If you 're looking for a break from the contemporary blues pop of Kenny Wayne Shepard or Johnny Lang, try "Deep in the South," a collection of authentic sounding blues from the late Guitar Gabriel, who died in 1996 just as he was gaining critical praise. Released on the Cello label through Sire records, this set showcases Guitar Gabriel's — a.k.a Nyles Jones' — raw vocals and rootsy guitar picking. It is a genuine mix that fans of old-school blues will enjoy.

Marta Gomez was born and raised in Cali, Colombia, and began her musical career performing as part of a choir in her hometown. In her teens she moved to the Colombian capital of Bogota. There, she got into doing recording for radio and TV commercials, but set her sights on bigger things. In 1999, she applied for and was accepted by the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she won a so-called "best achievement" scholarship. She released her debut CD, Solo Es Vivir last year, and it gained a good deal of praise by the local Boston press. And it was also apparently released in Colombia. Now, on Cantos de Agua Dulce she has received some national distribution in this country, and it is most deserved.

Unforgettable performances by the king of all violinists. Recorded in 1955 and 1957.Two complete Living Stereo LPs on a single disc. The unique brilliance of Heifetz's artistry is even more exciting in this new DSD remastering of two cornerstones of the violin concerto repertoire.

“Trilogy” is probably ELP’s most progressive and complete album, and for me their best. Unlike all other ELP albums, every track on Trilogy reaches their highest standard...

Mark O'Connor's second CD with his Hot Swing Trio is more than just a salute to the late, legendary jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli; it firmly establishes as him as a bona fide jazz violin virtuoso, thanks to being distributed by a major label this time around.

Patricia Barber, who is both a fine keyboardist and an atmospheric singer, contributes roughly half of the material to her Premonition debut.

Long before 'world music' was a widely used term, ethnomusicologist and performer Mickey Hart became enamored with the culture of rhythms. After hooking back up with the Grateful Dead in the mid-'70s, Hart began incorporating advanced time-signatures into the "Drums" portion of the "Rhythm Devils" duets with Bill Kreutzmann (drums). As described in the liner notes, this is something of a soundtrack album for a planet called Dafos (1985).

Usually recordings by college stage bands are to be avoided by all but close relatives since the illusion of professionalism heard in the well-rehearsed ensembles is constantly punctured by amateurish solos. However this CD features flugelhornist Clark Terry and Frank Wess (doubling on flute and tenor) on half of the selections and the orchestra (under the direction of Bob Lark) is fairly strong.

Four great blues harmonica players (James Cotton, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite, and Sugar Ray Norcia) are featured in various combinations on this spirited disc, backed by a four-piece rhythm section (with guitarist Kid Bangham and pianist Anthony Geraci).