Music Lounge - 2023
May
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 29th, 2023
Jim Alfredson – Family Business (Posi-Tone)
Usually, when we hear Jim Alfredson’s name, it’s attached to Organis...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 22nd, 2023
George Coleman – Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar Music)
At 88, and a career that saw him playing with Ray Charles, ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 15th, 2023
Joanie Pallatto – Accidental Melody (featuring Fareed Haque) (Southport)
Vocalist Joanie Pallatto has recently relea...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 8th, 2023
Artemis – In Real Time (Blue Note)
The all-star group Artemis has reconvened their second album, In Real Time. The b...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 1st, 2023
Lauren Henderson – Conjuring (Brontosaurus Records)
I love the fact that Lauren Henderson just does not sound like a...
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April
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 24th, 2023
Benny Green – Solo (Sunnyside)
Pianist Benny Green eschews the sidemen on his latest for Sunnyside Records, simply t...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 17th, 2023
Juan Pastor’s Chinchano – Cachito (Bace Records)
Juan Pastor is a triple threat as a drummer, percussionist and co...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 10th, 2023
Walter Smith III – Return to Casual (Blue Note)
It’s about time that tenor saxophonist Water Smith III gets a shot...
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Sugaray Rayford, Mud Morganfield and Los Lobos to headline 2023 Chicago Blues Festival!
April 3rd, 2023
The City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, DCASE, has announced the artist lineup for this ye...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 3rd, 2023
Being a percussionist myself, it's not every week I get to preview three drummer or percussionist led bands in the Music Loun...
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March
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 27th, 2023
Cecile McLorin Salvant – Mélusine (Nonesuch)
Vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant looks back at her French and Haitian r...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 20th, 2023
Eric Reed – Black, Brown and Blue (Smoke Sessions)
Pianist Eric Reed recorded some songs late last year, and they’...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 13th, 2023
Tammy McCann – Do I Move You? (Io Canto Records)
Chicago vocalist Tammy McCann doesn’t record enough. There, I sai...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 6th, 2023
Hey everyone! So, this week, I wanted to take a moment to check out some of the albums that are available during our Spring P...
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February
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 27th, 2023
Buster Williams – Unalome (Smoke Sessions)
Buster Williams has put together an all-star group for his 2023 release, ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 20th, 2023
Markus Rutz – Storybook (JMARQ Records)
Chicago trumpeter Markus Rutz has a new album that he’s just released on J...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 13th, 2023
Roy McGrath – Menjunje (JL Music)
Saxophonist Roy McGrath has put together a monster of a group and a recording for ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 6th, 2023
Libby York – DreamLand (OA2 Records)
Vocalist Libby York is back with a new album called DreamLand. This is a unique...
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January
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 30th, 2023
Ahmad Jamal – Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 (Jazz Detective)
The fact that Jim Wilkie did rad...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 23rd, 2023
Rachael & Vilray – I Love a Love Song! (Nonesuch)
Rachael Price, of Lake Street Dive fame, is back with her second d...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 16th, 2023
Mike LeDonne – The Heavy Hitters (Cellar Live)
It’s been a minute since I’ve heard a record that tried to captur...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 9th, 2023
Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets – Pan Africa (Impact Jazz)
Trumpeter Derrick Gardner has put out a new concept a...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 3rd, 2023
Art Hirahara – Verdant Valley (Posi-Tone)
Pianist Art Hirahara has been recording with the same fantastic core of mu...
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