Joe Henderson, Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (Verve)

Various Artists, Alligator Stomp, Volume 3 (Rhino)

Johnny Adams, I Won’t Cry (Rounder)

Professor Longhair, Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge (Rhino)

Ted Taylor, Be Ever Wonderful (Laurie)

Little Johnny Taylor, Greatest Hits (Galaxy/Fantasy)

Fred Wesley, Comme Ci Comme Ca (Antilles/Polygram)

Snooks Eaglin, Teasin’ You (Black Top)

Lillian Boutte, Lipstick Traces: New Orleans R&B Sessions (Blues Beacon)

I can’t think of more superlatives to say about this album. Lillian Boutte, the long-time favorite jazz singer from New Orleans who spends half her time touring overseas, has put […]

Teenage Fanclub, Bandwagonesque (DGC Records)

Already getting hyped as the alternative pop band of the 90s, racking up Best Album of the Year awards, riding at the top of the college charts, and appearing on […]