Record Reviews

 

Ellis Marsalis

Quartet

An Open Letter to Thelonious
ELM

Big Sam’s Funky Nation

Peace, Love & Understanding
Independent

Marcia Ball

Peace, Love & BBQ
Alligator Records

Tom McDermott

and Connie Jones

Creole Nocturne
Arbors

Walter “Wolfman” Washington

Doin’ the Funky Thing
Independent

Cedric Watson

Cedric Watson
Valcour

Tab Benoit

with Louisiana’s LeRoux

Night Train to Nashville
Telarc

Jason Miles and DJ Logic

Global Noize
Shanachie

Lost Bayou Ramblers

Vermilionaire
Independent

Frederick “Shep” Sheppard

Tradition: The Habari Gani Sessions
Drumparade

The Raconteurs

Consolers of the Lonely
Warner Bros.

Feufollet

Cow Island Hop
Valcour

Dianne Reeves

When You Know
Blue Note

Joe Bonsall

and his Orange Playboys

Cajun Jamboree
Swallow

Campbell Brothers

Rallytime! Live in New Orleans
Tulip

Chubby Carrier and

the Bayou Swamp Band

Live at Knucklehead’s, Kansas City (CD & DVD)
Swampadellic

Waylon Thibodeaux

Who’s Yo’ Cher Bé Bé
Rabadash

Cousin Joe

How It Feels to Have the Blues
Night Train

Stanton Moore Trio

Emphasis (on the Parenthesis)
Telarc

Bobby Lounge

Bobby’s Back in Town LIVE
Abitian

Smoky Greenwell

and the Blues Gnus

Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Southland

Travis Matte

Hip Hop Zyde-Rock
Mhat Productions

Antenna Inn

Do Work
Independent

Paul Sanchez

Exit to Mystery Street

Independent

John Boutte

Good Neighbor
Independent

Various Artists

Monterey Jazz Festival: 50th Anniversary All-Stars (Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)

Monterey Jazz Fest

Tom Scott

Cannon Re-Loaded: A Celebration of Cannonball Adderley
Concord Records

Al Green

Lay it Down

Blue Note

Roy Young

Memphis
Tommy Boy

David King Dunaway

How Can I Keep from Singing? The Ballad of Pete Seeger
Random House

Kathleen Edwards

Asking for Flowers
Zoe/Rounder

Various Artists

Honeydripper: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Rhino

Joe Ely and Joel Guzman

Live Cactus!
Rack 'em

T Bone Burnett

Tooth of Crime
Nonesuch