La-La Land
Even if GNP Crescendo’s three discs of music from this classic 1960s sci-fi TV show weren’t already out of print, La-La Land’s limited-edition double album would hardly be redundant: It contains more than 65 minutes of previously unreleased music.
Verve Forecast
Blues rocker Tedeschi opted to go a different route for her fourth album: a collection of soulful covers.
Nomad
While some of the songs on his two solo albums undoubtedly are blues, the music of Guitarlos (aka Carlos Daniel Ayala) is unclassifiable — so much of it falls into the rock ’n’ roll, country, boogie-woogie, swing, R&B, Cajun, doo-wop, soul and Tex-Mex domains, as well as grey areas between. Like the one-sheet says: “File under roots/Americana/blues.”
Painted Records
After opening with a short tap dance by one of her young friends, Texas-based singer Kincaid jumps headfirst into the title track: a bouncy number by Sylvia Lee that sounds like something Willie Nelson could have covered for his “Stardust” album.
Sugar Hill
Landreth has been busy of late, reviving John Hiatt’s backing band The Goners; joining Gov’t Mule for their most recent live album/DVD; guesting on Jimmy Buffett’s newest album, “License to Chill”; and playing Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival, the prestigious Festival International de Jazz de Montreal and The New Orleans Jazz Fest last summer.
