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Jackie Greene or Kenny G... decisions, decisions...

New Music Tuesday: Jackie Greene, Kenny G, Fat Joe, Kenny Burell, Papa Roach, Peter Case

Decisions, decisions… do I buy the new Jackie Greene CD this week or do I go with the latest from Kenny G?

Welcome to the final installment of New Music Tuesday for June 2010. June has been a huge month for great new music and there are some good titles — and Kenny G — here in the final week of the month.

Jackie Greene
Till The Light Comes

I’ve actually never heard Jackie Greene, but I’ve heard of him and I’ve heard of him through two trusted musical friends: El Bicho and Joan Hunt. These two have turned me on to a lot of good, good stuff over the years. I haven’t vibed to all their recommendations but they’ve hit way more than they’ve missed. Both of them saw Greene at a blues festival earlier this year — don’t know if that was their first experience with him — and they both came back raving about him. That’s enough for me. I’m putting this on my “must” list. I won’t be able to do it today but next payday, it’s a pretty safe bet I’m having one of these.

I’d also like to point to a new album from 78-year old Kenny Burrell. He may not be a household name to you but he’s been working the jazz and blues scene for some time. His “Chitlins Con Carne” has been covered by the greats including Stevie Ray Vaughan and on Ronnie Earl’s upcoming album Spread The Love.

As many of you have gathered, I’m not much of a hip hop aficionado but I see some recognizable names on the chart. That’s actually probably a bad thing because it means their 15 minutes ended ages ago and they suck now, but I’ll leave that verdict up to folks who listen to and know their hip hop. I’m just saying if that’s your musical persuasion, you should glance through the list.

Here they are, folks, yours if you want them.

(Photo by Joan Hunt)

3oh!3 – Streets Of Gold
Alejandro Escovedo – Street Songs Of Love
Amygdaloids, The – Theory Of My Mind
Anaal Nathrakh – Codex Necro/When Fire, The
And Hell Followed With – Proprioception
Band, Alex – We've All Been There
Billy Cobham – Palindrome
Blue Six – Noesis
Bullens, Cindy – Howling Trains And Barking Dogs
Burrell, Kenny – Be Yourself
Cactus – Music / [Cd/DVD Combo]
Candlemass – Ashes To Ashes (Live)
Case, Peter – Wig!
Ceschi – The One Man Band Broke Up
Charming Hostess – The Bowls Project
Children 18:3 – Rain's A Comin'
Chingo Bling – Chicken Flippa
Collins, Judy – Paradise
Coryell, Larry – Prime Picks
Darius, Eric – On A Mission
Delphic – Acolyte
DJ Rap – Synthesis
D-Maub – Inside Out
Drudkh – Blood In Our Wells
Drudkh – Songs Of Grief And Solitude
Dwele – Wants, World, Women
Emarosa – Emarosa
Fat Joe – The Dark Side
Fight Fair – California Kicks
Franklin, Adam & Bolts Of Melody – I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years
Future Of Forestry – Travel III
Galliano, Richard – 3 Original Album Classics
Glyder – Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
Gowan – Return Of The Strange Animal
Grip Weeds, The – Strange Change Machine (2xcd)
Grossman, Steve – 3 Original Album Classics
Haddon, Deitrick Presents Voic – Blessed & Cursed
Halter, Ernie – Franklin & Vermont
Haste The Day – Attack Of The Wolf King
Hell Razah – Heaven Razah
Hendricks, Jim – Country Tribute: Johnny Cash
Hendrix, Jimi – Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix
Herbaliser, The – Herbal Tonic
Hey Marseilles – To Travels And Trunks
Hi-Power Entertainment Presents – Hipowermusic.Com 2010
Hirax – Noise, Chaos, War
Indigo Girls – Staring Down The Brilliant
Intervurt – Union
Iwrestledabearonce – It's All Happening
J Hood – Sorry I Made You Wait
Jackie Greene – Till The Light Comes
Jackson 5 – Live At The Forum / [2 Cd]
Jamal, Ahmad – 3 Original Album Classics
James, Elmore – The Best Of Elmore James Vol 2
John Fogerty – Centerfield / [25th Anniversary Edition]
Josephine Baker – J' Ai Deux Amours
Juvenile – Beast Mode
Katzenjammer – Le Pop
Kenny G – Heart And Soul
Knut – Wonder
Kristina Halloway – Free
Lagrene, Bireli – 3 Original Album Classics
Laurie Berkner Band, The – The Best Of The Laurie Berkner Band
Lee Ritenour's Six String Theory – 6 String Theory
Lockwood, Didier – 3 Original Album Classics
Lord Infamous – Futuristic Bounty Hunter
Luc, Sylvain – 3 Original Album Classics
Main Street Gospel, The – Love Will Have Her Revenge
Malkiel, Rafi – Water
Maps & Atlases – Perch Patchwork
Marco Polo – The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo
Nat King Cole And Friends – Riffin': The Decca, Jatp, Keynote And Mercury Recordings / [3 Cd]
Neumark, Julie – Dimestore Halo
Nilsson, Harry And Stewart, John – The Early Tower Masters – Willard
No-Man – Wild Opera
Oasis – Time Flies…1994-2009
Optimo [Espacio] – Fabric52: Optimo [Espacio]
Papa Roach – …To Be Loved: The Best Of Papa Roach
Parkway Drive – Deep Blue
Patrick Paegel – Find Me Pure
Petrucciani, Michel – 3 Original Album Classics
Petty, Tom Tribute – Sleepytime Tunes – Lullaby Tribute To Tom Petty
Phil Tarver – Place Of Worship
Pinker Tones, The – Modular
Rhapsody Of Fire – Frozen Tears Of Angels,The
Robby Krieger – Singularity
Sabaton – Coat Of Arms
Scissor Sisters – Night Work
Semi Precious Weapons – You Love You / [Explicit]
Severe Torture – Slaughtered
Silverman, Antoine – Gypsy Swing
Slim Thug & Boss Hogg Outlawz – Welcome 2 Texas Official Mixtape
Sons Of The Pioneers Featuring Roy Rogers – Sing The Stephen Foster Songbook
Soundtrack – Marmaduke (Christopher Lennertz)
Soundtrack/Cast Album – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The Score
Steel Train – Steel Train
Suicide Silence – No Time To Bleed(The Body Bag)
Taddy Porter – Taddy Porter
That S What We Call Reggae: Vo – That S What We Call Reggae: Vo
The Black Keys – Brothers (Deluxe Edition)(W/Book)
The Mission (Uk) – Dum-Dum Bullets
The-Dream – Love King
The-Dream – The Love Trilogy / [2 Cd/1 Dvd Combo]
To Rococo Rot – Speculation
Triosphere – The Road Less Travelled
Tru-Serva – Paperboy
Various – 20 Years Of Century Media Vol2
Various – Cloud Cuckooland
Various – Open The Eyes Of My Heart Platinum Edition
Various – 30 Cumbias Sonideras Pegaditas. Lo Nuevo Y Lo Mejor 2010
Various – Las Mejores De La Fiesta Latina
Various Artists – The Best Of Traditional American Bluegrass
Various Artists – Frank Fairfield's Pawn Records Presents Unheard Ofs & Forgotten Abouts
Veggietales – 25 Favorite Toddler Songs
Veggietales – 25 Favorite Action Songs
Vieux Farke Toure – Live
Villains, The – Just Another Saturday Night
We Were Skeletons – We Were Skeletons
Webb Band, Darrell – Bloodline
Webb, Jimmy – Just Across The River
Wild, Max – Tamba
Wisecräcker – The Pact
Witchery – Witchkrieg
Wolf Parade – Expo 86
Yes – The Yes Album
Young, Pegi – Foul Deeds

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