Sunday 4 December 2011

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Album: Wipe Out, Surfer Joe & Other Great Hits
1973 Compilations (out of print) Reissued 2005: Magic

ALBUM OF THE MONTH

Rebirth Brass Band - Rebirth of New Orleans

2011: Basin Street Records

Exactly like you

Do it again

Dexter Gordon - The Christmas Song

Album: Jazz Cafe Christmas

2009: Concord Music Group

The Quantic Soul Orchestra ftg Kabir - Who knows

Album: Rhythm & Blues

2009: Putumayo

Diana Krall - Little girl blue

Album: The Best of Diana Krall

2007: Verve / Universal

FEATURED ALBUM

The Soul Rebels Brass Band

Album: Unlock Your Mind

2011: Rounder Records / Universal

Sweet dreams are made of this

Unlock your mind

We gon' take your body

Doris Day with The Andre Previn Trio - My one and only love 

Album: Heart

2011: Sony

Rebirth Brass Band - Shrimp & gumbo

Album: Rebirth of New Orleans (Album of the Month, as above)

2011: Basin Street Records

REVISITED & TRULY GREAT

Swing Baby Swing (Various Artists)

1998: Music Collection International

Big Jay McNeely - Road house boogie

Mabel Scott - Elevator boogie

Jimmy McCracklin - I'm gonna have my fun

Rebirth Brass Band - I like it like that

Album: Rebirth of New Orleans (Album of the Month, as above)

2011: Basin Street Records

FEATURED ARTIST

Asa - Naive

2008: Dramatico

Fire on the mountain

No one knows

So beautiful

Rebirth Brass Band - AP Touro

Album: Rebirth of New Orleans (Album of the Month, as above)

2011: Basin Street Records

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Album: Revelator

2011: Sony Masterworks

Love has something else to say

Shelter

Costa Neto - Boas festas Mozambique

Album: World Christmas Party
2010: Putumayo

Sunday 13 November 2011 lest we forget

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Album: Wipe Out, Surfer Joe & Other Great Hits
1973 Compilations (out of print) Reissued 2005: Magic

James Cotton - My baby

Lowell Fulson - I believe I'll give it up

Album: Electric Blues

2010: Not Now

Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble sleeping

Album: Corinne Bailey Rae

2006: EMI / Capitol

FEATURED ARTIST

Charlie Rich - It Ain't Gonna Be That Way - The Complete Smash Sessions

2011: Ace

Something just came over me

No home

Lonely weekends

ALBUM OF THE MONTH

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator

2011: Sony Masterworks

Bound for glory

Simple things

Until you remember

Charlie Haden Quartet West - Wahoo

Album: Sophisticated Ladies

2010: UMG

Rebirth Brass Band - Exactly like you

Album: Rebirth of New Orleans

2011: Basin Street

Flanagan & Allen - Underneath the Arches

Album: The Very Best of Flanagan & Allen

2004: Castle Pulse / Sanctuary

FEATURED ALBUM

Keys to the Crescent City (Various Artists)

1991: Rounder

Charles Brown - Crystal ball

Charles Brown - Nobody knows the trouble I've seen

Charles Brown - My budding rose

REVISIT & TRULY GREAT

Trombone Shorty - Backatown

Album: Backatown
2010: Verve / Universal

Charivari - Jolie bassette

Album: Cajun

2001: Putumayo

Mamie Galore - It ain't necessary

Album: Northern Soul

2005: Chess

FEATURED ALBUM

Louisiana Gumbo (Various Artists)

2000: Putumayo 

Percy Mayfield - Louisiana

Charles Sheffield - It's your voo doo working

Carol Fran & Clarence Hollimon - Door poppin'

James Booker - African gumbo

 

Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch - Lua

Album: Dark Was The Night (Various Artists)

2009: 4AD

Fred Eaglesmith - A little lost

Album: Balin

2003: AML

Fred Astaire - Change Partners

Album: Let's Face the Music & Dance

2005: Castle Pulse / Sanctuary