Dave Stryker – Messin’ With Mister T (2015)
‘Messin’ With Mister T’ is Dave Stryker’s grand show of appreciation for his former boss, and it only makes us miss tenor sax giant Stanley Turrentine even more.
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John Ginty – No Filter (2015)
Hammond B3 master John Ginty made a well-rounded roots rock record that’s of the caliber of Randolph, The Black Keys or the Tedeschi-Trucks Band.
Scott DuBois – Winter Light (2015)
With his composing pen, leadership and guitar, Scott DuBois has painted a Monet with ‘Winter Light’.
Joe Bonamassa, “Christmas Boogie” (2015): One Track Mind
Got the Christmas blues, or just want some blues for Christmas? Either way, Joe Bonamassa’s got ya’ covered.
Jeremy Udden and Nicolas Moreaux – Belleville Project (2015)
With a kindred soul in Nicolas Moreaux as Jeremy Udden’s musical partner, ‘Belleville Project’ is a record made by two people but one, prolific mind.
Metallic Taste Of Blood – Doctoring The Dead (2015)
The perfect pairing of Eraldo Bernocchi with Colin Edwin makes ‘Doctoring The Dead’ well worth this second helping of Metallic Taste of Blood.
Bizingas – Eggs Up High (2015)
Never out of ideas or ways for his band of super avanteers to exploit them, Brian Drye does it again. ‘Eggs Up High’ keeps the Bizingas’ creative zeal going strong.
Velocity – Displacement Over Time (2015)
The music that Velocity plays is sometimes complex but always easy on the ears. That’s why ‘Displacement Over Time’ is easy to recommend if old school funk-jazz is your thing.
Neil Young’s Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House finds an artist in ascension
‘Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House,’ issued on Dec. 2, 2008, presents Neil Young before he rose to solo stardom. But you’d never know it.
Caroline Davis Quartet – Doors: Chicago Storylines (2015)
“The yearning to do more is completely validated by what came before.” Caroline Davis helps to make sure we know what came before.
