Jan Luley featuring Thomas L’Etienne – Boonoonoonous (2014)
The title is derived from Creole patois for “wonderful.” And wonderful, it is.
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One Track Mind: Rebirth Brass Band, “Rebirth Groove” from Move Your Body (2014)
As this song trumpets – quite literally – there ain’t nothing like a Rebirth groove.
Tommy Malone – Poor Boy (2014)
While the legacy of the Subdudes is firmly cemented as one of the uplifting and satisfying supergroups in recent roots music history, its front man is busy building upon his own legacy. You May Also Like: Russell Malone, “Soul Leo” from Love Looks Good on You (2015): One Track MindRead More
Books: Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues, by John Wirt (2014)
Despite his sweeping influence — not to mention rollicking classics like the song that inspired this book title – Huey “Piano” Smith remains this endlessly enigmatic figure. An excerpt from John Wirt’s new comprehensive, first-ever biography, courtesy of LSU Press, takes us inside the moment when “Rocking Pneumonia and theRead More
Brent Johnson – Set The World On Fire (2014)
Brent Johnson was born in south Texas, but having spent most of his life in New Orleans, he’s more of a Louisiana guitar slinger than a Lone Star State one. You May Also Like: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, “Fire” (1968): One Track Mind How B.B. King Left UsRead More
Viper Mad Trio – Buddy Bolden’s Blues (2014)
Viper Mad Trio’s chin-wagging pre-World War II rave up is anchored in both tradition and personal relationships.
Something Else! sneak peek: Brent Johnson, “Don’t Make A Sound” (2014)
New Orleans blues-rock guitarist Brent Johnson is posied to release his debut album, and you can say he’s paid his dues. You May Also Like: Leslie Johnson – The Leslie Johnson Project (2015) Julee Johnson, “So on Top of the World” (2020): One Track Mind
Irma Thomas – Full Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion Album (2014)
Not yet recognized as the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas had gone some time without a hit by the time she signed with Atlantic’s Cotillion subsidiary in the early 1970s. She’d last charted a pop hit in 1966, and had only gotten to No. 42 with her mostRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Tommy Malone, “You May Laugh” from Poor Boy (2014)
Tommy Malone might forever be known as a founder and frontman for the widely admired subdudes, but as he reminded us last year with his first solo effort in ages, Natural Born Days, You May Also Like: Wayne Krantz, “U Can’t Touch This” from Good Piranha, Bad Piranha (2014): OneRead More
Jim Clayton – Songs My Daughter Knows (2013)
A musical scrapbook for pianist Jim Clayton’s child, who had not yet hit the ripe old age of three at the time of recording, Songs My Daughter Knows is a refreshing and moving jazz record. You May Also Like: Shawn E. Hansen, Mike Pride + Clayton Thomas – ‘DREAMBAND’ (2023)Read More
