Gregg Allman

 

Artist:  Gregg Allman
Birth Name:  Gregory LeNoir Allman
Born:  December 8, 1947.  Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Southern Rock, Boogie Rock, Hard Rock
Occupations:   Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals, Organ, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano

Greg Allman is an American Rock and Blues Singer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitarist and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band.  He was inducted with the band into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995, also was inducted into The Georgia Music Hall Of Fame on September 16, 2006.  He was on the list of the "100 Greatest Singers Of All Time".

Artist:  The Gregg Allman Band 

Title:  Great As Ever - Live In Philadelphia 1-11-86 (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Southern Rock, Boogie Rock, Hard Rock

Label:  Sawrite Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Don't Want You No More (2:46)

 2.  It's Not My Cross To Bear (5:29)

 3.  Sweet Feelin' (4:47)

 4.  Hot Lanta (4:33)

 5.  Need Your Love So Bad (6:08)

 6.  Trouble No More (3:42)

 7.  Things You Used To Do (5:02)

 8.  Queen Of Hearts (7:51)

 9. Melissa (6:28)

10. Midnight Rider (4:19)

11. Just Ain't Easy (6:54)

12. I'm No Angel (4:04)

Personnel:

Gregg Allman:  Lead Vocals, Hammond B-3 Organ, Acoustic Guitar

Dan Toler:  Guitar

Frankie Toler:  Drums

Tim Heding:  Keyboards, Vocals

Bruce Waibel:  Bass, Vocals

Chaz Trippy:  Percussion

Great As Ever - Live In Philadelphia 1-11-86 is a live album by The Gregg Allman Band, released on April 10, 2026 by Sawrite Records, recorded live at the Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia on January 11, 1986.

Iron Maiden

 

Artist:  Iron Maiden 
Origin:  Leyton, London, England
Genre:  Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Original line-up:  (1975)

Steve Harris, Bass, Backing Vocals
Paul Day:  Lead Vocals
Ron "Rebel" Matthews:  Drums
Terry Rance:  Guitar
Dave Sullivan:  Guitar

Classic line-up:  (1980)

Steve Harris:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Dave Murray:  Guitar
Paul Di'Anno:  Lead Vocals
Dennis Stratton:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Clive Burr:  Drums

Iron Maiden an an English Heavy Metal Band from Leyton, formed in 1975 by Steve Harris (Bass) who is the leader of the band and songwriter.  Iron Maiden achieved success during in the early 1980s and one of the pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, with thirty-seven albums, fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs and seven compilations.

Title:  Beast On Radio (Limited Edition) (2026) 

Genre:  Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Label:  Rockin' Bear Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Heaven Can Wait 

 2.  Man On The Edge

 3.  The Clansman

Side B:

 4.  The Angel And The Gambler

 5.  When Two Worlds Collide

 6.  2 Minutes To Midnight

Personnel:

Bruce Dickinson:  Vocals

Dave Murray:  Guitars

Adrian Smith:  Guitars

Janick Gers:  Guitars

Steve Harris:  Bass

Nicko McBrain:  Drums

Beast On Radio is a live radio broadcast recordings by Iron Maiden, released on April 3, 2026 by Rockin' Bear Records.  Limited Edition Clear Yellow Coloured Vinyl.

Dana Fuchs

Artist:  Dana Fuchs
Born:  January 10, 1976.  New Jersey, USA.
Origin:  Wildwood, Florida
Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Dana Fuchs is an American Singer, Songwriter, Actress.  She is the one of Top Vocalists of 2011, and one of the most amazing female Blues Rock Soul Singers alive today, and well known for her role as Sadie in Sony Pictures hit film Across The Universe.  She hailed as the new Janis Joplin.

 

Title:  Live In Denmark (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock

Label:  Ruf Records

Rating:  ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Double Down On Wrong (5:58)

 2.  Borrowed Time (3:25)

 3.  Battle Lines (4:39)

 4.  Curtain Close (7:16)

Side B:

 1.  Ready To Rise (5:20)

 2.  Hard Road (4:56)

 3.  Nothing You Own (6:02)

 4.  Sympathy For The Devil (5:24)

Personnel:

Dana Fuchs:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Cajon, Tambourine

Jon Diamond:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

Kevin Mackall:  Bass

Piero Perelli:  Drums

Live In Denmark is a live album by Dana Fuchs, released on March 27, 2026 by Ruf Records, recorded live at Codset in Kolding, Denmark on October 6, 2025.

Oscar Peterson

Artist:  Oscar Peterson 
Birth Name:  Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
Born:  August 15, 1925.  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died:  December 23, 2007 (Aged 82).  Mississauga, Ortario, Canada
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Concerto
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Piano

Oscar Peterson was a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Composer.  He was called the "Maharaja of the Keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends.  He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours.  He is considered one of the greatest Jazz Pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.

Artist:  The Oscar Peterson Trio

Title:  At Baker's Keyboard Lounge (2026) 

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Concerto

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Politics And Poker (4:06)

 2.  Dancing On The Celling (5:19)

 3.  S'Posin' (6:23)

4.  Django (7:32)

Side B:

 1.  Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away (4:22)

 2.  Where Do I Go From Here? (4:46)

 3.  Yesterdays (5:21)

 4.  Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (5:18)

 5.  The Touch Of Your Lips (4:00)

Personnel:

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Ray Brown:  Bass

Ed Thigpen:  Drums

At Baker's Keyboard Lounge is a live album by The Oscar Peterson Trio, released on April 17, 2026 by Verve Records, recorded live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit, MI, August 19 1960.

 

Art Blakey

 

Artist:  Art Blakey 

Birth Name:  Arthur Blakey
Born:  October 11, 1919.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  October 16, 1990 (Aged 71).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Bebop, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader

Instruments:  Drums, Percussion

Art Blakey was an American Jazz Drummer and Bandleader.  He made a name for himself in the 1940s in the Big Bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine.  He worked with Bebop musicians Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.  In the mid-1950s Horace Silver and Art Blakey formed The Jazz Messengers.  He was inducted into the Down Beat jazz Hall Of Fame in 1981.  The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005 and he was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame in 1991.

Artist:  Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers

Title:  'S Make It (Verve Vault Series) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Bebop, Jazz Instrument

Label:  Verve

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Faith (From I Had A Ball) (3:46)

 2.  'S Make It (5:40)

 3.  Waltz For Ruth (5:46)

 4.  One For Gamal (3:41)

Side B:

 1.  Little Hughie (5:35)

 2.  Olympia (5:49)

 3.  Lament For Stacy (5:12)

Personnel:

Art Blakey:  Drums

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet

Curtis Fuller:  Trombone

John Gilmore:  Tenor Saxophone

John Hicks:  Piano

Victor Sproles:  Bass

'S Make It is an album by Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers, originally released i 1965 by Limelight, remastered and reissued on April 17, 2026 by Verve.  Verve Vault Series 180 Gram Vinyl.

Miles Davis

Artist:  Miles Davis
Birth Name:  Miles Dewey Davis III
Born:  May 26, 1926.  Alton, Illinois, USA
Died:  September 28, 1991 (Aged 65).  Santa Monica, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Trumpeter
Instruments:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer

Miles Davis was an American Jazz Musician, Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.  He was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century of several developments in Jazz Music, including Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, and Jazz Fusion.  In 2006, Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  In 2008, his 1959 album Kind Of Blue received fourth Platinum Certification from RIAA for shipment of at least four million copies in USA.

Title:  Doo-Bop (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz

Label:  Rhino Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Mystery (3:56)

 2.  The Doo-Bop Song (5:02)

 3.  Chocolate Chip (4:41)

 4.  High Speed Chase (4:40)

Side Two:

 1.  Blow (5:07)

 2.  Sonya (5:32)

 3.  Fantasy (4:38)

 4.  Duke Booty (4:56)

 5.  Mystery (Reprise) (1:26)

Personnel:

Miles Davis:  Trumpet

Deron Johnson:  Keyboards

J.R.:  Vocals

A.B. Money:  Vocals

Doo-Bop is a studio album by Miles Davis, originally released on June 30 1992 by Warner Bros., remastered and reissued on April 10, 2026 by Rhino Records..  Celebrating 100 Years of Miles.  140 Gram Black Vinyl.

 

Billie Holiday

Artist:  Billie Holiday
Birth Name:  Eleanora Fagan
Born:  April 7, 1915.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died;  July 17, 1959. (Aged 44),  New York City, New York, USA 
Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Jazz Blues, Blues, R&B
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Instruments: Vocals

Billie Holiday was an American Jazz Singer and Songwriter.  Nicknamed "Lady Day".  She had a seminal influence on Jazz and Pop Singing.  Her Vocals style strongly inspired by Jazz instrumentalist.  Billie Holiday one of the best vocalists of the century and easily the equal of Ella Fitzgerald or Frank Sinatra.

Title:  The Commodore Maters (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Jazz Blues, Blues, R&B

Label:    20th Century

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Strange Fruit (3:12)

 2.  Yesterday (3:26)

 3.  Fine And Mellow (3:17)

 4.  I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (2:51)

 5.  How Am I To Know (2:47)

 6.  My Old Flame (3:05)

 7.  I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) (2:58)

 8.  I Cover The Waterfront (3:26)

Side 2:

 1.  I'll Be Seeing You (3:33)

 2.  I'm Yours (3:19)

 3.  Embraceable You (3:18)

 4.  As Time Goes By (3:15)

 5.  He's Funny That Way (3:18)

 6.  Lover, Come Back To Me (3:22)

 7.  I  Love My Man (aka Billie's Blues) (3:09)

 8.  On The Sunny Side Of The Street (3:05)

Personnel:

Tracks:  1/1-4

Billie Holiday:  Vocals

Frank Newton:  Trumpet

Tab Smith:  Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone

Kenneth Hollon:  Tenor Saxophone

Stanley Payne:  Tenor Saxophone

Jimmy McLin:  Guitar

Sonny White:  Piano

John Williams:  Bass

Eddie Dougherty:  Drums

Tracks:  1/5-8

Billie Holiday:  Vocals

Doc Cheatham:  Trumpet

Vic Dickenson:  Trombone

Lem Davis:  Alto Saxophone

Teddy Walters:  Guitar

Eddie Heywood:  Piano

John Simmons:  Bass

Sid Catlett:  Drums

Tracks:  2/1-4

Billie Holiday:  Vocals

Doc Cheatham:  Trumpet

Vic Dickenson:  Trombone

Lem Davis:  Alto Saxophone

Eddie Heywood:  Piano

John Simmons:  Bass

Sid Catlett:  Drums

Tracks:  2/5-8

 

Billie Holiday:  Vocals

Teddy Walters:  Guitar

Eddie Heywood:  Piano

John Simmons:  Bass

Sid Catlett:  Drums

The Commodore Maters is an album by Billie Holiday, originally released on November 9, 2009 by Hip-O Records, remastered and reissued on March 20, 2026 by 20th Century Master Work.  180 Gram Colored Red Vinyl.