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Music CD: Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play The Blues

On October 3, 2011, in It's all about music..., by Wilfried F. Voss

New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues.

Music CD: Let Them Talk by Hugh Laurie

On October 3, 2011, in It's all about music..., by Wilfried F. Voss

Hugh Laurie will release his debut album ‘Let Them Talk’ on Warner Bros. Records. A glorious celebration of New Orleans blues, ‘Let Them Talk’ unites Laurie’s musical talent with a very personal selection of standards and lost blues classics performed with his band of renowned musicians and some very special guest stars.

Audio CD: Revelator With Derek Trucks Band, Susan Tedeschi, Tedeschi Trucks Band

On June 14, 2011, in It's all about music..., by Wilfried F. Voss

Revelator is the long-awaited, song-oriented debut album by the husband-wife team of singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks. Filled with smoky, blues-dipped rockers and heart-stilling ballads that show off, respectively, the gutsier and softer side of Tedeschi’s vocal ability, plus a series of emotive, story-telling solos shaped by Trucks’s uncanny agility on slide-guitar, Revelator also serves to introduce the couple s new, 11-piece ensemble Tedeschi Trucks Band.

Low Country Blues by Gregg Allman

On January 26, 2011, in It's all about music..., by Wilfried F. Voss

Gregg Allman’s first solo album in 14 years was produced by T Bone Burnett and features 11 covers of songs from legendary bluesmen Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Sleepy John Estes, and many more, PLUS an original song written by Gregg and the Allman Brothers’ Warren Haynes called “Just Another Rider.” Gregg’s backing band on the album includes Dr. John on piano, Doyle Bramhall II on guitar, and the incomparable rhythm section of bassist Dennis Crouch and drummer Jay Bellerose (from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’s multiple Grammy-winning `Raising Sand’ album).

Music CD: …Featuring Norah Jones by Norah Jones

On November 18, 2010, in It's all about music..., by Wilfried F. Voss

This album collects Norah’s favorite collaborations from 2001-2010 into one amazing collection: legends like Ray Charles, Willie Nelson and Herbie Hancock, rock artists ranging from Foo Fighters to Ryan Adams to Belle and Sebastian, hip hop luminaries OutKast, Q-Tip and Talib Kweli.

Music CD: Great Ladies of Jazz – Various Artists

On November 11, 2010, in Jazzorama!, by Wilfried F. Voss

Great Ladies of Jazz is a very solid CD that features some really great songs performed by some of the very best female jazz singers ever. The quality of the sound is fantastic; and the artwork is very well done as well.

Music: Living Proof by Buddy Guy

On November 5, 2010, in It's all about music..., by Wilfried F. Voss

After decades of paying dues, Buddy Guy has emerged as the most heralded bluesman of his generation, a hugely influential guitarist and passionate, dynamic live performer. But Buddy started as a sideman, and toiled in the Chicago clubs for a decade before beginning his march to worldwide fame.

Roadsongs [Live] by Derek Trucks Band

On August 31, 2010, in It's all about music..., by Wilfried F. Voss

Roadsongs is a document of the Derek Trucks Band at its collective musical peak, recorded live in Chicago during their 2009 Already Free Tour. Featuring extended live versions from their Grammy Award-winning album Already Free along with classic Derek Trucks Band originals, Roadsongs captures the band reaching new heights on-stage and beyond.

The Piano Has Been Drinking – Not Me

On March 6, 2010, in It's all about music..., by Wilfried F. Voss

Describing the American singer-songwriter Tom Waits is not an easy task. I am thrown between calling him controversial, bizarre, or brilliant (Lady Gaga move aside…). And I still haven’t decided whether or not I like his music. I believe, it may be an acquired taste.

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