Ike Quebec

 

Artist:  Ike Quebec

Birth Name:  Ike Abrams Quebec

Born:  August 17, 1918.  Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died:  January 16, 1963 (Aged 44).  New York City, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Big Band, Blues, R&B, Hard Bop, Jump Blues, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Early R&B

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Piano

Ike Quebec was an American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.  He began his career in the big band era of the 1940s, he recorded exrtensively for Blue Note Records, helped discover artists like Thelonious Monk, and launched a celecbrated Soul Jazz comeback, and he was quite consistent when it came to down-home Blues,Sexy Ballads, and Up-Tempo aggression.

Title:  Bossa Nova Soul Samba (Blue Note Tone Poet Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Big Band, Blues, R&B,

 Jump Blues, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Early R&B

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Loie (3:10)

 2.  Lloro Tu Despedida (3:01)

 3.  Goin' Home (5:39)

 4.  Me'N You (5:58)

Side Two:

 1. Liebestraum (3:42)

 2. Shu Shu (3:31)

 3. Blue Samba (5:18)

 4.  Favela (4:00)

 5.  Linda Flor (3:28)

Personnel:

Ike Quebec:  Tenor Saxophone

Kenny Burrell:  Guitar

Wendell Marshall:  Bass

Willie Bobo:  Drums

Garvin Masseaux:  Chekere

Bossa Nova Soul Samba is an album by Ike Quebec, originally released in 1962 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on August 7, 2026 by Blue Note.  Blue Note Tone Poet Edition, 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Dino Valente

 

Artist:  Dino Valente

Birth Name:  Chester William Powers, Jr.

Born:  October 7, 1937.  Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Died:  November 16, 1994 (Aged 57).  Santa Rosa, California, USA

Genre:  Rock, Folk, Blues, Garage, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Dino Valente was an American Singer and Songwriter, and one of the lead singers of the Rock Group Quicksilver Messenger Service.  As a songwriter, he was known as Jesse Oris Farow.  He is best known for having written the quimtessential 1960s Love-And-Peace anthem "Get Together", and for writing and singing on Quicksilver Messenger Service's two best known songs "Fresh Air" and "What About Me?".

Title:  Dino Valente (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Folk, Blues, Garage, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock

Label:  Endless Happiness

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP 

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Time (3:08)

 2.  Something New (7:10)

 3.  My Friend (5:53)

 4.  Listen To Me (3:16)

 5.  Me And My Uncle (3:58)

Side 2:

 6.  Tomorrow (4:09)

 7.  Children Of The Sun (7:05)

 8.  New Wind Blowing (6:13)

 9.  Everything Is Gonna Be OK (2:50)

10. Test (3:14)

Personnel:

Dino Valente:  Lead Vocals, 12-String Guitar

Additional studio session instruental touches features on select tracks include subtle Harpsichord,Percussion, Flute, Piano, Brass

Dino Valente is the sole album by Dino Valente , originally released on August 1968 by Epic Records, remastered and reissued on June 19, 2026 by Endless Happiness.  For Music Collectors.

The Smiths

 

Artist:  The Smiths

Origin:  Manchester, England

Genre:  Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, College Rock

Original line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Steve Pomfret:  Guitar

2nd line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Dale Hibbert:  Bass

Simon Wolstencroft:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Andy Rourke:  Bass

Mike Joyce:  Drums

The Smiths were an English Rock Band from Manchester, formed in 1982.  The Smiths are one of the most important acts to emerge from 1980s British Independent Music.  They signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984.  Their focus on a Guitar, Bass and Drum Sound, fusing 1960s Rock and Post-Punk, was a rejection of the Synth Pop Sound.

Title:  Best...I (2026)

Genre:  Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, College Rock

Label:  Rhino/Warner Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  This Charming Man (2:43)

 2.  William, It Was Really Nothing (2:09)

 3.  What Difference Does It Make? (3:51)

 4.  Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (3:34)

 5.  Girlfriend In A Coma (2:02)

 6.  Half A Person (3:36) 

 7.  Rubber Ring (3:48)

Side Two:

 1.  How Soon Is Now? (6:46)

 2.  Hand In Glove (3:25)

 3.  Shoplifters Of The World Unite (2:58)

 4.  Sheila Take A Bow (2:42)

 5.  Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (3:18)

 6.  Panic 2:20)

 7.  Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (1:54)

Personnel:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolins on Track 2/7

Andy Rourke:  Bass

Mike Joyce:  Drums

Craig Gannon:  Rhythm Guitar on Tracks:  1/6, 2/6

Additional Musicians:

John Porter:  Slide Guitar on Track  2/4

Stephen Street:  Synthesized String Arrangements on Track. 1/5

Best...I  is a compilation album by The Smiths, was released onAugust 17, 1992 by WEA, remastered and reissued on July 24, 2026 by Warner Records/Rhino.

Duane Eddy

 

Artist:  Duane Eddy

Born:  April 26,1938.  Corning, New York, USA

Died:  April 30, 2024 (Aged 86).  Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Rock, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Country, Surf Rock, Country Rock

Occupation:  Guitarist Musician

Instruments:  Guitar, Bass

Duane Eddy was a Pioneering American Rock Guitarist from Corning, New York.  Famed for his signature "Twangy" Bass-String Guitar Sound, he scored over 30 global hits like "Rebel-Rouser" (1958), "Peter Gunn" (1960).  He had sold 12 million records by 1963.  His guitar style influenced The Ventures, The Shadows, The Beatles (particularly lead guitarist George Harrison), Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle and Marty Stuart.  He was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.

Title:  The Guitar Man (2000)

Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Rock, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Country, Surf Rock, Country Rock

Label:  Planet Media

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Dance With The Guitar Man (2:49)

 2.  Shazam (1:52)

 3.  Kommotion (2:40)

 4.  Because they Are Young (1:53)

 5.  The Lonely One (1:58)

 6.  Movin' N' Groovin' (2:08)

 7.  Peter Gunn (2:28)

 8.  Some Kinds Earthquake (1:28)

 9.  Theme From Dixie (2:19)

10. Cannonball (2:15)

11. Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar (3:19)

12. Ring Of Fire (2:19)

13. Ramrod (1:47)

14. Trambone (1:41)

15. Bonnie Come Back (2:15)

16. Detour (2:06)

17. Rebel Rouser (2:26)

18. Yep (2:38)

19. Forty Miles Of Bad Road (2:06)

20. Ragbone (1:55)

Personnel:

Duane Eddy:  Lead Guitar

Al Casey:  Piano, Rhythm Guitar

The Rebelettes/The Blossoms:  Backing Vocals

Various Legendary Nahsville/West Coast Session:  Instrumentalists

The Guitar Man is the compilation and collection album by Duane Eddy, was released on October 10, 2000 by Planet Media/Planet Records.  For Fans of Duane Eddy, and Music Collectors.

Punch Brothers

 

Artist:  Punch Brothers

Origin: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Genre:  Progressive Bluegrass, Classical Chamber Music, Modern Classical, Acoustic Quintet, Bluegrass, Folk, Traditional Bluegrass, Jazz, Modern Rock, Bluegrass Instrumentation, Folk Rock, Vocal Harmonies, Acoustic Instrumentation, Country, Bluegrass , Pop, Rock

Original line-up:

Chris Thile:  Mandolin, Vocals

Gabe Witcher:  Fiddle, Vocals

Chris Eldridge:  Guitar, Vocals

Noam Pikelny:  Banjo, Vocals

Greg Garrison:  Double Bass

2nd line-up:

Chris Thile:  Mandolin,Vocals

Chris Eldridge:  Guitar, Vocals

Paul Kowen:  Bass

Noam Pikelny:  Banjo, Vocals

Brittany Haas:  Fiddle, Violin

Punch Brothers is an American Bluegrass Band from Brooklyn, New York, formed the band in 2006 in name "The How To Grow A Band", and then changed to "The Tension Mountain Boys", before they officially settled on "Punch Brothers".  They are a Grammy Award-Winning American Acoustic Quintet.  In 2018 album "All Ashore" was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album at the 61st Grammy Awards on February 10, 2019.

Title:  The Unsung Adventures Of Punch Brothers (2026)

Genre:  Progressive Bluegrass, Classical Chamber Music, Modern Classical, Acoustic Quintet, Bluegrass, Folk, Traditional Bluegrass, Jazz, Modern Rock, Bluegrass Instrumentation, Folk Rock, Vocal Harmonies, Acoustic Instrumentation, Country, Bluegrass , Pop, Rock

Label:  Nonesuch Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  New Bike (5:11)

 2.  Porthole (0:11)

 3.  Founded In A Fronzen Fog (6:03)

 4.  Solve Knut (United) (4:13)

 5.  Le Ruisseau (3:56)

 6.  Saturn:  Pogo Ball Of The Gods (5:02)

 7.  Song Of The Water Kelpie (Unsung) (5:09)

 8.  June Apple (Poisoned) (3:01)

 9.  Portal (0:19)

10. Descend, O Diamondback! (5:54)

11. New Book (5:39)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

1.  New Bike (5:11)

 2.  Porthole (0:11)

 3.  Founded In A Fronzen Fog (6:03)

 4.  Solve Knut (United) (4:13)

 5.  Le Ruisseau (3:56)

 6.  Saturn:  Pogo Ball Of The Gods (5:02)

Side B:

 1.  Song Of The Water Kelpie (Unsung) (5:09)

 2.  June Apple (Poisoned) (3:01)

 3.  Portal (0:19)

 4.  Descend, O Diamondback! (5:54)

 5.  New Book (5:39)

Personnel:

Chris Thile:  Mandolin,Vocals

Chris Eldridge:  Guitar, Vocals

Paul Kowen:  Bass

Noam Pikelny:  Banjo, Vocals

Brittany Haas:  Fiddle, Violin

The Unsung Adventures Of Punch Brothers is the seventh studio album by Punch Brothers, released on July 24, 2026 by Nonesuch Records.

The Shires

 

Artist:  The Shires
Origin:  Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, England
Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Original line-up:

Ben Earle:  Vocals
Crissie Rhodes:  Vocals, Piano, Guitar

The Shires are a British Country Duo composed of Ben Earle (Vocals) and Crissie Rhodes (Vocals, Piano, Guitar), formed in 2013.  After playing hardly half a dozen shows together.  They signed with Decca Records, who signed them in the United Kingdom, and they secured a contract American Record Label Universal Music Group Nashville, thus becoming the first ever English Country act to be signed to a major Nashville Label and they were also the first ever UK Country act to have a Top Ten Album.

Title:  Bonfire (2026) 

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Label:  Blue Highway Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Bonfire Song (2:52)

 2.  Getaway Car (3:15)

 3.  Magnetised (3:09)

 4.  House Of Cards (3:13)

 5.  Slow Dance (2:59)

 6.  Blink (3:16)

 7.  Watching You Watching Me (3:23)

 8.  Hypocrite (3:29)

 9.  One For The Whiskey (2:25)

10. Come Back Around (2:26)

11. Sing You Back (3:22)

12. A Good Life (3:08)

Personnel:

Ben Earle:  Vocals, Guitar

Crissie Rhodes:  Lead Vocals

Bonfire is the sixth studio album by The Shires, released on July 3, 2026 by Blue Highway Records  Great Album!.