Blues - CD Reviews (387)
Since its inception in 2000, there’s been a metamorphosis of the budding NorthernBlues label into a force to be reckoned with in the blues world. Every couple of years, …
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The steam emanating from the bluesy jazz coals of Greg Skaff’s guitar chords rise like a billowing inferno from the tracks on his latest CD East Harlem Skyline. W…
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Blues has an extraordinary musical emotion, with an inner texture dipped into a sixth sense that opens a weathered journey for whoever chooses its dramatic passage. Ever…
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It’s heartening to hear Joe Louis Walker’s lead-off track "It’s A Shame" off his highly entertaining Stony Plains release Witness To The Blues. It's a funk-dren…
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He’s big and "battle-scarred" and he’s been around the block many times. Canadian acoustic blues icon Big Dave McLean is also a supreme storyteller whose relentless tour…
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British hard-rock icons Led Zeppelin’s blues roots are somewhat historic. As the same inferences apply to Cream, Jimi Hendrix and other pacesetters emanating fr…
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Grace & Grit is an appropriate title for Deb Callahan‘s new release. Her powerful, soul-tinged bluesy vocals showcase both an abundance of grace along with more t…
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"Going to Memphis in my Red Cadillac. Got the top let down, two Arkansas girls in the back." "Red Cadillac" is the title track from producer/singer/songwriter/guitarist …
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It’s easy to assume A Swingin’ Session is more of what comes naturally to Duke Robillard, an expert exploration of forties-era sophisticated blues grooves. He’s…
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The list of blues legends just seems to expand more and more each day. Here’s Donald Ray Johnson with some of the most robust, soul-stirring and real blues you co…
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Often those familiar with the musician being toasted in a tribute may want to stick with the originals. It’s a tough sell. That’s why I’m in awe of Amos Garrett’s triump…
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One of the most distinctive and adventurous virtuosos on the harmonica, Carlos del Junco has forged a vast array of styles, including blues, jazz, country, rock and gosp…
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Listening to Taj Mahal for the first time in more than 40 years was a look back into a time when society as a whole was in a continuous state of change and turmoil. Duri…
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The Homemade Jamz Blues Band is a family-based 3-piece combo hailing from Tupelo, Mississippi, consisting of 15-year old Ryan Perry on vocals and lead guitar along with …
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It's not Waylon and Willie. It's Willie and Wynton and this disc is a whole lot of fun. Willie Nelson's laid-back approach is just right for blues and standards as he's pro…
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Moreland & Arbuckle is one impressive, highly versatile blues band hailing from Kansas, consisting of Aaron Moreland on guitars, Dustin Arbuckle on vocals and harmonica,…
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Watermelon Slim is a slide guitar player who has reached the apex of the blues world. He's one of a mere handful of artists whose every release is greeted with unbridled…
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This 2008 DVD signifies a condensed version of the previously issued three-disc set featuring guitarist Carlos Santana’s 2004 Montreux Jazz Fest blues concerts with guit…
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Bluelisted is JW Jones’ fifth release since 2000 and it’s apparent this hot-shot guitar slinger who is entering his mid-20s is into the Blues for the long run. Jones’ ri…
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A tuba, a harmonica and smooth bluesy vocals join the musical makeup on this good finger-poppin’, foot tappin’, bass walkin’, bluesy Memphis jazz project by Jim Shearer …
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