’s Edge
 Blacktop

 A recent Offbeat article analogized that Snooks Eaglin is to guitarists what Professor Longhair w...

More than a few years ago, Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters had a limited edition live recording. Also several sets from the ...

Irma Thomas' career was elevated from being a regional New Orleans treasure to an artist that received national and international rec...

James Carroll Booker, that genius of New Orleans piano tradition, passed some 30 years ago on November 8, 1983, several months after Roun...

The following is taken from the April 2007 Jazz & Blues Report (Issue 292) when I did a lengthy review of a number of releases on ...

In addition to posting current reviews of recordings, you know I also post reviews I have written for publications for five and more ye...