| Album Reports 2020 (alphabetical order) |
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| Austin Walkin' Cane (US) Muso (blues) |
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| Ann Lee (B) Down The Road (EP) (soulful blues - americana) |
Don Flemons (US) Prospect Hill (blues) |
Avey Grouws Band (US) The Devil May Care (blues) |
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| Watermelon Slim (US) Travelling Man (Live) (blues) |
Rory Block (US) Prove It On Me (acoustic blues) |
The Proven Ones (US) You Ain't Done (alt. blues) |
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| Ben Reel (Irl) The Nashville Calling (rootsy americana) |
A Choir Of Ghosts (SE) An Ounce Of Gold (alt-folk) |
White Owl Red (US) Afterglow (singer-songwriter) |
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| Sasha Mashin (Rus) Happy Synapse (jazz) |
Ralph de Jongh (NL) Live @ The Theatre vol.2 (blues-dirty rock 'n roll) |
Eamonn McCormack (Irl) Storyteller (bluesrock) |
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| Leslie Beukelman (US) Golden Daffodil (jazz) |
Gabriel Chakarji (Ven) New Beginning (jazz) |
Casey Hensley (US) Good as Gone (blues-swing) |
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| Little Devils & The Shuffle Blue Flames Sticky Rollin' (blues) |
The Uppertones (US) Easy Snapping (jump blues) |
Vanja Sky (HR) Womanb Named Trouble (blues) |
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| Joe Nolan (Can) Drifters (singer-songwriter) |
W. Smith III & M. Stevens (US) In Common 2 (jazz) |
Carolina Calvache (Col) Vida Profunda (jazz) |
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| Ralph de Jongh (NL) The Whole World Inside (blues) |
Miss Tess (US) Make It Right (american roots music) |
Eileen Rose (US) Muscle Shoals (americana) |
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| Shunzo Ohno (Jap) Runner (jazz) |
Joy Mills Band (US) Echocolator (americana) |
Shawn Pittman (US) Make It Right (blues) |
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| Caroline Rose (US) Superstra (synth-pop) |
Genna & Jesse (US) Say OK (soul) |
Özgür Hazar (TR) Sad and Blue (bluesrock) |
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| Spanish Harlem Orchestra (US) The Latin Jazz Project (jazz) |
Sam Doores (US) Selftitled (singer-songwriter) |
Thana Alexa (US/HR) ONA (jazz) |
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| Maya Rae (Can) Can You See Me? (singer-songwriter) |
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead Legacy Holder (jazz) |
Stephanie Hatfield (US) |
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| Laura Kits (NL) Holy Fountain Water (country-rock) |
Tom Mank & Sera Smolen (US) We Still Know How To Love (folk) |
Liz Mandeville (US) PLaying With Fire (blues) |
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| King Solomon Hicks (US) Harlem (blues) |
Roomful of Blues (US) In A Roomful of Blues (blues) |
Lisa Mills (US) The Triangle (blues-soul) |
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| Chris McCarthy (US) Still Time To Quit (jazz) |
Chickenbone Slim (US) Sleeper (west-coast blues) |
A.K. & The Brotherhood (SE) Oh Sedona! (americana-rock) |
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| The James Hunter Six (UK) Niclk of Time (soul, rhythm 'n blues) |
Leif de Leeuw Band (NL) Where We're Heading (bluesrock-rock) |
Louise Cappi (US) Mèlange (2017/2020) (jazz-blues-NOLA) |
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| Barnill Brothers (B) A Better Place (singer-songwriter) |
My Darling Clementine (UK) Country Darkness Vol.1 (EP) (Country Soul) |
Chicago Yestet (US) Not There Yet (jazz) |
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| Nels Andrews (US) Pigeon and the Crow (singer-songwriter) |
Albert Castiglia (US) Wild and Free (Live) (bluesrock) |
Barbara Bergin (US) Blood Red Moon (singer-songwriter) |
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| Charles Pillow Ensemble (US) Chamber Jazz (jazz) |
Jan James (US) Testify (blues) |
Sass Jordan (Can) Rebel Moon Blues (blues) |
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| Håkon Høye (Nor) Nights at the Surf Hotel (blues-soul-roots) |
Randall Bramblett (US) The Meantime (10th Anniversary) (singer-songwriter) |
Elsa Nilsson (SE) Hindsight (jazz) |
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| Ivy Ford (US) Club 27 (blues) |
Andy Milne & Unison (US) The Remission (jazz) |
The Secret Sisters (US) Saturn Return (singer-songwriter) |
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| Johnny Rawls (US) Live in Europe (blues-soul) |
Mary Jo Curry Band (US) Front Porch (blues) |
Jono Manson (US) Silver Moon (americana) |
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| Hayseed Dixie (US) Blast From The Grassed (Alt-country - bluegrass) |
Sonny Landreth (US) Blacktop Rain (blues) |
Marcus King (US) El Dorado (blues-soul) |
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| Marc Borms (B) [IN]sane (singer-songwrite - roots) |
Fernando Neris (B) The Tiny Crowd (blues-spirituals) |
The Missy Sippy All Stars (B) Missi Sippy All Stars Vol. 1 (blues 'n roots) |
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| Chip Taylor (US) In Sympathy Of A heartbreak (singer-songwriter) |
Andrew Hawkey (UK) Long Story Short (singer-songwriter) |
Bobby Selvaggio (US) Live From The Bop Stop (jazz) |
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| Bai Kamara Jr. Salone (blues) |
Gunther Brown (US) Heartache & Roses (roots-americana) |
Sister Lucille (US) Alive (blues-Memphunk) |
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| Ry Cavanaugh (US) Time For This (singer-songwriter) |
Bill Blue (US) The King Of Crazy Town (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Ryan Perry (US) High Risk, Low Reward (blues) |
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| Phantom Blues Band (US) Still Cookin' (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Mick Kolossa (US) Blind Lemon Sessions (acoustic blues) |
Richard Ray Farrell (US) Three Pints of Gin (acoustic blues) |
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| Tinsley Ellis (US) Ice Cream In Hell (blues) |
Jeffrey Foucault (US) Blood Brothers (americana) |
Tom Gilberts (US) Old School (blues) |
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| Albert Cummings (US) Believe (blues - soul) |
Adam Karch (Can) Everything Can Change (country blues) |
Eileen Ivers (US) Scatter The Light (folk) |
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| Terry Ohms (US) Cold Cold Shoulder (alt-rock) |
John Blek (Irl) The Embers (folk) |
Sari Schorr (US) Live in Europe (blues rock) |
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| Laila Biali (Can) Out of Dust (jazz) |
Aubrey Johnson (US) Unraveled (vocal jazz) |
Sam Hirsh (US) Quite Frankly (jazz) |
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| Whitney Shay (US) Stand Up! (blues-rhythm 'n blues) |
Jake La Botz (US) They're Coming For Me (roots-blues) |
Hot Club of Los Angeles (US) Cinema Swing (gypsy swing - jazz manouche) |
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| Rachel Therrien (US) VENA (jazz) |
Pacific Mambo Orchestra (US) The III Side (latin jazz) |
Ruby Turner (Jam) Love Was Here (soul-blues-rhythm 'n blues) |
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| Amberly Chalberg (US) Hi-Line (singer-songwriter - americana) |
Ben Rice & RB Stone (US) Out of the Box (blues-bluesrock) |
Martyn Joseph (UK) Days of Decision (singer-songwriter) |
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| Tami Neilson (Can) Chicka Boom! (soul-retro-country) |
Lily Locksmith (US) I Don't Need (7") (rhythm 'n blues) |
Popa Chubby (US) It's A Mighty Hard Road (blues-bluesrock) |
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| Reverend Red (US) Lakewood Dreamers (americana) |
The Pilgrims (NL) 6IX (rock) |
Tom "The Suit" Forst (US) World of Broken Hearts (bluesrock) |
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| Kiki Valera (CU) Vivencias en Clave Cubana (latin jazz) |
Tas Cru (US) Drive On (blues) |
Torgeir Waldemar (N) Love (rock) |
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| Cargo Mas (B) Cargo Mas (funk-jazz-latin) |
Matt Harlan (US) Best Beasts (americana) |
Waylon Thibodeaux (US) Here We Go Again (Louisiana blues) |
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| Frank Bey (US) All My Dues Are Paid (blues - soul) |
Fog Holler (US) The Offical Bootleg (bluegrass) |
Jeremiah Johnson (US) Heavens To Betsy (blues) |
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| Sarah Thorpe (F) Deep Blue Love (vocal jazz) |
Clark Sommers' Ba(SH) (US) Peninsula (jazz) |
Lakecia Benjamin (US) Persuance: The Coltranes (jazz) |
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| Frank Kohl (US) The Crossing (jazz) |
Justin Varnes (US) Survival Instinct (jazz) |
Lucifer Mo'Blues (B) We Know Much Better (acoustic blues) |
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| Bernard Allison (US) Songs From The Road (blues) |
Rott'n Dan & Lightnin' Willy (Can) Sweet Sweet Acoustic Blues (acoustic blues - country blues) |
Neil Bob Herd (UK) & The Dirty Little Acoustic Band Every Soul A Story (americana-country-folk) |
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| What A Wonderful...Toots (B) Remembering the Gentle Baron (jazz) |
Tomislav Goluban (Hun) Memphis Light (harmonica blues) |
Jimmy Johnson (US) Every Day of Your Life (blues) |
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| Sam Lewis (US) Solo (singer-songwriter) |
Snafu by Alias Wayne (US) Snafu (blues-rock) |
Mike Bond (US) The Honorable Ones (jazz) |
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| Tomás Doncker (US) Moanin' At Midnight (blues) |
Kaylé Brecher (US) Kayleidoscope (vocal jazz) |
Carus Thompson (Aus) Shakespeare Avenue (singer-songwriter) |
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| Robin McKelle (US) Alternations (vocal jazz) |
Sid Whelan (US) Waitin' For Payday (singer-songwriter blues) |
Cave Flowers (US) Selftitled (southern rock) |
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| Charlie Sutton (US) Primitive Songs For Modern Times (roots-country blues) |
Ruby Lovett (US) It's A Hard Life (country-americana) |
Dirty5 (B) Travelling Shoes (blues) |
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| The Dave Liebman Group (US) Earth (jazz) |
Jeff Rupert & George Garzone (US) The Riplle (jazz) |
Stephen Fearing (Can) The Unconquerable Past (singer-songwriter) |
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| Steven De bruyn (B) The Eternal Perhaps (filmisch-jazz-soundcapes) |
JD Walter (US) Dressed in A Song (jazz) |
Lynne Hanson (Can) Just Words (americana) |
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| Mrs. Henry (US) Live At The Casbah (roots) |
Jonathan NG (US) The Sphynx (jazz) |
DC Snakebuster (B) Snakeboots (blues) |
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