“Mercy!” Staples crows. “Oooh boy, you’re banging on that guit-fiddle!”

Plant’s new album gives no quarter to his oldest fans’ built-in expectations.

Not content to draw inspiration only from his influences, Shipp finds the insight for his music from himself, an earlier version of himself as interpreted by today’s version.

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

Toto just seems to get better with age – and Michael McDonald held his own.

Yes, ‘Apocryphal’ is ethereal, an adjective that might be overused a tad, but it’s all about the way Vinnie Sperrazza and his three accomplices give the music that quality. It puts Sperrazza’s formal debut in a far corner of jazz that’s rarely occupied with so much moxie.

“Rosalita” was the song that just had to be played before all important events.

We previosuly picked our most beloved Steely Dan singles, now we choose the finest five of their deep cuts.

Hagen constructs a gentle jazz funk, but it’s far from easy listening.

Call this one the American Dream … and the American Detour.