Jazz & Blues Lounge

I think I have found my calling when it comes to these end-of-year lists that everyone wants to do.  Since I feel it is unfair to try and put together a list myself as I have not come nearly close enough to listening to all of the music that was released in 2007, I am leaving the list-writing to people who have had that kind of time.  Or, at the very least, I hope to spark some debate among the people who stop by here and read my ramblings.
I posted one list which was on Amazon.com.  It generated some talk, …read more

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Earlier in the week I talked about an article on Amazon.com that purported to be the best blues albums of 2007.  Of course, there is also a list of the supposed best jazz albums of 2007 there as well. 
In theory, I should have my own list.  I have some problems with that, though.  I am just one guy and it would be physically impossible for me to listen to every single jazz album released in 2007.  How could I reasonably be expected to create a list of my favorite albums when, at best, I may have heard only one tune …read more

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Writing my post yesterday got me feeling bad about the fans of the blues who might have stumbled across this particular blog.  Sure, I may not get quite as many readers as the other bloggers around here, but I get enough to at least be able to hold my head up at the end of the day.  I pictured some poor newbie when it comes to the blues doing a Google search, stumbling across this site, eagerly looking for information about blues artists and venues, and finding only page after page of information about Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and other …read more

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