'COME ON IN THIS HOUSE'
Junior Wells
TELARC SACD 63395  TT: 69:20  (5.1 channel)

Bluesman Junior Wells here performs 14 favorites in his own distinctive style, assisted by Corey Harris, Alvin "Youngblood" Hart, Sonny Landreth, Bob Margolin, John Mooney and Derek Trucks, slide guitarists; Herman Ernest III, drums; Bob Sunda, acoustic bass & 6-string electric bass; Jon Cleary, acoustic piano and Tab Benoit, acoustic guitar, fusing the Delta sound with modern blues.  Fine sonics.

'PRIDE AND JOY'
Kevin Montgomery
TELARC SACD  63542 TT: 50:24 (5.1 channel)

This is a collection of classics from the Motown era "recast via Mahogany's rich and atmospheric jazz vocal style.  His improvisational, exploratory approach to timeless songs...results in a recording that's familiar and innovative at the same time.  Too bad he didn't include a few more songs - playing time is limited.

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