Corb Lund : Big Butch Bass Bull Fiddle [ purchase ] While upright bass solos are common in jazz, they are fairly uncommon in country mu...

Asleep at the Wheel with Huey Lewis : Hubbin‘ It [ purchase ] I couldn’t let this week’s theme go by without sharing some western swing...

Stevie Wonder : Sir Duke [ purchase ] Those of us living in and around Washington, D.C., have many reminders that this is Duke Ellingto...

Medium Cool featuring Alex Chilton : Like Someone In Love [ purchase ] When I think of Alex Chilton, I think of at least half a dozen d...

XTC : The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul [ purchase ] I don’t like the label “post punk”, but if I have to tell you what it means, I po...

Sadao Watanabe : Turning Pages of Wind [ purchase ] Stan Getz : Desafinado [ purchase ] Sonny Rollins : God Bless the Child [ purchase...

Wes Montgomery : Four On Six [ purchase ] Pat Martino : Impressions [ purchase ] Larry Carlton : Emotions Wound Us So [ purchase ] Hey...

Stanley Jordan : The Lady In My Life [ purchase ] You can argue whether Stanley Jordan is the most talented guitarist ever (whateve...

Frank Zappa: Zoot Allures [ Purchase ] For those who have written off Zappa's music as a bit too busy and a bit too weird, here...

NRBQ: That's Neat, That's Nice [ Purchase ] NRBQ: The Music Goes Round and Around [ Purchase ] Sadly, this morning's he...

Alison Brown : The Magnificent Seven [ purchase ] How many banjo players can boast that their music has been played in the depths of ou...

Sting : Consider Me Gone [ purchase ] Here’s one way to find songs for this week’s theme. Look up Dream of the Blue Turtles on Wikipedi...