Niko Moon

 

Artist:  Niko Moon

Birth Name:  Nicholas Cowan

Born:  September 20, 1982.  Tyler, Texas, USA

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Niko Moon is an American Country Pop Singer and Songwriter formerly he has written songs for Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts, and Morgan Wallen.  He was also a member of the group Sir Rosevelt with Zac Brown and Ben Simonetti.

Title:  Roots (2026)

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Label:  Happy Cowboy Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Georgia (Roots) (3:42)

 2.  American Dreamin' (3:20)

 3.  Rich Man (3:01)

 4.  Take It Slow (3:11)

 5.  Get Country (2:41)

 6.  Lakeside Summer (2:10)

 7.  Somewhere, Somehow, Some Way (3:10)

 8.  Country Song (2:48)

 9.  Drift Away (2:59)

10. Without Your Love (2:26)

11. Lay It On Me (2:54)

12. One Way To Find Out (2:38)

13. Right Here, Right Now (2:54)

14. Easy (2:44)

15. Change The World (3:30)

Personnel:

Niko Moon:  Vocals, Guitar

Others:  Unknown

Roots is the fourth studio album by Niko Moon, released on July 27, 2026 by Happy Cowboy Records.  Great Album!.

Philip Sayce

 

Artist:  Philip Sayce
Origin:  Canada
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Blues, Psychedelic Rock

Philip Sayce is a Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist from Toronto, Canada.  His parents listened to music by Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Dire Straits that inspired his love for the guitar.  He played with his first band at 15 years old.  His style is strongly influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Also B.B. King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray.

Title:  Scorched Earth, Vol. 2 (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Blues, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Forty Below Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  One Foot In The Grave (3:19)

 2.  Once (3:35)

 3.  Bitter Monday (5:52)

 4.  Peace Machine (9:30)

 5.  Lady Love Divine (3:56)

 6.  5:55 (1:53)

 7.  Morning Star (5:07)

 8.  Spanish Castle Magic (5:07)

Personnel:

Philip Sayce:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Sam Bolle:  Bass

Bryan Head:  Drums

Scorched Earth, Vol. 2 is a live album by Philip Sayce, released on June 26, 2026 by Forty Below Records, recorded live in L.A. and London.

Roger Hodgson

 

Artist:  Roger Hodgson

Birth Name:  Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson

Born:  March 21, 1950.  Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock, Soft Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician

Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass

Roger Hodgson is an English Singer, Songwriter and Musician.  He is best known as the founding member and former Co-Frontman of The Rock Band Supertramp.  He wrote or co-wrote and sang on the majority of the band's hits including "Dreamer", "Give A Little Bit', Take The Long Way Home", "The Logical Song", "It's Raining Again", and "Breakfast In America".

Title:  In The Eye Of The Storm (2026)

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock, Soft Rock

Label:  A&M

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:  

 1.  Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) (8:49)

 2.  In Jeopardy (5:59)

 3.  Lovers In The Wind (4:11)

 4.  Hooked On A Problem (5:10)

Side Two:

 1.  Give Me Love, Give Me Life (7:33)

 2.  I'm Not Afraid (7:03)

 3.  Only Because Of You (8:40)

Personnel:

Roger Hodgson:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Piano, Synthesizers on All Tracks, Electric Guitar on Tracks: 1/1, 2, 4, 2/1-3, 12-String Guitar on Tracks:  1/1, 3, Hammond Organ on Tracks:  1/1, 2, 2/1, 2, Electric Piano on Track 1/4, Bass on Tracks:  1/1, 2, 4, 2/1, 2, Drums on Tracks:  1/3, 4

Michael Shrieve:  Drums on Tracks:  1/1, 2, 2/1-3

Ken Allardyce:  Harmonica on Track 2/2, Additional Vocals on Tracks:  1/2, 3, 2/1

Jimmy Johnson:  Fretless Bass on Tracks: 1/3, 2/3

Claire Diament:  Vocals on Track 2/3

Soctt Page:  Saxophone on Track1/4

In The Eye Of The Storm is the first solo album by Roger Hodgson, originally released o.n October 1984 by A&M, remastered and reissued on August 21, 2026 by A&M.  Pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl.

Jimmy Smith

 

Artist:  Jimmy Smith 

Birth Name:  James Oscar Smith
Born:  December 8, 1925.  Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  February 8, 2005 (Aged 79).  Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instrum

Birth Name:  James Oscar Smith
Born:  December 8, 1925.  Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  February 8, 2005 (Aged 79).  Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Hammond B-3, Electric Organ

Jimmy Smith was an American Jazz Musician.  He wasn't the first organ player in Jazz but no one had a greater influence with the instrument that he did.  He recorded more than 30 albums for Blue Note Records between 1956 and 1963, collaborating with the likes of Kenny Burrell, Stanley Turrentine and Jackie McLean.  In 1963, he signed a new record deal with Verve.  In 2005, he was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon Jazz Musicians.

Title:  Softly As A Summer Breeze (Blue Note Classic Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion Jazz

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  These Foolish Things (5:27)

 2.  Hackensack (5:58)

 3.  It Could Happen To You (6:16)

Side Two:

 1.  Sometimes I'm Happy (8:21)

 2.  Someone To Watch Over Me (6:30)

 3.  One For Philly Joe (4:46)

Personnel:

Jimmy Smith:  Organ

Kenny Burrell:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/1-3, 2/1

Eddie McFadden:  Guitar on Tracks:  2/2, 3

Philly Joe Jones:  Drums on Tracks:  1/1-3, 2/1

Donald Bailey:  Drums on Tracks:  2/2, 3

Softly As A Summer Breeze is an album by Jimmy Smith, originally released in 1965 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on August 21, 2026 by Blue Note Records.  Blue Note Classic Edition, pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Grant Green

 

Artist:  Grant Green
Born:  June 6, 1935.  St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died:  January 31, 1979 (Aged 44).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar

Grant Green was an American Jazz Guitarist and Composer.  He performed in the Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Bebop and Latin throughout his career.  He is one of the the great unsung heroes of Jazz Guitar.

Title:  Street Of Dreams (Blue Note Classic Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  I Wish You Love (8:46)

 2.  Lazy Afternoon (7:44)

Side Two:

 1.  Street Of Dreams (9:03)

 2.  Somewhere In The Night (8:01)

Personnel:

Grant Green:  Guitar

Bobby Hutcherson:  Vibes

Larry Young:  Organ

Elvin Jones:  Drums

Street Of Dreams is an album by Grant Green, originally released on August 1967 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on August 21, 2026 by Blue Note Records.  Blue Note Classic Edition pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Nicholas Payton + Butcher Brown

 

Artist:  Nicholas Payton + Butcher Brown

Origin:  USA

Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Soul, R&B, Modal Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Funk

Original line-up:

Nicholas Payton:  Trumpet, Piano, Rhodes, Vocoder, Vocals, Thumb Piano

Butcher Brown:

Marcus Tenney:  Tenor Saxophone

Morgan Burrs:  Guitar

Andrew Randazzo:  Bass, Synth Bass

DJ Harrison:  Keyboards, Melodica, Guitar

Corey Fonville:  Drums, Percussion

Nicholas Payton + Butcher Brown is their collaborative project by Nicholas Payton (Trumpet, Grammy Award-Winning Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Arranger), with Butcher Brown is a Jazz Quintet from Richmond, Virginia.  They joined forces for the collaborative studio albums A Supreme Blue.

Title:  A Supreme Blue (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Soul, R&B, Modal Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Funk

Label:  Concord Jazz

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:  

Side A:

 1.  So What (7:58)

 2.  Freddie Freeloader (7:16)

 3.  Blue In Green (6:14)

Side B:

 4.  All Blues (7:57)

 5  Flamenco Sketches (6:30)

LP 2:

Side C:

 6.  Acknowledgement (7:46)

 7.  Resolution (8:22)

Side D:

 8.  Pursuance (5:22)

 9.  Psalm (10:55)

Personnel:

Nicholas Payton:  Trumpet, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Vocoder, Vocals

Butcher Brown:

Marcus Tenney:  Tenor Saxophone

Morgan Burrs:  Guitar

Andrew Randazzo:  Bass, Synth Bass

DJ Harrison:  Keyboards

Corey Fonville:  Drums, Percussion

A Supreme Blue is the collaborative album by Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown, released on August 14, 2026 by Concord Jazz, is a modern, groove-heavy reimagining of two legendary Jazz Masterpieces, Miles Davis's "Kind Of Blue"? (1959), and John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (1965).  Limited Edition in 2 LP of 1500 Worldwide.