Joanne Shaw Taylor

 

Artist:  Joanne Shaw Taylor
Origin:  England
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Rock, Modern Electric Blues
Occupations:  Guitarist, Singer
Instruments:  Guitar

Joanne Shaw Taylor is an British Blues Guitarist and Singer from Birmingham, who was discovered by Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics at the age of 16.  She was inspired towards Blues Music in her teenage years by Jimi Hendrix, Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughan.  The British Music Publication, Blues Matters!, called Joanne Shaw Taylor as "The New Face Of The Blues".

Title:  The Trouble With Love (2026) 

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Rock, Modern Electric Blues

Label:  Journeyman Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  The Trouble With Love (feat. Joe Bonamassa) (3:38)

 2.  Hell Or High Water (3:42)

 3.  This Is Who I Am (5:50)

 4.  Tired Of Being Right (4:49)

 5.  Bad Boy (3:41)

 6.  What Good Is My Love? (feat. Orianthi) (3:34)

 7.  The Girl That You Loved Before (3:32)

 8.  Never Gonna Please 'Em All (3:05)

 9.  You Are Me (Rachel's Song) (3:50)

10. Death Wish (5:36)

Personnel:

Joanne Shaw Taylor:  Guitar, Vocals

Anton Fig:  Drums

Alison Prestwood:  Bass

Lamcio:  Guitars

Freed:  Guitars

Jimmy Wallace:  Keyboards

Guest Musicians:

Joe Bonamassa:  Guitar, Vocals on Track 1

Orianthi:  Guitar on Track 6

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Trouble With Love (feat. Joe Bonamassa) (3:38)

 2.  Hell Or High Water (3:42)

 3.  This Is Who I Am (5:50)

 4.  Tired Of Being Right (4:49)

 5.  Bad Boy (3:41)

Side B:

 1.  What Good Is My Love? (feat. Orianthi) (3:34)

 2.  The Girl That You Loved Before (3:32)

 3.  Never Gonna Please 'Em All (3:05)

 4.  You Are Me (Rachel's Song) (3:50)

 5.  Death Wish (5:36)

The Trouble With Love is a studio album by Joanne Shaw Taylor, released on October 23, 2026 by Journeyman Records, featuring Joe Bonamassa, and Orianthi.

Baker Gurvitz Army

 

Artist:  Baker Gurvitz Army
Origin:  England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, British Blues, Modern Electric Blues

Original line-up:

Ginger Baker:  Drums

Adrian Gurvitz:   Vocals, Guitar

Paul Gurvitz:  Bass

Baker Gurvitz Army was an English Hard Rock Supergroup formed in late 1974, by  Ginger Baker (Drums Ex Blues Incorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, Cream,  Ginger Baker's Air Force, Blind Faith), and brothers Adrian Gurvitz (Guitar Ex The Gun, Three Man Army) and Paul Gurvitz (Bass Ex The Gun, Three Man Army ).

Title:  Live And Beyond (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, British Blues, Modern Electric Blues

Label:  BGO Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Hearts On Fire (4:32)

 2.  Drum Solo #1 (5:05)

 3.  Help Me (4:39)

 4.  Sunshine Of Your Love (3:33)

 5.  Keyboard Solo #1 (2:15)

 6.  Guitar Solo #1 (3:59)

 7.  Drum Solo #2 (11:32)

 8.  4 Phil (8:25)

 9.  Inside Of Me (9:53)

10. Drum Solo #3 (5:46)

11. The Artist (5:39)

12. Keyboard Solo #2 (2:54)

13. Freedom (6:27)

14. Drum Solo #4 (8:32)

Personnel:

Ginger Baker:  Drums

Adrian Gurvitz:  Guitar, Vocals

Paul Gurvitz:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Mr. Snips (Stephen W. Parsons):  Lead Vocals

Peter Lemer:  Keyboards

Live And Beyond is a live album by Baker Gurvitz Army, released on October 23, 2026 by BGO Records.  For Music Collectors.

Rick Wakeman

 

Artist:  Rick Wakeman

Birth Name:  Richard Christopher Wakeman

Born:  May 18, 1949.  Perivale, London, England

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Art Rock, Classical, New Age, Ambient, Contemporary Pop, Keyboard

Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter

Instruments:  Keyboards, Piano, Synthesiser

Rick Wakeman is an English Keyboard Player and Composer, Best-Known for being the former Keyboardist in the Progressive Rock Band Yes.  He is also known for his Solo albums and most known records being his first three, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1973), Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1974) and The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table (1975).  He has produced over 100 Solo Albums that have sold more than 50 million copies.  In November 2010, Rick Wakeman was Awarded the Spirit of Prog Award at the annual Marshall Classic Rock 'N' Roll Of Honour Awards.

Title:  Return To The Red Planet (2026)

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Art Rock, Classical, New Age, Ambient, Contemporary Pop, Keyboard

Label:  Madfish Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD+Blu-Ray

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  The Lezero Crater (6:58)

 2.  Bowie's Vision (5:48)

 3.  Noctis Labyrinthus (5:31)

 4.  Noachis Terra (Land Of Noah) (6:24)

 5.  Witch Hazel Hill (4:02)

 6.  St. Paul's Bay (6:55)

 7.  Martian Dust Devils (4:56)

 8.  Medussae Fossae (4:29)

 9.  The Epochs Of Mars (7:45)

Disc 2:  Blu-Ray

 1.  High-Resolution Stereo (PCM 2.0 24/28)

 2.  5.1 Surround Mix (Dolby Digital & DTS-HD)

 3.  Dolby Atmos Immersive Mix (Dolby Digital & TrueHD)

 4.  Making Of "Return To The Red Planet" Documentary 

Personnel:

Rick Wakeman:  Keyboards

Lee Pomeroy:  Bass

Dave Colquhoun:  Guitars

Adam Falkner:  Drums

Mollie Marriott:  Vocals

Return To The Red Planet is 2 Disc Edition by Rick Wakeman, released on October 16, 2026 by Madfish Music, includes Studio Album CD and Blu-Ray Disc.

 

Jackie McLean

 

Artist:  Jackie McLean
Birth Name:  John Lenwood McLean
Born:  Ma 17, 1931.  New York City, New York, USA
Died:  March 31, 2006 (Aged 74).  Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Standards
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Educator, Community Activist
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone

Jackie McLean was an American Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Composer, Bandleader and Educator  He started on Alto when he was 15.  As a teenager he was friends with such neighbors as Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins and he made his recording debut with Miles Davis in 1951.  He is one of the few musicians to be elected to the Down Beat Hall of Fame in the year of his death.

Title:  Swing, Swang, Swingin' (Blue Note Classic Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Standards

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  What's New (5:19)

 2.  Let's Face The Music And Dance (4:51)

 3.  Stable Mates (5:47)

 4.  I'll Remember (5:16)

Side Two:

 1.  I Love You (5:10)

 2.  I'll Take Romance (5:49)

 3.  116th And Lenox (6:01)

Personnel:

Jackie McLean:  Alto Saxophone

Walter Bishop Jr.:  Piano

Jimmy Garrison:  Bass

Art Taylor:  Drums

Swing, Swang, Swingin'  is an album by Jackie McLean, originally released on March 28, 1960 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on October 16, 2026 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Lou Donaldson

 

Artist:  Lou Donaldson
Born:  November 1, 1926.  Badin, North Carolina, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Bandleader, Musician, Composer, Saxophonist
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone

Lou Donaldson is an American Jazz Alto Saxophonist.  He is best known for his Soulful, Bluesy approach by playing the Alto Saxophone.  He was, as many were of the Bebop Era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.  He played with Art Blakey, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver and Tommy Potter, he recorded as a sideman in the 50's and occasionally afterwards with Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson and Jimmy Smith.  He has been a Bandleader from the mid-'50s up until the present.

Title:  Sunny Side Up (Blue Note Classic Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Blues For J.P. (5:39)

 2.  The Man I Love (5:14)

 3.  Politely (5:52)

 4.  It's You Or No One (3:58)

 

Side Two:

 1.  The Truth (5:21)

 2.  Goose Grease (6:07)

 3.  Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (6:32)

Personnel:

Lou Donaldson:  Alto Saxophone

Horace Parian:  Piano

Bill Hardman:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1/1-4, 2/2, 3

Laymon Jackon:  Bass on Tracks:  1/1, 2, 4, 2/1

Sam Jones:  Bass on Tracks:  1/3, 2/2, 3

Al Harewood:  Drums

Sunny Side Up is an album by Lou Donaldson, originally released on January, 1961 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on October 16, 2026 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Bill Evans

 

Artist:  Bill Evans  

Birth Name:  William John Evans
Born:  August 16, 1929.  Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
Died:  September 15, 1980 (Aged 51).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Arranger
Instruments:  Piano

Bill Evans was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer who mostly worked in a Trio setting.  He worked with bandleader and theorist George Russell.  In 1958, he joined Miles Davis's sextet, and recorded Kind Of Blue, the best-selling Jazz Album of All Time.  In 1959, he left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian.  In 1961, recording the highly acclaimed Sunday At The Village Vanguard and Waltz For Debby.  In 1963, he recorded Conversations With Myself, an innovative solo album.  He has become standards and has been played and recorded by many artists.  He was honored with 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards, and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall Of Fame.

Title:  Portrait In Jazz (Limited Edition) (2026) 

Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz

Label:  Jazz Images

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:24)

 2.  Autumn Leaves (6:00)

 3.  Witchcraft (4:37)

 4.  When I Fall In Love (4:57)

 5.  Peri's Scope (3:15)

Side B:

 1.  What Is This Thing Called Love (4:36)

 2.  Spring Is Here (5:09)

 3.  Someday My Prince Will Come (4:57)

 4.  Blue In Green (5:25)

 5.  Autumn Leaves (Mono Take) (Bonus Track) (5:26)

Personnel:

Bill Evans:  Piano

Scott LAFaro:  Bass

Paul Motian:  Drums

Portrait In Jazz is the fifth studio album by Bill Evans Trio, originally released in 1960 by Riverside, remastered and reissued on March 20, 2026 by Jazz Images.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Crystal Blue Vinyl.