How much do you want to bet that you didn’t know that this was actually Los Lobos’ debut disc back in 1976? Thought so! What happened was that back then TV producer Art Brambila wanted to give a tribute to…

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This ep is the debut recording of a fresh sounding young lady named Hanna Gill. Her voice has a hint of the folksy bohemia of Melody Gardot, and she uses it in an eclectic setting with Brad Hammonds/g, Andrew Klein/b,…

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So, does the name of the band signify something besides a New York area code? There is definitely a NY State of mind within the trio of Phil Palombi/eb, Eric Halvorson/dr and Matthew Fries/Rhodes. These three gents create and electric…

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Blossom Dearie-toned Stacey Kent has been mixing her honeycomb-sweet voice with Brazilian songs and sounds for quite some time, and has it down to a perfect salsa, with this latest release possibly being the apotheosis. She mixes and matches musicians…

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Here’s a genre that hasn’t been done yet-the Psychedelic Psongbook of the Psixties. Consisting of Doug Perkins/g, Tony Jones/voc-perc, Chris Smith/key, Adam Cohen/b and David Anderson/dr, the Jazzedelics take tunes from the days of black light posters and put a…

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It’s wonderful to see the venerable Blue Note records going back to its roots and bringing to the fore promising young musicians. Here are a couple trumpet players that are making waves. Ambrose Akinmusire has been getting a lot of…

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Pianist Bruce Barth displays his suave taste and lyrical touch on this collection of originals and jazz standards. He mixes duets, trios, quartets and quintets anlong with Steve Nelson/vibe, Terell Stafford/tp-fh, Vicente Archer/b and Montez Coleman/dr in order to spotlight…

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I’d never heard of New Orleans pianist James Booker before this here reissue of his last studio record from 1983. How did I miss out on this tragic guy who died not long after this release at the age of…

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