Two Pianos, No Waiting
Artist: Scott Cushnie
Hope & Wait
Artist: My Friend Steve

Fans of Counting Crows will find this band's radio-ready licks and lead singer Steven Burry's plaintive vocals immediately pleasing. Unfortunately, the rather forced tremble in his voice comes off as a bit insincere after a few tracks. But the band does have a strong sound and the album is solid overall, especially rockers like "The Schooling"... Read More

Street Songs
Artist: Evelyn Glennie
Blue Light Rain
Artist: Jazz Is Dead

Even in their dreams, the Grateful Dead never sounded this good. With a rhythm section made up of two electric jazz legends, bassist Alphonso Johnson and drum god Bill Cobham, this quartet uses the Dead's music as a starting point, then takes off to places unimagined by the great unwashed mass of Deadheads. Dixie Dregs founder T Lavitz sits in... Read More

Sunday in New York
Artist: Portia Nelson

Named after her 1959 radio program, Portia Nelson's Sunday in New York features 17 songs from composers like Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, and Alan Jay Lerner, as well as her own compositions. Nelson's clear, shimmering vocal style shines on "He Loves and She Loves," "Isn't It Romantic," "Hi Lili Hi Lo," and "For All We Know." A worthwhile purchase... Read More

Peggy Cone Sings
Artist: Peggy Cohen
Leave a Little Something
Artist: Lina Koutrakos
James Cafe
Artist: Jimmy Sommers

Bonnie Raitt's original still gets smooth jazz airplay. Candy Dulfer's version seems to have endured over Nelson Rangell's as the enduring cover of choice in the format. Did we really need another take on "I Can't Make You Love Me"? Saxman Jimmy Sommers thought so, and by adding an improvisational section, a little more muscle to the heartache... Read More

Wave Twisters, Episode 7 Million: Sonic Wars Within the Protons
Artist: DJ Q-Bert
Community Score: 9.11