Saturday, May 10, 2025

5/9/25

I'm With Her- Wild And Clear And Blue (four songs)- **1/2
Preservation Hall Jazz Band- Live At The New Orleans Jazz Fest, 4/26/25-***1/2

Lennie Hibbert- Creation- ****
(This record is the musical equivalent of floatation tank therapy.)

Papa Mali's Shantytown Underground- Live At The New Orleans Jazz Fest, 4/24/25- ****
(Great set! Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne is New Orleans' best kept secret.)

Lester Young- The Lester Young Story- ***1/2
(This is the R&B soul screamer, not the jazz sax player. Wasn't aware of his music. Pretty good, if a bit typical.)

Joe Bataan- Poor Boy-****

James Andrews- Satchmo Of The Ghetto-****1/2
(I have loved this record since it was released, but only realized today that it was produced by Allen Toussaint. How the hell did I miss that?)

Joao Donato- A Bad Donato- ***1/2
Blondie- S/T-***1/2
Sweet- Action: The Anthology (Personal Edit)- ****
Kiss- Love Gun- ****





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