Music
Cool Riddims and Sista Teedy, Pledge to My People (NYNO Records)
Before dismissing Pledge to My People as just another recording by Rastafarian wannabes, you might want to check out the duet from last season’s A New Orleans Christmas from NYNO […]
The Yockamo All-Stars, Dew Drop Out (Hannibal)
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Stanton Moore, All Kooked Out (Fog City)
Stretching out from his role as funk band Galactic’s in-the-pocket drummer, Stanton Moore teamed up with electric guitar/bass virtuoso Charlie Hunter and saxophone deconstructionist Skerik for his first solo record, […]
Los Hombres Calientes, Los Hombres Calientes (Basin Street)
Early this spring, young trumpet phenom Irvin Mayfield, who debuts with this recording, and percussion master Bill Summers, whose credits include Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters as well as soundtracks for Roots […]
Dave Bartholomew, New Orleans Big Beat (Landslide)
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Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Funk is in the House (Bullseye Blues & Jazz)
It’s fitting that veteran New Orleans guitarist and singer Walter “Wolfman” Washington covers Ray Charles’ “Mary Ann” on his new CD Funk is in the House. Like the venerable Brother […]
Professor Longhair, Go to the Mardi Gras (Wolf); James Booker, Live at Montreux (Montreux Sounds)
This latest posthumous release by the good Professor was recorded, according to the liner notes, “in Europe in the 70s.” A little detective work has pinpointed the year as probably […]
The Radiators, Live at the Great American Music Hall (High Sierra)
With the Radiators currently celebrating their 20th anniversary, it’s only appropriate they document their time-honed chops with a new live CD. Recorded in September of ’97 in San Francisco, this […]
