Music
Wayne Toups, Toups (New Blues)
The odds against a former zydecajun wunderkind’s turning in his best album at the age of 39 are formidable, but Toups not only overcomes them here, he demolishes them. Blue-eyed […]
J. Paul Jr & the Zydeco Newbreeds, Taking Over (Maison de Soul)
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the challenger to Keith Frank’s throne. Houston-balled band leader J. Paul Jr. takes many of his cues from the Southwest Louisiana dancehall king, and the 23-year-old […]
Aaron Neville, To Make Me Who I Am (A&M)
TOP 40 songwriter-for-hire Diane Warren and contemporary R&B mega-producer Babyface penned “Say What’s In My Heart,” the lead-off track and single from Aaron Neville’s fourth solo album. That combination suggests […]
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 […]
