David Carroll - Let's Dance & Let's Dance Again
Somewhere between the sappy schmaltz of Lawrence Welk and the space age swing of Esquivel you'll hear the softly-swaying sounds of "one finger pianist and bad saxophonist" David Carroll.
View ArticleSkip Heller - Bear Flag
Bear Flag is a tribute to Heller's own musical formative years in Philadelphia, where an organ-based jazz trio could be found amid the smoke and ambiance of most nightclubs and jazz bars.
View ArticleLegendary Hucklebucks - Rattle All Night Long and Shake You!
Pittsburgh's Legendary Hucklebucks launch this CD with a force like a rocket sled on rails. This is a great punk-a-billy band that features the rare combination of fast-rocking rhythms smartly-written...
View ArticleLouis Armstrong: Jazz Moods—Hot
Louis Armstrong was one of the primary architects of jazz, and these 1920s recordings are simply sublime, inarguably one of the towering artistic achievements of the twentieth century.
View ArticleJohnny Cash - The Legend
These 104 selections are an excellent overview of Cash's work and style from 1955 to 2002, re-mastered to improve clarity, but still retaining the raw, honest qualities so much a part of his work.
View ArticleThe Lost Patrol - High Noon
High Noon is the high point of The Lost Patrol's recording career so far, combining ambient surf reverb, movie soundtrack moods, and sensuous vocals to evoke an ethereal alternate sonic universe.
View ArticleStar Mountain Dreamers - Greetings from El Paso
One of the hottest new bands on the Rockabilly circuit is El Paso's Star Mountain Dreamers. Formed in 2003, the Dreamers have been creating a buzz much louder than a lullaby.
View ArticleTito Puente - The Essential Tito Puente
This seductive, soulful swing is the bongo-beat lounge soundtrack to the pastel, art deco Miami Beach/Havana scene of our collective dreams. Just close your eyes and mambo with the master, baby.
View ArticleStanley Turrentine: Jazz Moods—Cool
Turrentine's playing is indeed "cool", but on some songs the layers of strings and percussion render his playing too subdued understated.
View ArticleWalk the Line
With an emphasis on quality storytelling, coupled with the fine performances of the cast and the emotional firepower of Cash's music, Walk the Line is first-rate cinema.
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