W. Royal Stokes · Favorite CDs & DVDs of 2004 · Dec 29th
JAZZ CDs
- Andy Bey, American Song (Savoy)
- Don Byron, Ivey-Divey (Blue Note)
- Alice Coltrane, Translinear Light (Verve)
- David Eyges/Arthur Blythe/Abe Speller, Ace (MidLantic)
- Five Play . . . Plus (Arbors)
- Mimi Fox, She’s the Woman (Favored Nations)
- Bill Frisell, Unspeakable (Nonesuch)
- Steve Kuhn, Promises Kept (ECM)
- Jane Monheit, Taking a Chance on Love (Sony Classical)
- Ken Peplowski, Easy to Remember (Nagel-Heyer)
BLUES and BEYOND CDs
- Vassar Clements, Livin’ With the Blues (Acoustic Disc)
- Dr. John, N’Awlin Dis Dat or D’Udda ( Blue Note)
- Alison Krauss and Union Station, Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder)
- Norah Jones, Feels Like Home (Blue Note)
- Unbroken Circle, The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family (Dualtone)
REISSUES
- Coleman Hawkins, The Centennial Collection (Bluebird/BMG)
- The Contemporary Records Story (Fantasy/Contemporary)
- Happy Birthday Newport: 50 Swinging Years (Columbia Legacy)
- Preservation Hall: The Best of the Early Years (Preservation Hall)
- Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964 (Sony/Columbia)
DVDs
- Rosemary Clooney, Girl Singer – Songs from the Classic Television Series (Concord)
- Los Hombres Calientes, Live (Basin Street)
- Branford Marsalis, Coltrane’s A Love Supreme Live in Amsterdam Marsalis Music/Rounder)
- Boz Scaggs, Greatest Hits Live (Copy Cat)
- Fiddlin’ Man: The Life and Times of Bob Wills (View Video)
W. Royal Stokes’ third collection of profiles for Oxford University Press, Growing Up With Jazz: Twenty-Four Musicians Talk About Their Lives and Careers, will see publication in March 2005.
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