Music
Johnny Jenkins, Ton Ton Macoute! (Capricorn)
One of those “legendary” rock albums relegated to obscurity by the rush of musical (and commercial) activity in the late 1960s, Ton Ton Macoute! derives its notoriety mainly from the […]
Jelly Roll Morton, Last Sessions (Commodore)
Jelly’s mostly remembered in jazz histories as the first composer and arranger to organize the resources of jazz into complex, exciting, and subtle works. But on these Last Sessions, made […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Trouble Is… (Revolution)
Being a blues player is a tough gig. Being a phenomenon is even worse. Being expected to step into Stevie Ray Vaughan’s shoes is really uncomfortable, but Kenny Wayne Shepherd […]
The Replacements, All for Nothing (Reprise)
In the 1980s, when Lionel Richie, Phil Collins, Madonna and Huey Lewis ruled pop music, the Replacements were the greatest rock and roll band in the world. They were too […]
Jacky Terrasson & Cassandra Wilson, Rendezvous (Blue Note)
This record was a winner from conception. Take Terrasson, the young Parisian import who, since winning the Thelonious Monk competition in ’93, has dazzled as one of the most fluid, […]
Marcus Roberts, Blues for the New Millenium (Columbia)
They told us the Gulf of Mexico was out of oil. Then they drilled deeper and found new, rich deposits. With this recording, young pianist/jazz composer Marcus Roberts shows us […]
Coteau, Highly Seasoned Cajun Music (Rounder)
To most Cajun-music fans under 30, the seminal avant-trad combo Coteau is as much a rumor as a legend. Despite blazing the trail for the likes of BeauSoleil and Mamou, […]
Various Artists, Louisiana Blues (Arhoolie)
This 48-minute, 12-song, five-artist showcase for Louisiana’s finest bluesmen first appeared in 1970, and despite its absence from the standard classic-blues discographies compiled in the past 27 years, it’s as […]
Joe Falcon, Cajun Music Pioneer: Live in Scott, LA, 1963 (Arhoolie Records)
If by some odd chance you’re enough of a Cajun-music fan to have an original, 29-year-old copy of this album on vinyl, you’ll still want to pick up this newly […]
Mighty Joe Young, Mighty Man (Blind Pig)
If you’ll forgive the obscure reference, everything from the bass line to the cadence to the tone of this album’s powerhouse opening track – “Starvation” – echoes “Trouble,” a smoldering […]
