Abbey Lincoln, It’s Me (Verve)

Omar Sosa & Adam Rudolph, Pictures of Soul (Ota)

Vernel Bagneris with the Orange Kellin Trio, Snug Harbor, November 13, 2003

Lizz Wright, Contemporary Arts Center, October 19, 2003

The Blind Boys of Alabama, Go Tell It On the Mountain (Real World/Virgin)

Paul Burch, Fool For Love (Bloodshot Records)

Nashville based alt.country rock crooner Paul Burch has a voice as sweet as Roy Orbison delivered with the point-blank incisiveness perfected by George Jones. Burch has a subtle touch, a […]

Eddie & Frank Thomas, Angels on the Backroads, Volumes 1-4 (Misty Owl Music)

Angels on the Backroads was inspired by the novel idea of two brothers from Iuka, Mississippi who wanted to retread the roots music of the Mississippi Delta, tracing the permutations […]

Various Artists, Patchwork: A Tribute to James Booker (STR Digital Records)

Patchwork is an enjoyable homage to the extraordinary and unforgettable James Carroll Booker III. Gathering seven pianists and special guest vocalist Leigh Harris on a program of 15 pieces associated […]

Chucho Valdes, New Conceptions (Blue Note)

Lila Downs, La Sandunga (Narada World/Virgin)