Resentment and despair leavened with wit and humor…isn't that the blues? It is here as you encounter 103 tracks that vent even as they entertain with dazzling musicianship: "Last Fair Deal Gone Down"... more

The sixth release in Rory's "Mentor" series—which salutes the blues masters who heavily inspired her—honors the legacy of country-blues legend Bukka White. She shows why she's won so many... more

Dependent on residencies for income, early blues pianists had to be adaptable to whatever instrument—in whatever condition—they happened upon in their travels. Ergo St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans... more

The fifth release in Rory's "Mentor Series" —previous editions were devoted to John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Son House—honors Skip James, one of the most important country... more

A 1963 backstage meeting with this country-blues legend got Rory started on her own journey toward greatness as a singer and guitarist. Her vocals are relaxed and soulful and her finger-picking... more

These 103 tracks chronicle the fascinating nexus of urban and rural blues that started gathering steam in the '20s. From the sophisticated to the raw, these recordings capture an extraordinary... more

First comprehensive boxed set for one of the most legendary string bands of the '20s and '30s. You'll hear the group's finest as well as Bo's risqué blues classics and key cuts by his family members... more

Rory Block is the winner of five Blues Music Association Awards including one for her last CD THE LADY AND MR. JOHNSON. Her new album is a tribute to Son House, one of histories most important blues... more

An entire album's worth of unreleased live material from the tour that followed Muddy's 1977 comeback album "Hard Again"! And WHAT a touring band that was—not just Muddy, Johnny and James, but... more

In March 1970, Elektra recorded two nights of Butterfield's band at the Troubadour. They issued a 2-LP set, which returns on disc one here; more of those Troubadour performances came out decades... more

2018 release. Kamasi Washington's sophomore album Heaven and Earth not only fulfills it's overarching ambition, but illustrates the dialectic between seen and unseen, real and imagined, citizen and... more

The German audience is transfixed by Redbone's time-traveling performances as you hear two 1977 concerts in Bremen. He turns back the clock to the golden years of Tin Pan Alley, jazz, folk and blues... more

Grammy-winning pianist Robert Glasper has gotten a lot of attention for his original compositions in "Miles Ahead"; his other new project is this album that pulls Miles' original recordings into... more

1994 interview with legendary Joe Cocker

This big set chronicling the big guitar-blues boom of the '20s and '30s contains 58 tracks and a 134-page booklet. Includes Mr. Johnson's Blues Lonnie Johnson; Match Box Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson;... more

Yep, that's Randy Bachman of BTO and the Guess Who, back and ready to raise the roof with his new high-powered blues-rock trio. Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Robert Randolph, Joe Bonamassa and the... more

The first decade in the longest, most electrifying career in jazz organ, distilled down to 4 CDs at a price that really pulls out all the stops! Jimmy's crucial early sessions and live cuts come... more

Muddy came to Chicago in '43 but didn't really rise up 'til '47, when the Chess brothers started recording him. This fantastic (and fabulously priced) set compiles the early Aristocrat sides and all... more

Guitarist Craig Sharmat takes you on a trip around the world with his smooth grooves, contemporary jazz and world flavors.

The early history of electric blues springs to life in the 160-page book and 77 tracks here: Call It Stormy Monday T-Bone Walker; That's All Right Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; Let Me Play with Your... more

Even though 17 of these 19 LPs feature the famed Brubeck Quartet lineup with Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright and Joe Morello, nine remain very hard to find and have never been on CD in the U.S. Both the... more

An early inspiration for Rory was watching Rev. Gary Davis give a lesson to her friend Stefan Grossman. This wonderful fusion of Davis's technique and Rory's distinctive sound includes "Samson &... more

REVELATOR is the long-awaited, song-oriented debut album by the husband-wife team of singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks. Filled with smoky, blues-dipped rockers and... more

Rory met this Delta blues guitar master when she was 15, and it stayed with her ever since. She honors him on this 2011 album with a set of driving guitar tunes—his as well as tributes she wrote:... more