Andy Brown Quartet – Direct Call

    Andy Brown Quartet – Direct Call Delmark DE 5023 (2015) Compact Disc Andy Brown’s previous album, Soloist (Delmark 5019), received outstanding reviews in JazzTimes, Jazziz, Vintage Guitar and in Down Beat where Scott Yanow described Andy as “a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene since 2003 … a superior mainstream guitarist”. Direct Call features a…

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      Mike Wheeler Band – Turn Up!!

      Mike Wheeler Band – Turn Up!! Delmark DE 845 (2016) Compact Disc Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look up on the stage. It’s SuperMike, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel strings with his bare hands, and who,…

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        Junior Wells – Blues Hit Big Town

        Junior Wells – Blues Hit Big Town Delmark 640 [United Series] These historic sessions also feature Louis and Dave Myers, Willie Dixon, Johnnie Jones, Fred Below and Odie Payne Jr. Recorded by United Records in ’53 & ’54 at Universal Studio in Chicago, eight sides were issued on the subsidiary States label. Delmark’s original LP…

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          Omar Coleman – Live!

          Omar Coleman – Live! Delmark DE 846 Compact Disc “We like our blues with a dose of funk, soul and all other kind of stuff”, says Omar Coleman. Eventually these supposedly separate genres run into each other especially with the new generation of blues artists taking over. Even though it was only available for the…

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            Keefe Jackson / Jason Adasiewicz – Rows & Rows

            Shaping their musical heritage together for 15 years, saxophonist Keefe Jackson and vibist Jason Adasiewicz have been vital in defining and refining “The Chicago Sound”. Their relationship with Delmark has spanned over a decade; combined they have 20 albums on the label. On Rows And Rows, six of the nine original compositions were composed specifically for the session, while the remaining three are older tunes re-imagined for duo. The atmosphere of a jazz duet can paint one of the most personal and intimate musical conversations. This one brings the listener into their world, creating a social environment that you may want to tap your foot to, or even go a little further.

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              Linsey Alexander – Two Cats

              Linsey Alexander – Two Cats Delmark DE 851 Compact Disc A review of Linsey Alexander’s previous album Come Back Baby (Delmark 838) in Living Blues magazine called it “a can’t-miss release for any lover of no-nonsense Chicago blues”. The “Hoochie Man” is back with all original material including the new smash Two Cats! “My woman…

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