Various Artists: Classic American Ballads
Moral evil, natural evil -- hard times. That's the purview of Classic American Ballads.
Ben Child
Down by the Riverside: Thelonious Monk’s High-Water Mark
The Complete Riverside Recordings comprises 15 discs' worth of raw material to sift through, a formidable task with endless rewards.
Leo Bud Welch: I Don’t Prefer No Blues
On this latest album, Leo Bud Welch makes the blues sound like the future and, at 82 years old, his future is bright.
Various Artists: An Americana Christmas
A collection that makes up for its lack of original content in whimsy.