01 Apr 2021 blues jazz covers standards 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
09 Oct 2020 standards vocalist 82. THE LOST BERLIN TAPES by Ella Fitzgerald There’s a sense of exhilaration when something long lost is suddenly found or, even better, when something not even known to exist abruptly does.
01 Sep 2020 rhythm and blues soul standards 54. AIN’T THAT GOOD NEWS by Sam Cooke This 1964 record was soul/rhythm and blues singer Sam Cooke’s final album prior to his death. Most soul singers of the time released