With Billy Childs’ ‘Map to the Treasure: Reimaging Laura Nyro,’ it looks like my best albums of 2014 list just got longer.

With ‘Sound Mirror,’ Syd Arthur proves more than capable of harnessing the energy of their live show in a studio setting.

Maybe “Wet Side Story,” played during the 1996 tour, should go on Steely Dan’s next album, too.

Luke Reynolds returns with a funky Memphis shuffle boasting both a hint of J.J. Cale and a dash of Mark Knopfler.

Antoine Fafard’s ‘Ad Perpetuum’ is a wonderfully diverse piece of jazz-fusion art.

Walter Becker aficionado Preston Frazier picks out five instances where the guitarist shined on both Steely Dan and his own solo records.

Split Red’s ‘Serious Heft’ is like Funkadelic or Black Flag with the hint of Latino spice.

Guitarist Marty Walsh shows he has the total package on a new album called ‘The Total Plan.’

Spirited and sophisticated, White builds on an impressive legacy with Al Stewart.

Souther is one of the best in the business at telling stories, period.