Album Reports 2023 (alphabetical order) |
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Dave Keller (US) It's Time To Shine (blues - soulblues) |
Erja Lyytinen (Fin) Diamonds on the Road (Live) (bluesrock) |
Vincent Hsu (TW) Music from The River Jazz Suite (jazz) |
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The Moore-McColl Jazz Society (US) Up and Gone (jazz - jazzfunk) |
Kyla Brox (UK) Live at Köniz Castle (blues) |
Mick Kolassa (US) Essentially Not Serious (blues) |
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Ghalia Volt (B/US) Shout Sister Shout (blues) |
The Groove Krewe (US) Blues From The Bayou (blues) |
Vin Venezia (US) The Venetian (jazz) |
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Brad Turner Quintet (Can) The Magnificent (jazz) |
Donald Vega (NI) As I Travel (jazz) |
Rod Picott (US) Stralight Tour (singer-songwriter) |
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Chris Beard (US) Pass It On Down (blues) |
Terry Wilson (US) Bedrock (blues-soul-gospel) |
Robert Rex Waller Jr. (US) See The Big Man Cry (singer-songwriter) |
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Danny Bryant (UK) Rise (bluesrock) |
Misty Blues (US) A Tribute To Odetta (blues-gospel) |
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (UK) Live at 1967 vol.3 (blues) |
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Elliot Sharp's Terraplane (US) Blue Edge (blues) |
Chad Rupp & The Sugar Roots(US) The Devil Won't Get You (blues) |
Chris Yakopcic (US) Live at the Hidden Gem (blues) |
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House of Waters (US) On Becoming (alt-jazz) |
Lucas Pino (US) Covers (jazz) |
Old Californio (US) Metaterranea (country-folk) |
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Three Story Sandbox (US) Artful Dodgers (jazz-world) |
Ben de la Cour (US) Sweet Anhedonia (folk-singer-songwriter) |
Tom Hambridge (US) Blu Ja Vu (blues) |
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Duke Robillard Organ Trio (US/I) A Smooth One (Jazz) |
Popa Chubby & The Beast Band Live At G. Bluey's Juke Joint NYC (blues-bluesrock) |
Track Dogs (US/Irl/E) Blind Summits & Hidden Dips (folk-americana) |
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Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse Live in the UK 2023 (blues-rock) |
EG Knight (US) Sticks & Strings (blues) |
Coffin-Perlson-Krausse (US) Selftiled (jazz) |
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Anthony Fung (US) Fo(u)rth (jazz) |
Aguankó (US) Unidad (latin jazz) |
Mizz Lowe (US) Classy Woman (blues - soul) |
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Tom Buenger (US) Blues From Causcasia (blues) |
Blackburn Brothers (Can) SoulFunk 'n Blues (blues) |
Coco Montoya (US) Writing on the Wall (blues) |
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Dom Martin (N-Irl) Buried in the Hail (blues - roots) |
Teresa James & Rhythm Tramps Rose-Colored Glasses Vol.2 (blues) |
Big Daddy Wilson (US) Plan B (blues-soul-reggea) |
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Johnny Rawls (US) Walking Heart Attack (blues soul) |
Nick Wade (US) Feeling Good is Good Enough (blues) |
Gonzalo Rubalcaba (US) Borrowed Roses (jazz) |
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Bobby Rush (US) All My Love For You (blues) |
Carlos Henriquez (US) A Nuyorican Tale (jazz) |
The Diva Jazz Orchestra (US) '30' (jazz) |
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John F. Klaver Organic and Sustainable Sessions 2 (jazz-funk-fusion) |
Darden Percell (US) Love's Got Me In A Lazy Mood (jazz) |
Ben Winkelman (US) Heartbeat (jazz) |
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Tommy Lee Cook (US) Tommy Lee's Jonesin' (blues) |
Willie J Laws Jr. (US) Too Much Blues (blues-soul) |
Scott Weis Band (US) Raise Your Hands (blues) |
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Wayward Jane (Scot) The Flood (folk) |
Rupert Wates (UK) Elegies (singer-songwriter) |
Sandy Carroll (US) Love On It (blues) |
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Little G Weevil (Hun) If I May (blues) |
Joe Astley (US) Seattle to Greaseland (blues) |
Blues Shack (NL) Ten To Five (blues) |
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Steve Howell (US) Gallery of Echoes (country blues) |
Aaron Skiles (US) Whistle Past The Grave (singer-songwriter) |
River Blonde (I) Garage Blues (blues) |
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The Name Droppers (US) Blue Diamonds (blues) |
Hery Paz (Cub) Jardineros (jazz) |
Max Gerl (US) Self-titled (jazz) |
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Willie J.Campbell (US)(1957-2022) Be Cool (blues) |
Richard Baratta (US) Off The Charts (jazz) |
TechnoCats (US) The Music Of Gregg Hill (jazz) |
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Freddy Fender (US)(1937-2006) Tex-Mex Blues (blues) |
Jon Menges (US) Spirit of 3, Spirit of 4 (jazz) |
Rick & Jenda Derringer (US) Rock The Yacht (blues) |
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Reverend Freakchild (US) Songs of Beauty For Ashes of Realization (blues) |
Mario Rossi (Bra) Smoke Burst (blues) |
Maddie Vogler (US) While We Have Time (jazz) |
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John Wojciekowski (US) Swing of the Pendulum (jazz) |
Ole Lonesome (US) Tejas Motel (blues) |
Scottie Miller (US) Carnival Cocoon (blues-jazz-poetry) |
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Mark Cameron (US) Nasty Business (blues) |
Danny Jonokuchi Big Band (US) Voices (jazz) |
Water Tower (US) Live From Los Angeles (bluegrass) |
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Allan Harris (US) Live at The Blue LLama (jazz) |
Jonathan Suazo (PR) Ricano (jazz) |
Steve Snyder Trio (US) Prime Vintage (jazz) |
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Ms. Jody (US) A Night To Remember (blues - southern soul) |
The Pawn ShopSaints (US) Weeds (Americana) |
Ed Snodderly & The Shoestring Seven (US) Chimney Smoke (Americana) |
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Tim Woods (US) For You (blues) |
Mick Kolassa (US) Wooden Music (blues) |
Eric Johanson (US) The Deep and The Dirty (blues) |
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Sammy Figueroa (US) Searching For A memory (jazz) |
The Rodriguez Brothers (US) Reunited: Live at Dizzy's Club (jazz) |
Lowcountry (US) Lowcountry (jazz) |
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The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio (US) The Long Haul (americana) |
Connor O'Neill (US) The Same Changes Vol II (jazz) |
Franck L Goldwasser (US) Who Needs This Mess?!! (blues) |
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Parker Ferrell (US) Love Runs Trough (singer-songwriter) |
Jeff Babko & David Piltch (US) The Libretto Show (jazz) |
Greg Sover (US) His-Story (blues) |
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Nick Justice (US) Stranger in my Town (singer-songwriter) |
Linda Purl (US) This Could Be The Start (jazz) |
Duke Robillard (US) Six Strings of Steel (blues) |
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Andreas Diehlmann Band (Ger) Long Way To Go (blues - bluesrock) |
JoosTVD (NL) Put Your Fake In It (funk - jazz) |
Catfish John Tisdell (US) Peace of Mind (blues) |
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Jalen Baker (US) Be Still (jazz) |
Arlen Roth & Jerry Jemmott (US) Super Soul Session! (soul) |
Nick Vardanega (Aus) New Beginning (jazz) |
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Jan James (US) Time Bomb (blues - soul) |
Tracy Nelson (US) Life Don't Miss Nobody (blues - americana) |
Larry Taylor & The Taylor Family Generations of Blues (blues) |
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Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip (Fin) Colors of Jealousy (blues) |
Mike Bourne Band ft. Johnny Burgin Cruisin' Kansas City (blues - jump blues) |
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones Groovin' At Groove Now (Live) (blues - jump blues) |
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Nigel Mack (US) Back in Style (blues) |
Pete McCann (US) Without Words (jazz) |
Anthony Hervey (US) Words From My Horn (jazz) |
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Big D & Captain Keys (B) Tales Of Friendship (blues-soul-rock) |
Nicole Zuriatis (US) How Love Begins (jazz) |
Michael Constantino (US) The Song Inside The Tune (jazz) |
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Soulful Femme (US) Attitude (blues-funk-soul) |
Andrew Hawkey (UK) Hindsight (singer-songwriter) |
Malcolm Holcombe (US) Bits & Pieces (singer-songwriter) |
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Jan Geysen (B) The Silver Lining (EP) (singer-songwriter) |
Mike Guldin & Rollin' & Tumbin' (US) The Franklin Sessions (blues) |
Kyle Culkin (US) Shotgun Ridge (blues - americana) |
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Anna Elizabeth Laube (US) Wild Outside (singer-songwriter) |
Bob Bradshaw (US) The Art Of Feeling Blue (singer-songwriter) |
JW-Jones (Can) Everything Now (blues) |
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Melvin Smith (US) Perseverance (jazz) |
Kaz Hawkins (N-Irl) Until We Meet Again (blues) |
Fuat Tuaç (Can) Immigration (jazz) |
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Barn & Belle (NL) The Dead Don,'t Dance (EP) (americana - roots) |
Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra (US) Kemet: The Black Land (jazz) |
Eric Lilley Trio (US) Three (jazz) |
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Christopher McBride (US) Ramon (jazz) |
Lady Adrena (US) Recipe For The Blues (EP) (blues) |
Paul Boddy & Slidewinder BB Nosy Neighbors (blues) |
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Doug Beavers (US) Luna (jazz) |
Louise Dodds & Elchin Shirinov (UK) Two Hours After Midnight (jazz) |
Will James (UK) Sundancer (blues-soul) |
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Ticket West (NL) & Greg Izor (US) Chucufu (blues) |
Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado (A/Bra) Live (souljazz - funk) |
Bruno Deneckere & Kathleen Vandenhoudt (B) Sharing The Blues (singer-songwriter - americana) |
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Ashley Sherlock (UK) Just A Name (blues - bluesrock) |
Kane Kalas (US) High Hopes (jazz) |
Javier Red's Imagery Concerter Life & Umbrella (jazz) |
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Eric Heideman (US) Third Degree Gravity (blues) |
Pat McDougall (US) In The Key of Sorry (blues) |
Tony Holiday (US) Hotel Mississippi (blues) |
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbours Strangers No More (americana) |
Lady J Huston (US) Groove Me Baby (blues) |
Grainne Duffy (Irl) Dirt Woman Blues (blues - bluesrock) |
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Ellis Paul (US) 55 (singer-songwriter) |
Gonzalo Grau & La Clave Secreta (US) De Verdad Verdad (jazz) |
Erik Friedlander (US) She Sees (jazz) |
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Don Braden (US) Earth Wind and Wonder (jazz) |
Troy Roberts (US) NU-Jive Live (jazz) |
Black Bottle Riot (NL) That's Amore (rock) |
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Lil' Reed ft. Ben Levin (US) Back To Baton Rouge (blues) |
Walk That Walk (US) Big World of Trouble (blues) |
Michael Jerome Browne (Can) Gettin' Together (singer-songwriter-folk) |
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The Pacific Jazz Group (US) Selftitled (latin jazz) |
Luiz Millan (Bra) Brazilian Match (latin jazz) |
Nalani Rothrock (US) The Rock House Sessions (blues-soul) |
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Vicente Archer (US) Short Stories (jazz) |
Bruce Katz Band (US) Connections (blues-rhythm 'n blues -souljazz) |
David Larsen (US) The Peplowski Project (jazz) |
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Joe Krown (US) Tribute (blues-rhythm 'n blues) |
Nelson Blanchard (US) Selftitled (blues-soul) |
Deuce 'n A Quarter (US) Keep Moving On (blues) |
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Jared Sims (US) Hellbender (jazz) |
Alex Hamburger (US) What If? (jazz) |
Buzz Amato (US) Muse Café (jazz) |
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STRAF (NL) Zeppelin! (roots) |
Hollywood Paul Litteral (US) Legacy (jazz) |
Bruce Cockburn (Can) O Sun O Moon (singer songwriter) |
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Dudley Taft (US) Guitar Kingdom (bluesrock) |
Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival(US) Gypsy Soul (EP) (blues) |
Jeremy Dutton (US) Anyone is Better Than Here (jazz) |
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Jan Cronin (US) I Thought About You (jazz) |
Brad Guitar Wilson (US) Lovers Before Sunrise (blues) |
Marc Ciprut (US) Blue House (jazz) |
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Jae Sinnett's Zero To 60 Quartet Commitment (jazz) |
Big Harp George (US) Cut My Spirit Loose (blues) |
Afton Wolfe (US) Twenty-Three (blues - americana) |
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Dara Starr Tucker (US) Selftitled (jazz) |
Jeff Coffin (US) Look For Water (jazz) |
Mick Kolassa (US) Slow Blues Essentials (blues) |
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The BluesBones (B) Unchained (blues - bluesrock) |
Misty Blues (US) Outside The Lines (blues - rock - funk) |
Deb Callahan (US) Backbone (blues - soul) |
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Alex Weitz (US) Rule Of Thirds (jazz) |
Geraint Watkins (UK) Aide-Mémoire (Roots-americana-zydeco) |
John Primer (US) Teardrops For Magic Slim (chicago blues) |
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Lauren Henderson (US) Conjuring (jazz) |
Daddy Long Legs (US) Street Sermons (blues - rock) |
Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia (US) Blood Brothers (blues - bluesrock) |
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Trudy Lynn (US) Royal Oaks Blues Café (2013) (blues) |
Jeff Richman (US) XYZ (jazz) |
The Özdemirs (D) Introducing The Özdemirs (blues) |
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Ana Popovic (US/SR) Power (soum, funk, blues) |
George Coleman (US) Live at Smalls Jazz Club (jazz) |
GA-20 (US) Live in Loveland (blues) |
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Taj Mahal (US) Savoy (swing-jazz-blues) |
Alabama Mike (US) Stuff I've Been Trough (blues) |
Wayne Alpern (US) Saxology (jazz) |
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Denis Agenet (F) No'Mo Lapsters (rhythm 'n blues-soul-blues) |
Meredith Moon (Can) Constellations (singer-songwriter-americana) |
The Bluest Sky (US) The Bluest Sky (Alt-country) |
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The Adam Larson Trio (US) With Love From New York (jazz) |
Jono Manson (US) Stars Enough To Guide Me (singer-songwriter) |
Peter Storm & The Blues Society Second (blues - bluesrock) |
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Matt Anderson & The Bottle of Joy The Bottle Of Joy (soul - gospel - blues) |
JP den Tex (NL) The Starlight Adventure (americana) |
Alexis Evans (F) Yours Truly (soul-funk) |
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Lizzie Thomas (US) Duo Encounters (jazz) |
Scott Ellison (US) Zero-2-Sixty (blues) |
Bai Kamara Jr. & The Voodoo Sniffers Travelling Medicine Man (blues-world) |
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Harlem Lake (NL) Volition Live (blues-bluesrock) |
N. MacMaster & Donnem Leahy (Can) Canvas (Celtic Folk) |
Eric Lindell (US) Oakland (EP) (blues) |
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Mike Miz (US) Only Human (singer-songwriter) |
Aymeé Nuviola (CU) Havana Nocturne (jazz) |
Champian Fulton (US) Meet Me At Birdland (jazz) |
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Ally Venable (US) Real Gone (blues-bluesrock) |
Lynn Miles (Can) Tumble Weedy World (singer-songwriter) |
Jeff Pitchell (US) PLaying With My Friends (blues) |
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Rhythm Krewe (US) Unfinished Business (blues) |
Savoy Brown (UK) Blues All Around (blues-bluesrock) |
Nick Finzer (US) Dreams, Visions, Illusions (jazz) |
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Danny Liston (US) Everybody (blues-soul) |
Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys Keep on Pushin' (blues-bluesrock) |
Tammi Savoy (US) Live (rhythm 'n blues - rockabilly) |
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Angela Perley (US) Turn Me Loose (country-americana) |
The Cadillac Kings (UK) Crash and Burn (blues - jump blues) |
The Nighthawks (US) Sliant Six (EP) (blues) |
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Skylar Rogers (US) Among The Insanity (blues) |
Vince Ector Organatomy+ (US) Live @ The Side Door (jazz) |
Sister Lucille (US) Tell The World (blues-soulblues) |
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Kenny Barron (US) The Source (jazz) |
The Weezil Malone Band (US) Desert Drive-In (bluesrock) |
Jimi 'Primetime' & Bob Corritore The World in A Jug (blues) |
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Hailey Brinnel (US) Beautiful Tomorrow (jazz) |
Red Beans & Pepper Sauce (F) "7" (rock-bluesrock) |
Van Morrison (UK) Moving on Skiffle (blues-skiffle) |
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Danielle Wertz (US) Other Side (jazz) |
Jill Rogers & Crying Time (US) Many Worlds Theory (country - americana) |
One Adam One (US) Where Do I Begin (rock) |
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PD Martin (B) Soulbeat Incarnate (blues-funk) |
Nils De Caster & Sara De Smedt (B) Take This Stone (americana) |
Sárah Rogo (US) Sunfall (blues) |
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Tapestri (Wal) Tell Me World (singer-songwriter-folk) |
Steve Dawson (Can) Eyes Closed, Dreaming (roots-blues) |
Sanah Kadoura (Lib/Can) Duality (jazz) |
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Leon Lee Dorsey (US) Cantaloupe Island (jazz) |
Scott Petito (US) Many Worlds (jazz) |
The Backyard Casanovas (D) Backyard Stomp (blues-rhythm 'n blues) |
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Barbara Blue (US) From The Shoals (blues) |
Lulu and The Broadsides (US) Selftitled (nola - blues) |
Kai Strauss (D) Night Shift (2022) (blues) |
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Mississippi MacDonald (UK) Heavy State Loving Blues (blues) |
Bill Warfield (US) Time Capsule (jazz - funk) |
Paul Carrack & SWR Big Band Don't Wait Too Long (soul) |
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Various Artists (US) Collection Volume 5 (blues) |
Nadia Washington (US) Hope Resurgence (jazz) |
The Gayle Harrod Band (US) Temptation (blues - soul) |
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Lynn Harrison (Can) Treasure (singer-songwriter) |
Rachel Therrien (Can) Mi Hogar (latin jazz) |
Rogue Parade (US) Dion's Quest (jazz) |
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Teresa James (US) With A Little Help From Her Friends (blues) |
Jewel Brown (US) Thanks For Good Ole' Music... (blues - Jazz) |
David Ronaldo & The Dice (B) Tunes For A Dime (rock-southern rock-bluesrock) |
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Paul Filipowicz (US) Pier 43 (blues) |
Jo Lawry (Aus) Acrobats (jazz) |
Lonestar Mojo (US) Rough Around The Edges (blues) |
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Joe Locke (US) Makram (jazz) |
Diane Blue (US) Live! at the Fallout Shelter (blues - soulblues) |
Ben Bedford (US) Valley of Stars (singer-songwriter) |
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Sem Jansen (NL) Uncle Sem (americana) |
Jesse Davis (US) Live at Smalls Jazz Club (jazz) |
Markus Rutz (US) Storybook (jazz) |
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The Blues Rats (B) The Last Train (blues - americana) |
Annie Capps (US) How Can I Say This? (singer-songwriter) |
Dyer Davis (US) Dog Bites Back (blues - bluesrock) |
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Derrick Gardner & Jazz Prophets (US) Pan Africa (jazz) |
Lex Grey & The Urban Pioneers (US) How Many Roads? (blues) |
Eddie 9V (US) Capricorn (soul) |
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Ben Wolfe (US) Unjust (jazz) |
Seth Rosenbloom (US) As The Crow Flies (blues - bluesrock) |
Dave Liebman (US) Live at Smalls (jazz) |
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