In a Blue Mood

Paul Rishell Swear To Tell The Truth Tone Cool / Rounder Boston area blues...

Swingadelic Mercerville Zoho Music The self-described 'little big band' Swingadelic was formed in 1998 during the neo-swing moveme...

John McNamara Rollin' With It Bahool Records John McNamara is an Australian whose music took him to Beale Street, not simply because h...

Abdullah Ibrahim Ancient Africa Sackville/Delmark Still known as Dollar Brand when Sackville released some of this on a vinyl album, ...

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

Gregory Lewis Organ Monk, The Breathe Suite Self-produced The remarkable organist Gregory Lewis's latest album represents an attempt t...

J immy Rogers Jimmy Rogers With Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Bullseye Blues In Spring 1978, this reviewer went to see J.B. Hutto at...

Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School The Twilight Fall  Browntasauras Records 24-year old award-winning composer, orchestrator and...

Danielle Wertz, Tal Cohen Intertwined Self-produced This collaboration between vocalist Danielle Wertz and pianist Tal Cohen is a delightf...

Laura Tate Let's Just Be Real 811 Gold Records Texas born vocalist Laura Tate has a resume that goes way beyond the blues and soul roo...

The Cash Box Kings Royal Mint Alligator Records Those wanting some house party, rocking real deal blues need go no further than The Cash B...

Leigh Pilzer Strunkin’ Self-Produced One of the mainstays of the very fertile Washington D.C. jazz scene, this is the first album for ...

Candye Kane White Trash Woman Ruf Records  If blues is, as some describe it, “grown-up music, then Candye Kane’s emergence as a blues d...

Nick Schnebelen Live in Kansas City VizzTone This is a follow-up to " Live at Knuckleheads ," and features one of the members of...

Adrianna Marie And Her Roomful Of All-Stars Kingdom of Swing VizzTone West Coast chanteuse Adrianna Marie has a second recording of ju...

Various Classic Piedmont Blues From Smithsonian Folkways Smithsonian Folkways A new acoustic blues compilation from Smithsonian Folkways d...

Catherine Russell Harlem on My Mind Jazz Village
 Some familiar with this blog may be aware, I am a fan of the singer, Catherine Russell....

Rockin' Johnny Burgin Neoprene Fedora West Tone Records This new release is a follow-up to "Greetings From Greaseland," and ...

Billy Price Alive and Strange Nola Blues/Vizztone Veteran blue-eyed soul singer Billy Price follows his acclaimed collaboration with the l...

Floyd Dixon Wake Up And Live! Alligator Rhythm and Blues pioneer Floyd Dixon has been alive and well on the West Coast these years, and wi...