Blues - CD Reviews (387)
This companion to the concurrently released audio CD bearing the same title features the late, great Texas guitarist Albert Collins and his revved up band, wooing the au…
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Guitarist/composer Jon Zeeman states that this project splits his strengths here on this rather well-conceived album between jazz, blues, and funk--that magical fusion p…
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Ronnie Earl is the recipient of more accolades and awards than practically another blues artist extant. This unique artist and guitarist supreme always delivers the good…
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By the time these original recordings were completed, early-to-late 1990s, the late John Lee Hooker was comfortably in Elder Statesman (Statesperson?) Status. Somebody a…
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David Wilcox is a rockin’ blues legend in Canada with over 30 years of proverbial dues paying under his belt. By the 80s, he was playing hundreds of gigs a year and bega…
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Only in the wide world of jazz can one get the kind of rich, free, diverse, and stylish tunes such as that found on this Hammond-rich, blues-deep trio’s project, Gro…
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For fans of the late great Muddy Waters and other blues luminaries like Johnny Winter and James Cotton, there’s a new treat in store. Live recordings of the 1977 tour fe…
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Trained as a guitarist, Charlie Hunter has played in various bands before going solo where he worked on a number of music projects, released a slew of albums and fronted…
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David Gogo is a superb blues guitarist whose live shows are always a welcome treat! Gogo’s recent CD Skeleton Key shows off Gogo’s guitar wizardry quite well.
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High Country Blues is the second glorious release by Harrison "Sweet Taste" Kennedy that's come to my attention within the last year. After hearing Voice St…
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Each of this band’s first three releases has had a specific theme. Their first one featured Jump Blues; Rhythm and Soul was a gathering of covers by lesser know…
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At first glance, a CD entitled Back to Back by Mr. B (Mark Lincoln Braun) and Bob Seeley would appear to be nothing more than a mirror image of tunes recorded by …
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Ever youthful, Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins has reissued his much-acclaimed 2003 CD entitled Still Cruisin'. It’s also his most current CD to date. The exuberance Ronni…
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Buzz Thompson’s debut CD, Find Out For Yourself! Buzz Thompson Live .... At The Red Dog is a beautiful, soulful, musical creation throughout its entire 64 minutes…
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Mem Shannon is a triple-threat. He summons up the spirit of New Orleans like few others, mainly because his funky grooves are saturated with lessons supremely learned fr…
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Revue: The Best Of Paul Reddick is an overview of a period of intense creativity by Paul Reddick that garned his acknowledgement as one the preeminent contempor…
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Mason Casey hails from upstate New York and is now resides in Holland. Back in the 90s, he worked at several NYC clubs and drew the attention of Popa Chubby, who seldom …
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It’s always a long feel-good moment when you get to settle back and enjoy the type of smoky, raspy, blues that Pete Alderton’s Living On Love offers. Ald…
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It would take an entire separate page to list out the awards conferred upon Jack De Keyzer. He’s deserved every single one of them, but his latest release Blues Thin…
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Brian Cober & The Nationals are a Toronto blues institution, and have recently reissued their third great CD, called Double Slide. The title comes from the fact t…
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