| Album Reports 2022 (alphabetical order) |
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| Richie Goods & Chien Chien Lu (US) Connected (jazz) |
The Heavy Hitters (US) The Heavy Hitters (jazz) |
The Baylor Project (US) The Evening (jazz) |
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| Tas Cru (US) Riffin' The Blue (blues) |
Mick Kolassa (US) For The Feral Heart (blues) |
Muddy What? (D) Spider Legs (blues-roots) |
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| Stef Paglia Trio (B) Light & Darkness (bluesrock) |
De Braave Joenges (B) De Braave Joenges en e Braaf Maskke! (blues) |
Peach & Quiet (Can) Beautiful Thing (blues-americana) |
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| Joe Louis Walker (US) Weight of the World (blues - soulblues) |
Grey Delisle (US) Borrowed (singer-songwriter) |
Kenny Barron (US) The Source (jazz) |
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| Skip & Dan Wilkins Quartet (US) In The Stars (jazz) |
Ralph de Jongh (NL) Miko (blues) |
Vanessa Collier (US) Live at Power Station (blues - funk - soul) |
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| Rick Berthod (US) Tribute To Peter Green (blues) |
Ralph de Jongh (NL) Koeln/Musicon (blues) |
Little Kim (B) Moederland (americana - country) |
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| Sarah Elizabeth Charles (US) Blank Canvas (jazz) |
Nadje Noordhuis (Aus) Full Circle (jazz) |
Pat & Evert Eternal Conversations (jazz-soul) |
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| The Williams Brothers (US) Memories To Burn (country - harmony) |
West of Eden (SE) Next Stop Christmas (folk) |
Jim Keller (US) Spark & Flame (singer-songwriter) |
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| Black Market III (US) Soul Survivor (blues - soul - american roots) |
The Commoners (Can) Find A Better Way (bluesrock - southern rock) |
Babaux & The Peacemakers (US) Lucky 13 (blues) |
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| Kirk Lightsey (US) Lie At Smalls Club (jazz) |
The Ostara Project (Can) The Ostara Project (jazz) |
Old Californio (US) Old Californio Country (country folk) |
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| Ben Levin (US) Take Your Time (piano blues) |
Valentine U Trio (B) Tenderly (jazz) |
Boogie Beasts (B) Blues From Juiter (alt-blues) |
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| Lucky Came To Town (B) December Sessions (americana) |
Billy Truitt (US) Abstract Truth (blues 'n roots) |
Ivor S.K. (Aus) Mississippi Bound (delta blues) |
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| Simon Belelty (US) Pee Wee (jazz) |
Dave Liebman (US) Trust and Honesty (jazz) |
Steve McNaughton (Aus) Journeyman (singer-songwriter) |
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| Dan Navarro (US) Horizon Line (singer-songwriter) |
Buddy Guy (US) The Blues Don't Lie (blues) |
Blue Moon Marquee (Can) Scream, Holler & Howl (blues) - roots |
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| Blues Caravan 2022 Blues Caravan Live (blues) |
Dieter van der Westen Band (NL) Honesty of the Hopeful (americana - folk) |
Erja Lyytinen (Fin) Waiting For The Daylight (bluesrock) |
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| KB Bayley (UK) Flatlands (singer-songwriter) |
Grant Dermody (US) Behind The Sun (blues - americana) |
Jeremiah Johnson (US) Hi-Fi Drive By (blues) |
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| Claudia Acuña (Chili) Duo (latin jazz) |
Michael Blake (US) Combobulate (jazz) |
Kate Baker & Vic Juris (US) Return To Shore (jazz) |
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| Detonics (NL) Detonized (blues - west coast) |
The Rusty Wright Band (US) Hangin' at the DeVille Lounge (bluesrock) |
Blues Eaters (F) Thunderbolt (blues) |
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| Merel van de Keer (NL) Ghost in the Storm (blues-roots) |
The Rusty Zippers (B) Film Dust (americana) |
GA-20 (US) Crackdown (blues) |
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| Alpacas Collective (B) Seven Wisdoms of Plutonia (afro jazz - funk jazz - latin jazz) |
Will Vinson (US) Tripwire (jazz) |
Tim Fitzgerald (US) Full House (jazz) |
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| The Boneshakers (US) One Foot In The Groove (blues-soul-funk) |
Lara Taubman (US) Ol'Kentucky Light (americana) |
Laura Tate (US) Smokey Tango (blues - soul - jazz) |
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| Niecie (US) Queen of the Hill (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Judy Niemack (US) What's Love? (jazz) |
Vanessa Lively (US) Truth Is (singer-songwriter) |
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| Mick Kolassa (US) They Call Me Uncle Mick! (blues - country blues) |
Lauren Anderson (US) Bunr It All Down (blues) |
Gene Ess (Jap-US) Ah-Bop (jazz) |
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| John Németh (US) May Be The Last Time (blues - soul) |
Bywater Call (Can) Remain (blues - southern soul - roots) |
Wallace Coleman (US) Folk Blues on Dutch Ground (blues) |
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| Rob Heron & Tea Pad Orchestra (UK) The Party is Over (western swing - roots - country) |
Dissidence Blues (B) Yidaki Blues (EP) (blues) |
Alex Lopez (US) Nasty Crimes (blues) |
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| John Primer (US) Hard Times (blues) |
The Adam Larson Trio (US) With Love, From Kansas City (jazz) |
Steve Wallis (Aus) Nothing Stays Yhe Same Way For Long (singer-songwriter) |
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| Kirk Fletcher (US) Heartache By The Pound (blues) |
The Texas Horns (US) Everybody Let's Roll (blues) |
Patty Tuite (US) Hardcase of the Blues (blues) |
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| Chris Antonik (Can) Morningstar (bluesrock) |
Emanuel Casablanca (US) Blood on my Hands (bluesrock) |
Giulia Millanta (I) Woman on the Moon (singer-songwriter) |
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| Mike Clark & Leon Lee Dorsey (US) Blues on Top (jazz) |
Tami Neilson (Can) Kingmaker (americana - country) |
Jeffrey Halford & The Healers (US) Soul Crusade (soul-gospel-blues) |
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| Breezy Rodio (US) Underground Blues (blues) |
Ralph de Jongh (NL) T&R (blues - singer-songwriter) |
Steve Yanek (US) Long Overdue rock - singer-songwriter) |
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| Mick Kolassa (US) I'm Just Getting Started! (blues) |
Sweet Undertow (US) Skeletone Machine (blues - bluesrock) |
Jadea Kelly (Can) Roses (singer-songwriter) |
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| Lauren Henderson (US) La Bruja (Latin jazz) |
Neil Swainson (Can) The Fire in the West (jazz) |
Steve Dawson & Telescope 3 Phantom Treshold (classic rock - blues) |
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| Matt Lomeo (US) When You Call (soulfull blues) |
Dennis Johnson (US) Revelation (blues) |
Brad 'GuItar' Wilson (US) Selftitled (blues) |
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| Mama's Biscuits (F) Love Advice (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Jeff Coffin (US) Between Dreaming & Joy (jazz) |
Eyal Vilner Big Band (US) The Jam (jazz) |
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| Sweet Bourbon (NL) Slippery Slopes (blues) |
Mean Mary (US) Portrait of A Woman (vol 1) (singer-songwriter) |
Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus (US) Going The Distance (americana) |
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| Charlie Musselwhite (US) Mississippi Son (blues - country blues) |
Matty T Wall (Aus) Live Down Underground (blues - bluesrock) |
Michael McDermott (US) St. Paul's Boulevard (singer-songwriter) |
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| Ginzola Rubalcaba - Aymée Nuviola Live in Marciac (jazz) |
Harish Raghavan (US) In Tense (jazz) |
DO'A (US) Higher Grounds (jazz) |
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| Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead (US) Poetic (jazz) |
Stratcat Willie & The Strays (US) On A Hot Tin Roof! (blues) |
The Groove Krewe (US) Run To Daylight (NOLA - rhythm 'n blues) |
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| John Minnock (US) Simplicity (jazz) |
The Lucky Ones (Can) Slow Dance, Square Dance, Barn Dance (bluegrass - country) |
The Slocan Ramblers (Can) Up The Hill And Trough The Frog (bluegrass) |
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| Shaggy Dogs (F) Sorry For The Delay (EP) (pub rock) |
Johnny Sansone (US) Into Your Blues (blues) |
Gary Cain (Can) Next Stop (bluesrock) |
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| Van Morrison (Irl) What's It Gonna Take? (blues-soul-gospel) |
Mike Morgan & The Crawl (US) The Lights Went Out in Dallas (blues) |
Sass Jordan (Can) Bitches Blues (bluesrock) |
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| Ticket West (NL) 49 Park St. Blues (blues) |
Joy Lapps (Can) Girl in the Yard (jazz) |
Delbert McClinton (US) Outdated Emotuions (American blues 'n roots) |
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| Rik Meijer (NL) Selftitled (bluesrock and so much more) |
Heathen Apostles (US) Bloodgrass vol. 3&4 (dark americana) |
Black Cat Biscuit (B) The Way It Is (blues) |
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| Jim Dan Dee (Can) Real Blues (blues) |
Lazy Afternoon (SE) Just As Poor As Before (americana - folk) |
Randy McAllister (US) Power Without Power (blues) |
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| John Lee (KR) The Artist (jazz) |
Grant Stewart Quartet (Can) The Lightning Of The Lamps (jazz) |
Mike Stevens (Can) Breathe in The World, Breathe... (harmonica) |
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| Hannah Read & Michael Starkey Cross The Rolling Water (folk) |
Gina Sicilia (US) Unchange (blues - roots) |
Rod Picott (US) Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows (singer-songwriter) |
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| Luis Deniz (CU) El Tinajon (jazz) |
Anthony Geraci (US) Blues Called My Name (blues) |
James Combs (US) Falling Under Spells (singer-songwriter) |
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| Alexander Smalls (US) Let Us Break Bread Together (jazz) |
Michael Rubin (US) I'll Worry If I Wanna (blues) |
Handkerchief (B) Ghosts Of This Town (roots) |
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| Kenny Neal (US) Straight From The Heart (blues - NOLA) |
Emma Wilson (UK) Wish Her Well (blues) |
The Odd Birds (US) Tremolo Heart (americana-country) |
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| The Space Age Travellers (NL) Satellite Shuffle (surf-jazz-swing manouche) |
The North Star Band (US) Then & Now (country) |
Judy Collins (US) Spellbound (folk) |
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| Ann Peebles (US) Live in Memphis (1992) (soul-rhythm 'n blues) |
David Lumsden (US) Rooted in the Blues (blues) |
Dana Fuchs (US) Borrowed Time (blues - bluesrock) |
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| Travellin' Blue Kings (B) Bending The Rules (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Jack Bottleneck & Band (NL) Cow Country (blues - americana) |
Old Crow Medicine Show (US) Paint This Town (americana) |
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| Catherine Russell (US) Send For Me (jazz) |
Spanish Harlem Orchestra (US) Imàgenes Latinas (jazz) |
Michael Ward (US) Highway 61 (blues - bluesrock) |
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| Vaneese Thomas (US) Fight The Good Fight (rhythm 'n blues - soul) |
Ronni Le Tekro (Nor) Bigfoot TV (rock-metal) |
Les Fradkin (US) The Cross In The Sky (rock-pop) |
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| The Pawn Shop Saints (US) Ride My Galaxy (americana) |
Dietrich Strause (US) You and I Must Be Out Of Mind (americana) |
Steven Troch Band (B) The Call (blues) |
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| Suzie Blue & The Lonesome Fellas Blue Train (swing - blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Lew Jetton & 61 South (US) Déjà Hoodoo (blues) |
Victoria Vox (US) Nirvana In Rem (americana-folk) |
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| Boris McCutcheon (US) Pocket Hang Glider (americana-folk) |
Miss Bix (US) Bring It (blues) |
Markey Blue Ric Latina Project Jumpin' The Broom (Memphis Blues) |
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| Henrik Af Ugglas (SE) Another Language (alternative folk) |
Suzanna (Nor) Elevation (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Alice DiMicele (US) Every Seed We Plant (singer-songwriter - americana) |
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| Ben Markley Big Band (US) Ari's Fun House (jazz) |
Roberto Occhipinti (Can) The Next Step (jazz) |
Chiara Izzi ft. Andrea Rea (I) Live in Bremen (jazz) |
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| Mike Holober & Balancing Act (US) Don't Let Go (jazz) |
Jon Spencer & The HITmakers (US) Spencer Gets It Lit (Garage Trash) |
The Blue Chevys (B) The Night Calls (Blues-Rhythm 'n Blues-Roots) |
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| Mark Pontin Group (UK) Kaleidoscope (Bluesrock) |
Bobby Gentilo (US) Gentilo (Blues) |
Hurricane Ruth (US) Live at 3rd and Lindsley (Blues - Bluesrock) |
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| Josh Hyde (US) Parish Blues (Blues) |
Bubba & The Big Bad Blues (US) Drifting (Blues - Bluesrock) |
Rupert Wates (UK) For The People (folk) |
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| The Wildroots (US) Sessions vol.2 (Blues - Gospel - Roots) |
Peter Rogan (US) Broken Down Love (Americana - Blues) |
Pepper Adams (1930-1986) Live at Room at the Top (jazz) |
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| Trudy Lynn (US) Golden Girl (Blues - Soulblues) |
Mississippi Heat (US) Madeleine (Blues) |
Jordi Baizan (US) The Love in You (Americana) |
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| B4 (B/US) Highway (blues) |
Matt Andersen (Can) House To House (Blues - Americana) |
Mercedes Nicole (US) Constellation (Blues - Jazz) |
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| The Sully Band (US) Let's Straighten It Out (rhythm 'n blues-soul) |
Beth Hart (US) A Tribute To Led Zeppelin (Rock) |
Bob Stroger & The Headcutters That's My Name (blues) |
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| Kali Rodriguez - Peña (US) Mélange (jazz) |
Stephen Doster (US) Over The Red Sea (singer-songwriter) |
Walk That Walk (US) You Good.?! (blues) |
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| Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini (US) Auburn Wisper (jazz) |
Kevin Buckley (US) Big Spring (folk) |
Elles Bailey (UK) Shining in the Half Light (blues - gospel) |
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| Popa Chubby (US) Emotional Gangster (blues - bluesrock) |
Karl Stoll & The Danger Zone (US) The Workhouse (blues) |
The James Hunter Six (UK) With Love (rhythm 'n blues - soul) |
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| The Remittance Men (US) Scoundrels, dreamers and... (Northern Country - Americana) |
Brock Davis (US) A Song Waiting To Be Sung (Americana) |
Surrender Hill (US) Just Another Honky Tonk... (Country - Americana) |
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| Misty Blues (US) One Louder (blues) |
John Mayall (UK) The Sun Is Shining Down (blues) |
Mike Allemana (US) Vonology (jazz) |
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| Angela Easly (US) Rise (EP) (blues) |
Kathy Murray & The Kilowatts (US) Fully Charged (blues) |
Elsa Nilsson (US) Coast Redwoods (jazz) |
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| Tyler Mitchell Octet (US) Sun Ra's Journey (jazz) |
Eubanks Evans Experience (US) EEE (jazz) |
North Mississippi Allstars (US) Sail Set (roots-blues) |
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| Scott Ramminger (US) Live at 3rd & Lindsley Nashville (blues) |
The Celtic Duo (SE) Selftiled (folk) |
Margot Merah (NL) Take Heart (folk) |
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| Sugaray Rayford (US) In Too Deep (soulblues) |
Track Dogs (E) Where To Now? (bluegrass-folk) |
HT Roberts (B) Under The Weather (singer-songwriter) |
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| The Love Light Orchestra (US) Leave The Light On (soulblues) |
Steven De bruyn & Jasper Hautekiet (B) Aanhou Geraas Maak (jazz - filmisch) |
BIGLLOU Johnson (US) Big Man (blues - soul) |
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| Keb'Mo (US) Good To Be... (blues - soul) |
Regina Bonelli (US) Truth Hurts (blues - funk - soul) |
Shanda The Howlers (US) It Ain't Easy (rhythm 'n blues - blue-eyed soul) |
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| Alex 'Apolo' Alaya (PR) Bàmbula (jazz) |
Roxy Coss (US) Disparate Parts (jazz) |
Dave Desmelik (US) Clues of my Existence (singer-songwriter) |
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| Professor Louie & The Cowmatix (US) Strike Up The Band (blues - roots) |
Tinsley Ellis (US) Devil May Care (blues - Bluesrock) |
ZOOM ft. Shawn Kellerman (US) Chocolate Cake (blues - funk - soul) |
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| The Grace Fox Big Band (US) Eleven O' Seven (jazz) |
Steve Dawson (Can) Gone, Long Gone (roots - blues) |
Little Mouse & Hungry Cats (F) Voodoo Works (blues) |
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| Bernard Allison (US) Highs and Lows (blues - funk) |
Hinda Hoffman meets Soul Message People (jazz-souljazz) |
Ali Sperry (US) In Front Of US (singer-songwriter - americana) |
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| Various Artists (US) "Blind Raccoon and Nola Blues Collection vol.4" (blues) |
Nienke Dingemans (NL) Devil on my Shoulder (blues)(repost) |
Katie Henry (US) On My Way (blues - roots)(repost) |
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| Ad Vanderveeen (NL) Candle To You (singer-songwriter - americana) |
King of the World (EU) Royal Ten (blues - bluesrock) |
Kristen Lee Sergeant (US) Falling (jazz) |
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| Harley Kimbro Lewis (US) Selftitled (americana) |
Sam Outlaw (US) Popular Mechanics (pop) |
Tim Easton (US) You Don't Really Know Me (americana - folk) |
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| Peter Veteska & Blues Train (US) So Far So Good (blues) |
Marty Winkler (US) Songs I Nev er Sang For My Father (pop-funk-jazz) |
Reverend Nathon (US) Volume 1 (blues-bluesrock) |
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| Deanne Witowski (US) Force of Nature (jazz) |
Oz Noy, Ray Marchica & U. Okegwo Riverside (jazz) |
Roswell Rudd & Duck Baker (US) Live (jazz) |
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