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    Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular!

    Johnny Iguana – Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular! Delmark DE 864 (August 21 2020) Compact Disc ** POSTER ENCLOSED** Growing up up in Philadelphia, Johnny Iguana really zeroed in on Junior Wells and Otis Spann after becoming obsessed with Chicago blues at age 15. In his later teens, armed with a fake ID and a sport…

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      Johnny Burgin & Special Guests – No Border Blues

      Johnny Burgin & Special Guests – No Border Blues Delmark DE 863 Compact Disc The 1970’s Japanese tours of Chicago blues legends Otis Rush, Jimmy Dawkins, Eddie Taylor, and others created a small but intense Japanese blues scene that bursts over with talent three generations and over forty years later. Delmark Records was there at…

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        Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque – IndoBalkan

        Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque – IndoBalkan Delmark DE 5034 Compact Disc (2020) After a 20-year hiatus, virtuoso guitarists Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque have joined forces again! A year of intensive touring and composing has produced IndoBalkan, the duo’s debut release on Delmark Records. Featuring rising star percussionist Juan Pastor and incorporating elements of…

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          Mike Smith – Sinatra Songbook

          Mike Smith – Sinatra Songbook Delmark DE 480 Compact Disc (1994) Every once in a while I am fortunate to meet and work with an unusually gifted musician – and when I do I hold on to him. Mike Smith is my man! He has the talent of the best I’ve worked with, and the…

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            Josh Abrams – Cipher

            Josh Abrams – Cipher Delmark DG 546 (2003) Compact Disc Bassist Josh Abrams’ quartet embodies a devastating geographic cross section of today’s free music. Abrams started in Philly’s The Roots and went on to Chicago’s Town And Country and the David Boykin Expanse. Jeff Parker is well known for his work with Tortoise, Chicago Underground,…

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              Carl Leukaufe – Warrior

              Carl Leukaufe – Warrior Delmark DE 491 Compact Disc (1996) Warrior is Carl Leukaufe’s recording debut as a leader. Long overdue, it brings with it some of the vital freshness so evident in today’s Chicago jazz scene. This is innovative and invigorating music that exhilarates the listener with its freshness; a reflection of the soul…

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                Brad Goode – Tight Like This

                Brad Goode – Tight Like This Delmark DE 594 Compact Disc (2010) Jazz trumpeter Brad Goode is back with his fourth Delmark CD, Tight Like This (yes, the same “Tight Like This” recorded by Louis Armstrong’s Hot 5). He is accompanied by Adrean Farrugia, piano; Kelly Sill, bass; Anthony Lee, drums. A review of Goode’s…

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                  Jimmy Dawkins – Fast Fingers

                  Jimmy Dawkins – Fast Fingers Delmark DD 623 (1969) Compact Disc Blues guitarist Jimmy Dawkins stands out as a solemn, thoughtful figure. With his ax cradled in his arms, staring through his shades into the crowd but not really seeing them, he seems merged with his songs on a higher realm. His voice pleads, his…

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