Medicine
Telarc
Louisiana singer-songwriter/guitarist Benoit co-produced “Medicine” with Sweden transplant and longtime friend Anders Osborne, who also plays rhythm (on B.B. King’s guitar Lucille) and slide.
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Brian Setzer
Setzer Goes Instru-MENTAL!
Surfdog
The Stray Cat takes another break from his namesake swing-revival orchestra, this time to create something he’s been hinting at for a while: an all-instrumental, cross-genre outing.
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Paul Simon
So Beautiful or So What
Hear Music
There’s not a lot of Anglo-American or British rock musicians who’ve recorded albums that draw heavily on multicultural rhythms and melodies, supported by handpicked musicians from around the globe. Simon is one, along with Peter Gabriel, Sting and a few others.
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Del McCoury Band
American Legacies
McCoury Music/Preservation Hall Recordings
Dixieland meets bluegrass: Right off the bat, the fact that both use banjo comes to mind. But imagining the result of such a union isn’t easy.
