Jazz

Cécile McLorin Salvant Ghost Song

Nonesuch • Jazz On her new album, three-time Grammy Award winner Cécile McLorin Salvant creates a diverse mix of seven originals and five interpretations on the themes of ghosts, nostalgia, and yearning. 14763836 $12.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 4

David Benoit A Midnight Rendezvous

Shanachie • Jazz David Benoit fulfills his long-standing dream of writing and arranging for a 12-piece big band featuring some of the top instrumentalists on the LA scene. 14770542 $18.99

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 18

Ethan Iverson Every Note Is True

Blue Note • Jazz Pianist and composer Ethan Iverson makes his Blue Note debut with an engaging and evocative date featuring a masterful new trio with bassist Larry Grenadier and legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette. 14770586 $11.99

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 11

John Mayall The Sun Is Shining Down

Forty Below Records • Blues

Guest Artists: Melvin Taylor, Buddy Miller

The blues guitar legend recently announced his retirement from touring but is still creating new music that features Mike Campbell, Marcus King, Jake Shimabukuro, Carolyn Wonderland, and more. 14737817 $15.99

Lady Blackbird Black Acid Soul

BMG Rights Management (UK) • Jazz The long-awaited debut album from Marley Munroe, aka Lady Blackbird. The 11-song set combines the drama of Tina Turner with the bluesy blur of Amy Winehouse. 14760963 $13.99

Blues

Beth Hart A Tribute to Led Zeppelin

Provogue • Blues The 9-track album features a mix of Zep essentials and fan favorites. Beth Hart musters empathic emotionality on the album’s elegant version of Stairway to Heaven. 14770552 $15.99

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 25

Eric Gales Crown

Provogue • Blues

Guest Artists: Joe Bonamassa, Ladonna Gales

Eric Gales is a blues firebrand. Over 30 years and 18 albums, his passion for the music and his boundless desire to keep it vital have never waned. 14737814 $15.99

Rough Guide to Texas Blues

World Music Network • Blues

Artists: Henry Thomas, Little Hat Jones, Dallas String Band

From pioneering guitar legends Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie Johnson to pre-blues songsters and field hollerinspired singers, the state of Texas has long played a key role in the evolution of the blues. 14738835 $14.99