Blue Dragon

Released: 2004
Size: 126,5 MB
Time: 50:47
Source: CD
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Zydeco
Art: Full

01- All About You (4:20)
02- Right On Time (3:18)
03- Save The Last Dance (3:20)
04- Work That Body (2:54)
05- I'm Not The Man (3:43)
06- Lonely Waltz (3:18)
07- Little Time (2:47)
08- Master Key (3:57)
09- Would You Go Back (4:18)
10- You Know (3:00)
11- Pay My Bills (4:33)
12- Change Gone Come (3:53)
13- Far From Good (3:53)
14- Do It Like We Can (3:26)

This is Chris' follow-up cd to his very sucessful 2002 release entitled "Life". This new cd sounds incredible, with a nice solid production, and very danceable tunes. The songs are well written as expected, and the band takes zydeco, cajun, and blues to an all new level. Song Highlights, All About You, Right On Time, And Change Gone Come, (which features producer J.Doucet on Guitar) You will love this cd!

Save the Last Dance (Ziddu)
Save the Last Dance (MC)

Released: 2000
Size: 146,4 MB
Time: 59:16
Source: CD
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Zydeco
Art: Full

01- Holdin' On (5:33)
02- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (6:34)
03- What You Got Down There: Part 2 (5:33)
04- Best Kept Secret (4:37)
05- Hold That Tiger (4:53)
06- What's In The Bayou (6:11)
07- Lyin' Cryin' and Tryin' (3:23)
08- If It Makes You Happy It Just Ain't Right (3:58)
09- I Don't Want Nobody Here But You (5:32)
10- Storm Don't Last Long (4:54)
11- Get Gone (4:03)
12- Chris's Trail Ride (4:00)

Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' gained the reputation as being one of the most exciting live zydeco bands around. They also posses the ability to transfer their energetic live shows onto their studio recordings and Best Kept Secret is no exception. Switching between accordion and guitar duties, Ardoin leads Double Clutchin' through a mix of modern influences with traditional Louisiana Cajun music. Highlights include the zydeco cover versions of the Temptations "Papa Was a Rollin Stone" and Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy."Al Campbell

Best Kept Secret (Ziddu)
Best Kept Secret (MC)

Released: 1997
Size: 148,3 MB
Time: 61:07
Source: CD
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Zydeco
Art: Full

01- Lake Charles Connection (5:23)
02- Beauty In Your Eyes (4:02)
03- When I'm Dead and Gone (3:35)
04- Cowboy (4:36)
05- Ardoin Two Step (3:37)
06- Gon' Be Jus' Fine (Double Clutchin' Theme) (3:36)
07- I Believe in You (3:53)
08- We Are the Boys (4:44)
09- I Don't Want What I Can't Keep (5:21)
10- Dimanche apres midi (Sunday morning) (3:22)
11- Angel (4:00)
12- Back Door Man (5:20)
13- When the Morning Comes (4:08)
14- We Are the Boys (Special Bad Boys Dance Mix) (5:24)

Although only a mere 15 years old at the time of this 1997 release, Chris Ardoin was already somewhat of a veteran of zydeco music with two previous albums for local Louisiana labels to his credit. He's also a member of one of zydeco's most established musical families: he's the grandnephew of Amadé Ardoin -- the first Cajun or Creole musician to record in the 1920s -- and the grandson of Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin. With his brother Sean on drums and vocals and Gabriel "Pandy" Perrodin, Jr. on guitar (son of bayou guitarist Gabriel "Fats" Perrodin, aka Guitar Gable, who played the buzzing riff on Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee"), Tammy Ledet on rubboard and Derek "Dee" Greenwood on bass, they forge a new chapter in zydeco with a sound that mines new beats and grooves from reggae to hip-hop while keeping all firmly grounded in their Creole roots. The Ardoin brothers' harmony vocals add a fresh twist to the sound as well, sounding especially fine on the title track, "I Don't Want What I Can't Keep" and the blues-rocker "I Believe In You." There are traditional numbers here, including the frantic workout of "Ardoin Two Step" (a version of the family's "Amede Two Step") and the old-time waltz "Dimanche apres midi (Sunday Afternoon Waltz)," which Sean sings in the original French. But the true highlights are the more forward-looking pieces, like the college chant stomp of "We Are the Boys" (which appears in a special "Bad Boys Dance Mix" version at the end as a bonus track), "Lake Charles Connection" (sporting a wild guitar solo from Perrodin) and "When I'm Dead and Gone," perhaps zydeco's first song about the apocalypse. This is dance music of the highest order, wedding modern funk grooves to the basic fun core of the music's roots. If the Ardoin brothers and their band are truly the future of zydeco, then the future is in very good hands and the dance floor was never fuller. Cub Koda

Gon' Be Jus' Fine (Ziddu)
Gon' Be Jus' Fine (MC)

Released: 1995
Size: 133,1 MB
Time: 54:26
Source: CD
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Zydeco
Art: Full

01- Good Times (3:39)
02- Texas Two Step (3:48)
03- I Need You Now (3:09)
04- Play That Thang (5:19)
05- Lick It Up! (2:57)
06- Hey Stephanie (3:01)
07- Hey Joe Pitre (4:07)
08- Get It On (3:25)
09- Uncle Bud (3:40)
10- I Don't Know (3:45)
11- In A Rush (3:27)
12- Geed-Up (4:19)
13- Come Back Home (2:49)
14- I Wonder (6:55)

The big trend in South Louisiana dance halls these days is the emergence of the "zyde-kids", a new generation of zydeco musicians still in their teens or barely out of them who have copied the successful riff-and-groove approach of Beau Joque. The most popular of these youngsters is the disappointingly stiff Keith Frank*, but the best is Chris Ardoin, a 14-year-old accordionist and singer. The youngster co-leads, Sean, who also sings, writes and drums. On their second album, "Lick It Up!" the brothers capture the excitement of their live show in 14 songs that take an infectious squeeze-box riff and push it hard through a syncopated beat. The brothers are sons of zydeco musician Lawrence Ardoin, grandsons of Bois Sec Ardoin and cousins of Creole-music legend Amade Ardoin. They take advantage of this rich family tradition by adapting such old songs as "Hey Joe Pitre", "Uncle Bud" and "Texas Two Step" to the new Beau Joque sound. On his small button accordion, Chris plays the short melodic figures that catch the ear, while on his drums Sean plays the quickened "double clutching" kick-drum patterns that catch the hips. It's a seductive combination for dancers and listeners alike - and the freshest new development in zydeco since Beau Joque himself.

*This is the anonymous reviewer's own view, not ours!

Lick It Up! (Ziddu)
Lick It Up! (MC)

Released: 1994
Size: 107,8 MB
Time: 45:07
Source: CD
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Zydeco
Art: Full

01- I Like That Me (3:05)
02- Trail Riders (3:00)
03- (Good Man) Bon Homme (2:31)
04- Bumpin' Grind (3:33)
05- That's Da Lick (4:24)
06- Three Ways (3:21)
07- Black Cadillac (2:46)
08- Bud (2:18)
09- Turn It Loose (3:00)
10- Don't Shake That Tree (5:54)
11- Angelique (2:29)
12- Clifton (2:23)
13- You Left Me (2:34)
14- Load'em Up (3:42)

A third generation product of the southwestern Louisiana region's most famed musical dynasty, nouveau zydeco accordionist Chris Ardoin followed in the traditions established by his father, French Zydeco Band frontman Lawrence "Black" Ardoin; his grandfather, Cajun "la la" legend Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin; and his distant cousin, Creole virtuoso Amadé Ardoin. Born in 1981, Chris made his public debut at the age of four, playing with his father at a Texas gumbo cook-off; just five years later, he backed his grandfather during an appearance at Carnegie Hall. The child prodigy also soon joined his father's new band Lagniappe as a full-time member, but like Lawrence before him, Ardoin eventually rejected the confines of traditional zydeco to pursue his own muse; with his older brother Sean, cousin Alphonse and family friend Peter Jacobs, he formed the band Double Clutchin', the name representative of the kind of repeated bass drum kicks which define the funky "new zydeco" sound. Double Clutchin' debuted with 1994's That's Da Lick, recorded when bandleader Ardoin was just 13; Lick It Up! followed a year later, and in 1997 the group signed to Rounder for Gon' Be Jus' ine. Turn the Page followed in 1998 and Best Kept Secrets arrived two years later. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

That's Da Lick! (Ziddu)
That's Da Lick! (MC)

Released: 1998
Size: 166,3 MB
Time: 72:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s-
Styles: Multi Harmony Vocal R&B, Early R&B
Art: Front

01 - Skylark [3:31]
02 - Manhattan [3:15]
03 - Needless [3:24]
04 - A G.I. Wish [2:44]
05 - May That Day Never Come [3:09]
06 - I Had The Craziest Dream [2:39]
07 - Rose Ann Of Charing Cross [3:18]
08 - What Do You Know About Love [3:22]
09 - Magic Moon (Claire Delune) [2:22]
10 - Walkin' By The River [3:16]
11 - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall [3:03]
12 - We Three [3:18]
13 - If I Didn't Care [3:27]
14 - To Each His Own [2:37]
15 - The Gypsy [2:39]
16 - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire [3:16]
17 - Blueberry Hill [5:48]
18 - Charlie Horner Show - The Orioles (Interview) [17:21]

Led by the sultry tenor voice of Sonny Til, the Orioles -- in spite of being regarded by many as the originators of doo wop -- have been poorly served in the CD era, with most of the collections available consisting of re-recorded versions of their late-'40s and early-'50s hits. One of the first groups to bring an overt gospel influence into the pop arena, the Orioles are well worth investigating.

It contains his very last recordings from 1981 with the authentic type of sound that you know and love. Consisting of hammond organ , steel guitar, and standup bass and accoustic piano similar to the way his songs were recorded in the early 1950's. It contains songs that are the standard type You also get to enjoy a live interview with : Sonny Til by Charlie Horner at WXPN in Phila,in 1980. It Also contains: Sonny Til touring with George Holmes Inkspots group in 1976 in Australia and New Zealand. He sang fine versions of "If I didn't Care", and "Blueberry Hill". Also some of the songs such as "To each his own" etc were led by George Grant of the Castelles fame with his rich tenor lead.

For Garin
50Th Anniversary - Collectable Recordings Of Sonny Til (Ziddu)
50Th Anniversary - Collectable Recordings Of Sonny Til (MC)

Released: 1991
Label: Lollipop Recordings
Size: 112,0 MB
Time: 48:04
Source: LL
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Chicago Blues, Piano Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Booklet 1, Front,Tray

01. Iodine In My Coffee (3:59)
02. Wee Wee Baby (3:40)
03. Can't Be Satisfied (3:12)
04. Hard Times (4:55)
05. Down Track (5:06)
06. Fool For You (3:00)
07. Mississippi (2:47)
08. Sloppy Drunk (2:10)
09. Debra Lou (3:03)
10. John Henry (2:01)
11. Liza Jane (1:32)
12. Louis Collins (2:56)
13. B&O Blues (4:09)
14. Blues Before Sunrise (5:28)

Paul Oscher's work with Muddy Waters Blues Band influenced a generation of harp players, from J. Geil's Magic Dick to Eric Clapton's Jerry Portnoy.
As the title suggests, we are talking here about raw blues. Paul Oscher is a gifted multi-instrumentalist who was particularly Muddy Waters' harmonicist between 1967 and 1972. Harmonica player, guitarist, pianist, accordionist and, of course, singer, he invited his two former colleagues from Muddy Waters Blues Band, 'Pinetop' Perkins (piano) and Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith (drums). Sincere and touching blues with wonderful covers like bouncing "Wee wee baby" or "Louie Collins" with some folk intonations. But, his own compositions are very accomplished (the jazzy "Down track" and "Mississippi" with a sharp slide guitar). This disc is produced by Louis Erlanger (former guitarist of Mink De Ville).

For Marineband On Request
Rough Stuff (Ziddu)
Rough Stuff (MC)

Recorded: 2000
Released: 2001
Label: APO
Size: 145,1 MB
Time: 60:28
Source: LL
File: mp3 @ 320 kbps
Styles: Modern Electric Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Open Up Baby - 3:16
02. You Had Quit Me - 5:31
03. I Got To Go (Sweet Daddy-O) - 5:08
04. Can You Use A Man Like Me - 4:28
05. Moaning Moaning - 6:27
06. Slippin' In - 2:18
07. Funky Things - 3:31
08. Maryanne - 4:12
09. It's All Over - 3:44
10. Loving - 4:54
11. Achin' All Over - 4:20
12. I Changed - 6:51
13. Baby I Can't Exist - 5:42

As traditional as the blues on this album are, there’s no mistaking a Wild Child tune. They can’t be played this way by anyone else — not so boisterous, not so Wild Child.Perhaps it’s the syncopation. The way Wild Child punches certain syllables with either his harp or voice. His blues sometimes sound angry and raw, other times soft and country-polished. Here’s a man whose been heavily praised by Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Jimmy Rogers just to name a few; a man who those blues legends were proud to accompany. This release offers a fine mix of Wild Child’s down-home, acoustic sound, his slow, muscular blues and his up-tempo shuffle or 'snapping blues.' As Wild Child himself said, 'If you can’t dig these blues, you got a hole in your soul.' After the dense ensemble of the two preceding album, this has the more open-weave sound of a trio, and while this has no detectable effect on Butler's vivacity, the accompaniments often fall rather flat. On the other hand, the album provides an uncluttered view of Butler's old-school harmonica playing, unaccompanied in 'Funky Things'.

George 'Wild Child' Butler - Harmonica, Vocals
Jimmy D. Lane - Acoustic,Electric Guitars
Jimmy Lee Robinson - Acoustic Guitar tr.2
Bob Stroger - Bass
Sam Lay - Drums

Sho''Nuff (Ziddu)
Sho''Nuff (MC)

Released: 1995
Label: Arhoolie /Folklyric
Size: 181,3 MB
Time: 79:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Louisiana French Blues,Creole,Cajun,Zydeco
Art: Full

01 - Amadie Two Step [3:04]
02 - La Valse A Austin Ardoin [2:53]
03 - Blues De Basile [3:06]
04 - La Valse A Thomas Ardoin [3:03]
05 - Two Step D'Elton [2:59]
06 - La Valse De Gueydan [2:58]
07 - Valse A Alice Poulard [2:53]
08 - One Step D'Oberlin [2:51]
09 - Valse De Opelousas [2:53]
10 - One Step Des Chameaux [2:51]
11 - Les Blues De Voyage [2:58]
12 - La Valse De Amities [2:49]
13 - Les Blues De Crowley [2:37]
14 - Oberlin [3:03]
15 - Tostape De Jennings [3:08]
16 - Le Midland Two Step [3:10]
17 - La Valse Des Chantiers Petroliperes [3:07]
18 - Valse Brunette [3:20]
19 - Tortope D'Osrun [3:11]
20 - La Valse Du Ballard [3:20]
21 - La Turtape De Saroied [3:06]
22 - Valse De La Pointe D'Eglise [3:04]
23 - Les Blues De La Prison [3:11]
24 - Valse De Mon Vieux Village [3:11]
25 - Si Dur D'etre Seul [3:08]
26 - Aimez-Moi Ce Soir [3:03]

The more or less complete recorded works (between 1929-'34) of the singer/accordionist who's generally conceded to be the father of Zydeco. Ardoin, along with his frequent partner, Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee, was certainly among the first to fuse the older French folk tradition with American country blues, and many of the songs captured here eventually made their way into the electrified modern Zydeco pioneered by Clifton Chenier. The sound here is surprisingly good, with far less surface noise than you'd expect from 78s recorded under primitive circumstances. Amede Ardoin, the Pioneer of Louisiana French Blues...

"Cajun and Zarico music would not be what it is today without Amédé Ardoin and his musical recordings of the late 1920s and early 30s. His fortés include his uniquely eloquent lyrics, his resonating voice, and his driving accordion virtuosity. The equanimity in which this slight black French-speaker composed, performed, and recorded his songs attests to the high regard held by those who knew him. Amédé lived the blues and injected his spirit into our music. Without him we would not have the dozen or so songs Iry Lejeune interpreted and recorded in the 1950s that helped to bring about a resurgence of Cajun French pride. We would not have Austin Pitre's soulful interpretation of "Opelousas 2-Step" nor his version of Amédé's emotional "Le blues de la prison." How can we dismiss Dewey Balfa's version of "Je suis orphelin" or his brother Will's haunting "Les blues du cadien"?" (from the introduction by Michael Doucet)

REVIEW:
“The name most mentioned by respected Cajun musicians when asked for the most influential of all south Louisiana French musicians is Amédé Ardoin. Ardoin, who died more than 40 years ago, was a black, Creole, French-speaking accordion player who single-handedly created the modern Cajun style. The three-dozen songs he recorded in New Orleans, San Antonio and New York City (mostly accompanied by Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee) were hugely popular when they were released in the Twenties. Ardoin himself was a sought-after dance musician who played both white Cajun gatherings and black La-la dances, and was known for his ability to improvise Iyrics about those in attendance, a practice which sometimes got him in trouble. These re-mastered classics demonstrate Ardoin's power as a musician and a singer. He played in a rhythm-heavy syncopated style, and sang with a passion unmatched even to this day in Cajun and Creole song. This is a collection that no fan of Cajun or Zydeco music should be without. It provides an important historical perspective, but more to the point, it preserves the performance of a true artist who served as a direct link between old-time-Creole and Cajun music, and the music of a culture which is still being played today.” (~Ed McKeon; New Briton-(CT)Herald)

Amédé Ardoin - vocals & accordion.
Tr 01-10: with Dennis McGee - fiddle; New Orleans - November 19 & 20, 1930.
Tr 11-14: with Dennis McGee - fiddle; San Antonio - August 8, 1934.
Tr 15-26: New York City - December 22, 1934.

For Dodoking on request
I'm Never Comin Back: Roots Of Zydeco (Ziddu)
I'm Never Comin Back: Roots Of Zydeco (MC)

Released: 2011
Recorded: 1949-1952
Label: JSP
Size: (168,4 + 178,1) MB
Time: (67:01 + 70:53)
Source: CD
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Blues, Rhythm & Blues
Art: Full

CD A - 1949-1951:
01- I Love You, I Love You (2:43)
02- Confession Blues (2:30)
03- Alone In This City (2:57)
04- Can Anyone Ask For More (2:49)
05- Rockin' Chair Blues (2:46)
06- Here I Am (2:32)
07- If I Give You My Love (2:37)
08- Can't You See Darling (2:38)
09- This Love Of Mine (3:03)
10- Blues Before Sunrise (2:49)
11- How Long Blues (2:36)
12- A Sentimental Blues (2:26)
13- You'll Always Miss The Water (2:49)
14- Ain't That Fine (2:17)
15- Don't Put All Your Dreams In One Basket (2:51)
16- Sittin' On Top Of The World (2:17)
17- I've Had My Fun (2:42)
18- See See Rider (2:35)
19- What Have I Done (2:33)
20- Honey Honey (2:43)
21- She's On The Ball (2:31)
22- Th' Ego Song (2:22)
23- Late In The Evening Blues (3:05)
24- Someday (3:09)
25- I'll Do Anything But Work (2:27)

CD B - 1951-1952 (Also featuring Bill Samuels):
01 - Ray Charles - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (2:21)
02 - Ray Charles - All To Myself (2:00)
03 - Ray Charles - Lonely Boy (2:50)
04 - Ray Charles - Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (3:01)
05 - Ray Charles - I'm Glad For Your Sake (2:46)
06 - Ray Charles - Baby Won't You Please Come Home (2:55)
07 - Ray Charles - Hey Now (2:19)
08 - Ray Charles - Kissa Me Baby (3:07)
09 - Ray Charles - The Snow Is Falling (2:50)
10 - Ray Charles - Misery In My Heart (3:04)
11 - Ray Charles - Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name (3:34)
12 - Ray Charles - Walkin' And Talkin' (3:10)
13 - Ray Charles - I'm Wonderin' And Wonderin' (3:20)
14 - Ray Charles - I Can't Do No More (Why Did You Go) (2:49)
15 - Ray Charles - Guitar Blues (2:34)
16 - Bill Samuels - I Cover The Waterfront (3:06)
17 - Bill Samuels - Jockey Blues (2:57)
18 - Bill Samuels - I'm Coming Home To Stay (2:28)
19 - Bill Samuels - My Bicycle Tillie (2:57)
20 - Bill Samuels - One Hundred Years From Today (3:00)
21 - Bill Samuels - Candy Store Jump (2:26)
22 - Bill Samuels - That Chick's Too Young To Fry (2:37)
23 - Bill Samuels - I Cover The Waterfront (3:05)
24 - Bill Samuels - Jockey Blues (2:37)
25 - Bill Samuels - Port Wine (2:50)

Ray Charles was really closer to Nat King Cole than he was to being an innovative R&B and soul singer (and pianist) when he first began recording with his trio in 1949, although the spark of something unique and special was already visible and audible. This two-disc, 51-track set collects the early sides Charles recorded between 1949 and 1952, and rounds things out with ten tracks cut by Bill Samuels, an artist who was also working in the same Nat King Cole template at the time. Steve Leggett

The Complete Early Recordings 1949-1952 - CD A (Ziddu)
The Complete Early Recordings 1949-1952 - CD A (MC)

The Complete Early Recordings 1949-1952 - CD B (Ziddu)
The Complete Early Recordings 1949-1952 - CD B (MC)

Released: 2009
Size: 149,0 MB
Time: 61:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: New Orleans
Art: Full

01- Egyptian Fantasy (4:39)
02- A Dear Old Southland (6:19)
03- St. James Infirmary (3:51)
04- Singin' The Blues (5:40)
05- Winin' Boy Blues (6:41)
06- West End Blues (3:51)
07- Blue Drag (4:21)
08- Just A Closer Walk With Thee (5:10)
09- The Bright Mississippi (5:07)
10- Day Dream (5:25)
11- Long Long Journey (4:49)
12- Solitude (5:31)

The Bright Mississippi stands alone among Allen Toussaint albums. Technically, it is not his first jazz album, for in 2005 he released Going Places on the small CD Baby-distributed Captivating Recording Technologies, a label run by his son Reginald, but for most intents and purposes -- and for most listeners -- The Bright Mississippi might as well be his first foray into jazz, since it's the first to get a major-label production and release as it's a de facto sequel to Toussaint's successful, high-profile, 2006 duet album with Elvis Costello, The River in Reverse. Like that record, The Bright Mississippi is produced by Joe Henry, who has a knack for a sound that's clean yet soulful, one that lets the music breathe but still has heft to it. Henry teams Toussaint with a cast of heavy hitters -- including clarinetist Don Byron, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, guitarist Marc Ribot and, on a track a piece, pianist Brad Mehldau and saxophonist Joshua Redman -- to support the pianist on a run through jazz standards ranging from Duke Ellington and Django Reinhardt to Louis Armstrong and Thelonious Monk, whose 1963 classic provides the album its title. Everybody has a little bit where they shine, but this is thoroughly Toussaint's showcase, a place where he can ease back and string together New Orleans jazz and R&B in his own elegant fashion. And what impresses most about Bright Mississippi is that although straight-out jazz is uncommon in Toussaint's work, this neither feels unfamiliar or like a stretch. His signature runs and smooth grooves can be heard throughout the album, but the relaxed nature of the sessions makes it easier than ever to hear what an idiosyncratic, inventive instrumentalist he is, and that is a quality that's more evident upon repeated plays. Upon the first listen, The Bright Mississippi merely seems like a joyous good time, but subsequent spins focus attention on just how rich and multi-layered this wonderful music is. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Bright Mississippi (Ziddu)
The Bright Mississippi (MC)

Released: 2003
Recorded: 1960-1962
Size: 109,7 MB
Time: 43:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Blues
Art: Front

01- Love Me Now (1:59)
02- The Things That I Used To Do (2:56)
03- Come On (Parts I & II) (4:26)
04- You're More To Me Than Gold (2:40)
05- My Mother's Love (2:41)
06- Nervous Breakdown (2:26)
07- Come Along With Me (2:20)
08- You Better Know (2:05)
09- Mama & Papa (2:19)
10- It's Wrong (2:35)
11- Case Of Love (2:04)
12- Trick Bag (2:43)
13- Always A First Time (2:31)
14- Something Funny (1:49)
15- We Are Just Friends (2:26)
16- Don't You Lose It (2:41)
17- Don't Cry My Friend (2:21)

Come On: The Complete Imperial Recordings chronicles guitarist Earl King's brief affiliation with the label between 1960 and 1962. New Orleans R&B was at its most productive in that era, with gems being cranked out one after another. The man at the helm of those recordings was producer Dave Bartholomew. In between cutting monumental sides for the label with Fats Domino, Bartholomew hooked up with King and the results speak for themselves on these 17 tracks. Assisted by the cream of Crescent City musicians and vocalists, including James Booker, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Willie Tee, and Benny Spellman, King recorded his paramount singles "Come On, Pts. 1 & 2,""Always a First Time," and "Trick Bag." The only drawback to this compilation is the omission of King's first hit, "Those Lonely, Lonely Nights," which was recorded for Ace Records a few years prior to his association with Imperial. Nevertheless, these tracks (including six unreleased cuts) undoubtedly stand as some of the finest R&B to come out of New Orleans. Al Campbell

Come On - The Complete Imperial Recordings (Ziddu)
Come On - The Complete Imperial Recordings (MC)

Released: 1991
Recorded: 1952-1958
Size: 146,3 MB
Time: 58:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Blues
Art: Booklets, Tray

01- Jimmy Nolen - Strollin' With Nolen (alt) (2:31)
02- Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Lousianna Hop (2:34)
03- Jimmy Nolen - How Fine Can You Be (2:16)
04- Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Scratchin' (2:40)
05- Jimmy Nolen - You've Been Goofing (2:39)
06- Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Crying With The Rising Sun (3:06)
07- Jimmy Nolen - The Way You Do (2:28)
08- Cal Green - The Big Push (2:33)
09- Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Rageddy Blues (2:23)
10- Jimmy Nolen - I Can't Stand You No More (alt) (2:43)
11- Jimmy Nolen - After Hours (2:39)
12- Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Harmonica Boogie (2:49)
13- Jimmy Nolen - Don't Leave Me No More (2:46)
14- Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Chocolate Pork Chop Man (2:53)
15- Jimmy Nolen - Wipe Your Tears (2:52)
16- Cal Green - Green's Blues (2:45)
17- Jimmy Nolen - It Hurts Me Too (2:27)
18- Jimmy Nolen - Strollin' With Nolen (2:25)
19- Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - The Blast (2:51)
20- Jimmy Nolen - Strawberry Jam (2:59)
21- Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Ooh Midnight (2:46)
22- Jimmy Nolen - Movin On Down The Line (2:27)

A sumptuous feast o' hot 'n greasy Texas jump blues guitars, these 22 Federal recordings (waxed between 1952 and 1958) showcase three of the best '50s T-Bone Walker devotees tearing off punchy li'l swirls o' swing on their fat axes. Johnny Otis's band backs stellar Otis-sideman Pete "Guitar" Lewis on eight performances, three of which showcase Lewis's harp chops (he was also a fine singer, a talent never displayed on his Otis sideman sides). Jimmy Nolen would invent the "chicken scratch" funk guitar style behind James Brown in the '60s, but the dozen mid-'50s performances here (supported by Chuck Higgins's combo) are solidly in the Walker tradition. Midnighter guitarist Cal Green is represented by a pair of instrumentals ("The Big Push" is a vamp around "Annie Had a Baby"). Ten tracks are strictly instrumental, ranging from moody "after hours" blues to high-octane rompers, all delivered with that full-bodied blend of grit and sheen that made the best Texas-gone-California blues such an unparalleled gas. Great sound, 'n if you love fat, horn-like guitars (anchored by fat horns 'n solid rhythm sections); here's an earful. Mark A. Humphrey

Scratchin' (Ziddu)
Scratchin' (MC)

Released: 2013
Label: Valcour /Bayou Teche Bière
Size: 147,5 MB
Time: 62:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Zydeco
Art: Front,Back,CD

01. Pine Leaf Boys - Pine Grove Blues [5:28]
02. Cedric Watson - La Vieille Chanson De Mardi Gras [3:37]
03. Wayne Toups, Steve Riley, Wilson Savoy - Courtbouillon [3:19]
04. Cedric Watson, Corey Ledet - Broken Hearted [3:10]
05. Feufollet - Femme L'a Dit [4:25]
06. Linzay Young, Joel Savoy - La Valse Pop [3:01]
07. Cedric Watson - Cochon De Lait [3:46]
08. Bonsoir Catin - Mon Aimable Brune[4:02]
09. Cedric Watson, Corey Ledet - Goin' Down To Louisiana [3:15]
10. The Cajun Country Revival - Ouvre La Porte [3:10]
11. Red Stick Ramblers - Blues Du Saoulard [3:32]
12. Cedric Watson - Le Sud De La Louisiane [4:06]
13. Pine Leaf Boys - Fool [3:47]
14. Cedic Watson & Bijou Créole - Afro Zydeco [5:02]
15. The Cajun Country Revival - The Right Combination [4:18]
16. Cedric Watson & Bijou Créole - Zydeco Paradise [4:22]

"This album was produced in partnership with the Bayou Teche Brewing Company of Arnaudville, LA. - a fine group of brewing geniuses dedicated to creating beers that compliment the unique foods and lifestyles of South Louisiana."
In 2006, Valcour co-founders recognized that there was a remarkable wealth of talent in the Lafayette area that was under-represented and under-exposed. That was when they decided to do something about it. Six years, 17 releases and four GRAMMY nominations later, the Valcour catalogue is one of the best, most authentic and most successful representations of the thriving Acadiana music scene. 2011 was a big year for Valcour Records and this album is a way of paying homage to the incredible artists with whom they have had the honor of working with.

The Best Of Valcour Records (Ziddu)
The Best Of Valcour Records (MC)

Original: 1971
Released: 1998
Label: P-Vine Japan
Size: 89,9 MB
Time: 39:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Blues
Art: Front,Small Vinyl Art

01 - 7-11 Blues [2:49]
02 - I Put My Baby In High Society [3:28]
03 - Farmer's Son [2:29]
04 - One Room Country Shack [3:58]
05 - You Don't Know What Love Is [2:34]
06 - Let Me Rock You To Sleep [2:41]
07 - Somebody Loan Me A Dime [2:28]
08 - Nothing Buy A Fool [4:49]
09 - Blue Monday Blues [2:48]
10 - Keep On Groovin' Me Baby [3:18]
11 - There Goes My Baby [2:39]
12 - You're Cracking Me Up [2:11]
13 - I Put My Baby In High Society (Original 45 Version) [2:57]

His Japanese fans reverently dubbed Fenton Robinson "the mellow blues genius" because of his ultra-smooth vocals and jazz-inflected guitar work. But beneath the obvious subtlety resides a spark of constant regeneration -- Robinson tirelessly strives to invent something fresh and vital whenever he's near a bandstand. The soft-spoken Mississippi native got his career going in Memphis, where he'd moved at age 16. First, Rosco Gordon used him on a 1956 session for Duke that produced "Keep on Doggin'." The next year, Fenton made his own debut as a leader for the Bihari Brothers' Meteor label with his first reading of "Tennessee Woman." His band, the Dukes, included mentor Charles McGowan on guitar. T-Bone Walker and B.B. King were Robinson's idols. 1957 also saw Fenton team up with bassist Larry Davis at the Flamingo Club in Little Rock. Bobby Bland caught the pair there and recommended them to his boss, Duke Records prexy Don Robey. Both men made waxings for Duke in 1958, Robinson playing on Davis' classic "Texas Flood" and making his own statement with "Mississippi Steamboat." Robinson cut the original version of the often-covered Peppermint Harris-penned slow blues "As the Years Go Passing By" for Duke in 1959 with New Orleans prodigy James Booker on piano. The same date also produced a terrific "Tennessee Woman" and a marvelous blues ballad, "You've Got to Pass This Way Again." Fenton moved to Chicago in 1962, playing Southside clubs with Junior Wells, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Otis Rush and laying down the swinging "Say You're Leavin'" for USA in 1966. But it was his stunning slow blues "Somebody (Loan Me a Dime)" cut in 1967 for Palos, that insured his blues immortality. Boz Scaggs liked it so much that he covered it for his 1969 debut LP. Unfortunately, he initially also claimed he wrote the tune; much litigation followed. John Richbourg's Sound Stage 7/Seventy 7 labels, it's safe to say, didn't really have a clue as to what Fenton Robinson's music was all about. The guitarist's 1970 Nashville waxings for the firm were mostly horrific: he wasn't even invited to play his own guitar on the majority of the horribly unsubtle rock-slanted sides. His musical mindset was growing steadily jazzier by then, not rockier. Robinson fared a great deal better at his next substantial stop: Chicago's Alligator Records. His 1974 album Somebody Loan Me a Dime remains the absolute benchmark of his career, spotlighting his rich, satisfying vocals and free-spirited, understated guitar work in front of a rock-solid horn-driven band. By comparison, 1977's I Hear Some Blues Downstairs was a trifle disappointing despite its playful title track and a driving T-Bone tribute, "Tell Me What's the Reason." Alligator issued Nightflight, another challenging set, in 1984, then backed off the guitarist. His 1989 disc Special Road, first came out on the Dutch Black Magic logo and was reissued by Evidence Music. Robinson passed away on November 25, 1997 at the age of 62 due to complications from brain cancer.(~Bill Dahl)

The Mellow Blues Genius (1967-74)(Ziddu)
The Mellow Blues Genius (1967-74)(MC)

Released: 2009
Label: Hyena Records
Size: 101,7 MB
Time: 44:24
Source: LL
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Modern Electric Blues,Texas Blues/R&B
Art: Full

01 - Can't Come With You [3:45]
02 - Rewind [3:55]
03 - Leap Of Faith [4:22]
04 - I Got A Song [3:39]
05 - Memory Pain [2:34]
06 - Dig A Little Deeper [4:17]
07 - Lay Down [4:24]
08 - Lately I've Let Things Slide [2:57]
09 - I Don't Dance [3:37]
10 - Something Fast [3:39]
11 - In The Dark [2:57]
12 - Falling Out Of Love [4:12]

Aware that Texas was home to great blues players like Stevie Ray Vaughn and his brother Jimmy, Anson Funderburgh and, in a previous generation, T-Bone Walker and Lightning Hopkins, Seth Walker moved to Austin in 1995 in search of a flourishing music scene.His new album “Leap of Faith” is a tasty mix of blues and R&B. Seth Walker came here from Jacksonville, Fla., 14 years ago. The son of two classical musicians, he was introduced to the blues by his uncle, Landon Walker, a musician who had a radio program on WJCT in Jacksonville. Austin helped shape his music. “I had to go to a city that had music woven into it,” he said. “The blues scene in Austin was really thriving. I hadn’t studied swing and jazz blues, but the players here were so open, they showed me how it’s done.” He worked the clubs on Sixth Street, the spine of Austin’s vibrant music scene. “I was playing old-style blues and people were out dancing.” Though the 35-year-old Mr. Walker cut the album in Nashville, “Leap of Faith” has the bite associated with Texas blues and R&B. “I was out of my comfort zone in Nashville,” he said with a laugh, “but I tried to go there and bring the grits.” The disc was recorded live in the home studio of Gary Nicholson, who produced it and co-wrote many of the songs. Mr. Nicholson, who’s had his compositions covered more than 400 times by the likes of B.B. King, Waylon Jennings, Robert Plant, Marty Stuart, Bonnie Raitt and on and on, was the right partner for Seth Walker. “We both come from a blues base,” Mr. Walker told me. “We both love the craft of a good song.”

REVIEW:
For those who may have forgotten that all American music -- pop, jazz, R&B, rock, show tunes, even gospel music -- has its roots in the blues, Seth Walker offers a refresher course in blues based American music. Walker's been pigeonholed as a blues man, but he's much more. His songwriting is professional in the old sense of the word; like Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer, he uses the blues as a backbone for tunes that will equally please roots, Americana, folk, pop, and blues fans. He's a fine guitarist, but his playing never calls attention to itself, it's always placed in service of the song and the lyrics crackle with insight and subtle wit. He laughs with us, not at us. "I Don't Dance" is a smooth southside shuffle wherein Walker complains about his lack of dancefloor dexterity; the band rocks and while he stumbles wondering what to do with his feet, he brings a smile to your face with his understated humor. "In the Dark" borrows a Howlin' Wolf-like groove for a song about a clueless guy who can't see the love that's staring him in the face. Colin Linden's guitar is sinister and playful as it weaves in and out of Walker's vocal line. "I Got a Song" is a beautiful Ray Charles style ballad with an aching lyric, a big string section, smoky piano bar keyboard work from Kevin McKendree, and one of Walker's most soulful vocals. "Rewind" is a second-line strut about lost love that sounds like an R&B hit from the '60s, while "Lay Down" is a relaxed gospel tune marked by mellow resonator guitar. Walker also has a winning way with covers. Nick Lowe's "Lately I've let Things Slide" straddles country and R&B to interpret an arch song about aging, loneliness, and mortality. Poignant pedal steel and honky tonk piano give the tune a careless air belied by the lyric and Walker's weary vocal. Percy Mayfield's bluesy "Memory Pain" comes from someplace halfway between New Orleans and L.A., and Walker gives the tune just the right nostalgic touch. Walker lives in Austin, TX, a town perfectly suited to his expansive style, and this is his sixth album, a solid gem that should be in everybody's CD player.(~AMG)

Leap Of Faith (Ziddu)
Leap Of Faith (MC)

Released: 2003
Size: 92,4 MB
Time: 36:06
Source: CD
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Zydeco
Art: Full

01- What You Come To Do (3:55)
02- Dixie Land (3:33)
03- Pop's Waltz (2:57)
04- Duralde Ramble (2:25)
05- Allons Danser (4:57)
06- Dexter's Zydeco (3:34)
07- Jongle a Moi (2:34)
08- Never See Me Again (3:42)
09- Cyrus Don't Tell Momma (2:17)
10- Take Your Time (3:22)
11- Jolie Bassette (2:46)

As of January 2004, Dexter Ardoin is performing full time with his band, the Creole Ramblers, giving audiences across the country his version of the joyous, heartfelt Creole music that has been part of the Ardoin family for generations. He performs the music of his grandfather, Bois Sec, from whom he learned to play the accordion, and of his father, Morris, and his uncles, the music at the roots of contemporary Cajun and Zydeco. An essential part of that music, now generally excluded from Zydeco, is the fiddle, played on Dexter's 2003 CD What You Come to Do by Dennis Stroughmatt, an Illinois musician whom Dexter met when Dennis joined Sheryl Cormier's Cajun Sounds band while Dexter was the drummer. (Dexter has also played with Willis Prudhomme, Nathan Williams, and Chris Ardoin, his cousin.)
The CD, released by Louisiana Radio Records, has a generous sampling of the songs played by his grandfather and the late Canray Fontenot, including "Duralde Ramble,""Jolie Bassette,""Dixie Land," and, of course, "Allons Danser," plus the traditional song "Jongle à Moi."
There are also original songs by Dexter Ardoin with more of a Zydeco beat, including "What You Come to Do" and "Take Your Time,""Ti vas jamais me voir," and "Take Your Time," plus the instrumentals "Dexter's Zydeco" and "Cyrus Don't Tell Momma," which showcases the interplay between accordion and fiddle that is central to the music of the Creole Ramblers, an echo across the decades of the sound of Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee.
Other musicians on the CD are Chris Ardoin on bass and guitar; and Blake Castille on guitar. Dexter played both accordion and drums for the studio recording. David Simpson

What You Come To Do (Ziddu)
What You Come To Do (MC)

Released: 2005
Size: 96,0 MB
Time: 40:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Rock, Blues, Soul
Art: Front, Inside, Tray

01- One of the Fortunate Few (2:47)
02- Right to Be Wrong (2:41)
03- The Part I Like Best (2:17)
04- I'll Change My Style (2:36)
05- Hammerhead Stew (2:53)
06- Your Memory, Me, and the Blues (4:05)
07- Dead Wrong (2:02)
08- Down into Mexico (4:35)
09- Kiss Her Once for Me (4:02)
10- I Had a Real Good Time (2:27)
11- Midnight Communion (4:10)
12- Two Step Two (3:02)
13- Alright by Me (3:12)

Cost of Living continues the astonishing run of Delbert McClinton recordings that have come along since the mid-'90s. While some would argue that McClinton has always been consistent, Cost of Living ranks up there with Keeper of the Flame, Plain from the Heart, and Jealous Kind. This set contains 13 tunes, the majority of which McClinton either wrote or co-wrote with old mates including Gary Nicholson, Glen Clark, and Al Anderson. The sounds here are tough, gritty Texas rhythm & blues, hard honky tonk blues, slippery acoustic country, and killer funky white boy Southern soul. While there isn't a weak tune in the bunch, there are some standouts, such as the streetwise stroll of "The Part I Like the Best"; the David Parker/Manuel Villa swamp R&B of "I'll Change My Style"; the utterly spooky tale of robbery and tragedy "Down into Mexico," and the ripped-heart ballads "Kiss Her Once for Me" and "Your Memory, Me, and the Blues." There's also the rollicking wide-open rocker "Dead Wrong." The sheer intensity and acumen of McClinton's delivery on these songs takes his reputation as one of the great R&B singers to an entirely new shelf. For McClinton fans, this will be a major cause to celebrate, for the uninitiated, this is as fine a place as any to start. It's authentic, full of heart, and so deep it's fathomless. Thom Jurek

Cost of Living (Ziddu)
Cost of Living (MC)

Released: 2003
Size: 113,1 MB
Time: 44:54
Source: CD
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Style: Zydeco
Art: Full

01- Wake Up Old Man (3:10)
02- Rack It Up (3:20)
03- Keep On Movin' (3:18)
04- One Love (3:46)
05- Festival (3:41)
06- Blue Moon Waltz (4:20)
07- Johnny Billy Goat (2:58)
08- You Gotta Move (3:21)
09- Make You Feel Good (3:19)
10- Just A Friend (4:02)
11- Gardez Don (4:30)
12- Bad Boys Groove (5:03)

In 2003, Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys recorded their first CD, Make You Feel Good, featuring seven original songs by Terry Domingue. In the title song, Terry sings "The Bad Boys, they make you feel so good," and that sums up the response his music gets at festivals and dance halls in Southwest Louisiana.
There's high energy zydeco on the CD in songs like "Back It Up" and "Keep on Movin'," but the music always flows smoothly, with Terry's vocals and accordion work, Kent August's guitar, and the rest of the band keeping everything in the groove. "Bad Boys Groove," an instrumental, rolls and flows along like a Louisiana bayou. Terry even offers dancers "Blue Moon Waltz," a refreshing example of zydeco that draws on older traditions that many bands ignore. In "Festival," he offers a tribute to dozens of musical events across Louisiana and beyond.
Terry also includes his version of some classic numbers by zydeco legends: Boozoo Chavis'"Johnnie Ma Cabri" and Beau Jocque's "Gardez Donc."
In addition to Terry Domingue on accordion and Kent August on guitar, other musicians on the CD are Jamyric Sonnier on drums, Josh Thibeaux on scrubboard, and Michael Morgan on bass. David Simpson

Make You Feel Good (Ziddu)
Make You Feel Good (MC)

Released: 2013
Label: Wazoo Music group
Size: 94,3 MB
Time: 38:38
Source: LL
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Blues-Rock
Art: Full

01 - Boss You Around [3:08]
02 - Boot Mill Blues (Feat. James Montgomery) [2:59]
03 - Almost Over You (Feat. Jon Butcher) [4:44]
04 - Going Down [3:39]
05 - She's Walking (Feat. Johnny A.) [3:26]
06 - Stranger [4:22]
07 - Born Under A Bad Sign [3:58]
08 - Got To Believe (Feat. Frank Hannon) [3:39]
09 - Deja Blues [4:22]
10 - Hold Your Head Up High [4:16]

When fellow music patrons think of guitarist Gary Hoey, they think of instrumental shredders in the realm of Satriani, Vai and others of that high caliber. However, with this collection of tunes, he's more in the arena of Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Jon Butcher and Eric Gales. As I read the CD jewel case's inner sleeve, I noticed that Hoey has written most of the songs with only a couple of exceptions. The opening tune "Boss You Around" is an up-tempo straight ahead tight blues vamp that's impeccably delivered. Gary's vocals are commanding and emotive. And of course his guitar playing is exactly what the doctor ordered. Did someone say electrifying? The next creation called "Boot Mill Blues" is a fast hard-driving boogie-woogie featuring catchy vocals and some illuminated harp playing by brother in music James Montgomery. "Almost Over You" slows things down a bit and gives you that smokey juke joint sound with the low down but silky smooth organ explorations. Jon Butcher lays it down with the guitar duties here. Again, Brother Gary's vocal timbres are spot on. Next up to bat is the infamous cover by Don Nix "Going Down" and let me tell ya, Hoey tears it up! This is one of those tunes where he let's his hair down and really shows off his guitar prowess. "She's Walking" is a mid-tempo shuffle that has some fine slide guitar playing on it by the capable Johhny A. … This is a down and dirty foot stomp'n track for sure. Gary Hoey has recorded 19 albums and had five top-20 Billboard hits, and has been called one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. As writer, producer, and guitar player, Hoey's clients have included Disney, ESPN, and No Fear, and he has performed the National Anthem for the New England Patriots, San Diego Padres, and the Boston Red Sox. The maestro has been featured on VH1 Classic’s documentary “Aftermath,” and has guest starred alongside Michael Anthony, Ace Frehley, and Dave Mason, among others at the Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles, which debuts as a special series on VH1 Classics. And in 2012, my man recently produced and co-wrote for “The Queen Of Metal” Lita Ford’s latest release “Living Like Runaway” for SPV records to rave reviews, “It was a thrill to work with Lita, she is a true rocker, a pioneer for woman in rock, and she’s a kick ass guitar player”. Hoey has toured and traded licks with the likes of Jeff Beck, Brian May of Queen, Ted Nugent, Joe Satriani, The Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Styx, Steve Vai, Peter Frampton, and Dick Dale. The next stand out song "Stranger" is a slow and sensuous vibration with satin vocals, mesmerizing lyrics and sizzling tone-full blues licks which sets you up for the next stately smoking tune "Born Under A Bad Sign"… This is definitely a stunning performance with substance. Tune number eight "Got To Believe’s" performance is rich with intensity and feeling. Again, the backing slide- guitar work is rip-roaring thanks to the talents of Frank Hannon. The self-titled tune "Deja Blues" is a melodic blues instrumental of the highest order. The crisp, clean distortion sound jumps off of the master's axe. Definitely some nice tasty guitar work here for the soul. And lastly, we have the foot tapping feel good tune "Hold Your Head Up High". Lots of finesse and plenty of tone with the slide guitar work and his voice and lyrics are a perfect fit. In closing, what we have here is a fine collection of classic rock'n blues. Gary Hoey is one very talented kat and a faithful student of the blues. There is also plenty of fret burning, full-tilt roots-boogies, simmering shuffles and catchy vamps. Overall the production sounds fresh and a definite expression of dedication to the blues icons before him. Excellent songwriting, production, and musicianship and highly recommended!!! (~Scott Thomas)

Deja Blues (Ziddu)
Deja Blues (MC)

Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' - Save the Last Dance

Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' - Best Kept Secret

Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' - Gon' Be Jus' Fine

Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' - Lick It Up!

Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' - That's Da Lick!

Sonny Til & The Orioles - 50Th Anniversary: Collectable Recordings Of Sonny Til

Paul Oscher (Feat. Pinetop Perkins & Willie Big Eyes Smith) - Rough Stuff

George 'Wild Child' Butler - Sho''Nuff

Amédé Ardoin - I'm Never Comin' Back: The Roots Of Zydeco (1930-1934)

Ray Charles - The Complete Early Recordings 1949-1952 Also featuring Bill Samuels

Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi

Earl King - Come On - The Complete Imperial Recordings

Pete Lewis, Jimmy Nolen, Cal Green - Scratchin'

VA - The Best Of Valcour Records

Fenton Robinson - The Mellow Blues Genius (1967-74)

Seth Walker - Leap Of Faith

Dexter Ardoin & The Creole Ramblers - What You Come To Do

Delbert McClinton - Cost of Living

Terry & The Zydeco Bad Boys - Make You Feel Good

Gary Hoey - Deja Blues