Maria Muldaur and Tuba Skinny ‘Get Happy Together’
This is the kind of New Orleans music that makes a person smile and tap one’s feet when a song is happy and moan with a knowing smile when it’s sad.
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‘If You’re Going to the City’ Illuminates the Cerebral Artistry of Mose Allison
Too adventurous for blues, too raw for jazz, Mose Allison danced on the ivories in both worlds, tipping his hat to singer-songwriter pop along the way. A new tribute album reveals the many avenues worth exploring of one of the most singular voices in music.
It’s the Reign of Wes Montgomery in Paris
Listening to Wes Montgomery is like experiencing the first warm rain in spring. The drops may refresh, but there's something melancholy about it.