121. CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY by Erwin Helfer and the Chicago Boogie Ensemble
This 2021 record by the famed 85-year old Chicago blues and jazz pianist is a
breath of fresh air despite its harkening back to old
jazz
114. KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
This 2019 record (and winner of the 2020 British Mercury Prize) received
critical acclaim from all over the planet. Considered indie folk or rock,
Kiwanuka
97. VANISHED GARDENS by Charles Lloyd and The Marvels plus Lucinda Williams
This 2018 record is unique in that the band is a jazz ensemble of sorts with
Lucinda Williams contributing vocals to half of the tracks.
84. LONDON CALLING by The Clash
One of the greatest albums of all time, one of the greatest double albums of all
time, one of the greatest punk albums of all
52. LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND (self-titled)
I think if Texas’ own nerdy country crooner Lyle Lovett would have come up
through the ranks over the past few years (as opposed to
