| Al Hirt | Hot N' Spicy (12/23); 15 tracks from Hirt's 4 decade career; remastered w/ extensive liner notes |
| Juvenile | Juve The Great (12/23); first single, "In My Life", out now |
| Big Tymers | Big Money Heavy Weight (12/09); new from Cash Money Records; guests include R. Kelly, Lil' Wayne, and TQ |
| Bobby Rush | Absolutely The Best (12/09); 12 classic Rush tracks at new reduced price |
| Alex McMurray | Banjaxed; local music veteran goes solo, w/ help from Carlo Nuccio, Matt Perrine, Debbie Davis, Susan Cowsill, and other all-stars |
| PermaGrin | PermaGrin; 2nd release from the innovative instrumental duo |
| Phat 2's Day | Ambassador Of N'awlins |
| The Pfister Sisters | Change In The Weather |
| Eddie Dejean & N.O. Funk Project | The Funk Anointed with Sanctification |
| Amanda Shaw | Hurry Down The Bayou Tonight holiday tunes from the Cajun fiddle prodigy |
| Joneses | Revolution Blues |
| Various Artists | Holiday Angels Working Undercover, Vol. 2; proceeds go to charity for seriously ill children |
| Tony Joe White | Tony Joe White In Concert (DVD, 12/02) |
| Trace Adkins | Comin' On Strong (12/02); first single: "Hot Mama" |
| Leroy Jones | Wonderful Christmas: A Brass Salute To The King Of Kings - great addition to your holiday music collection; instrumental solo set features 21 tracks with Leroy playing three trumpets in close harmony on each; includes the original "Wonderful Christmas" |
| Bust | New Hope; debut from funk band fronted by Rebecca Barry |
| Gary Brown | A Dream For Christmas |
| Vali Talbot | Christmas Blessings; w/ Spenser Bohren, Larry Sieberth, Scott Obenchain, Danny O'Flaherty, Michael Skinkus, and more |
| Linda Hopkins, etc. | Wild Women Blues oiginal Broadway cast recording |
| Bryan Lee | Bryan Lee's Greatest Hits (11/18); 13 classics from Justin Time Records |
| Hank Williams, Jr. | I'm One of You (11/18) |
| Marsalis Family | The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration (11/18); new limited edition package combines the CD and DVD at one low price |
| Britney Spears | In The Zone (11/18); on Britney's 4th album, she gets help from Madonna, Moby, R. Kelly and others |
| Clifton Chenier | Clifton Chenier - The King of Zydeco (11/11); DVD version of Arhoolie video w/ performances and interviews |
| Buddy Guy & Junior Wells | Chicago Blues Festival 1964 (11/04) |
| Harry Connick Jr. | Harry For The Holidays (10/28); 16 track collection mixing popular Christmas songs & several originals; with a guest appearance by George Jones and backing from his 15-piece big band and orchestra |
| Doug Kershaw | Louisiana Man: The Very Best Of Doug Kershaw Live (10/28) |
| Pleasure Club | Here Comes The Trick/Live: Out Of The Pulpit (10/21); Studio and Live recordings recorded in Nashville and in New Orleans at the Howlin' Wolf |
| Vida Blue | The Illustrated Band (10/14); 2nd CD from Page McConnell, Oteil Burbridge and Russell Batiste features backing by the Spam Allstars |
| Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers | Classics (10/14) |
| Buckwheat Zydeco | Classics (10/14) |
| Galactic | Ruckus (10/07) |
| Various Artists (DVD Video) | Dancing To New Orleans (09/30); DVD (aired on Bravo TV) features Jerry Lee Lewis, Raymond Myles, Big Jack Johnson, John Campbell, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, C.J. Chenier, Buckwheat Zydeco, Michael Doucet, Beausoleil, Amanda Shaw, Lionel Ferbos, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Neville Bros., Monk Boudreaux, Bo Dollis, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas |
| Bad Boy's Da Band | Too Hot for TV (09/30); group formed by P. Diddy on MTV's "Making The Band 2" includes New Orleans MC Young City (aka Chopper) |
| Red Stick Ramblers | Bring It on Down (09/23); the Ramblers highly-anticipated second release |
| Tabby Thomas / Annette Taborn | Along The Blues Highway (09/23); features five Thomas tracks recorded live at Tabby's Blues Box in 2002 |
| Dr. John | All By Hisself: Live at the Lonestar '86 (09/23); on the Dr.'s own "Skinji Brim Records" label (distributed by Hyena Records) |
| 20th Century Masters: Christmas Collection | Best of Louis Armstrong & Friends (09/23); repackaging of 1997's "What A Wonderful Christmas", w/ Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee, Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne, Mel Torme, etc. |
| 20th Century Masters: Christmas Collection | Best of Aaron Neville (09/23); repackaged version of 1993's "Soulful Christmas" |
| Various Artists | Lost Highway: Lost & Found Vol. 1 (09/23); rarities, B-sides, etc. from Lost Highway Records; w/ Lucinda Williams, Marc Broussard, many others |
| Turk | Raw and Uncut (09/23); former Hot Boy/Cash Money star signs with Koch Entertainment |
| The Bangles | Doll Revolution (09/23); Continental Drifter Vicki Peterson reunites with old bandmates for first album since 1988's "Everything" |
| Louis Armstrong / Jelly Roll Morton | Birth of Jazz (09/16); 38 remastered classics from New Orleans jazz legends; w/ extensive liner notes |
| Jimmy C. Newman / Frenchy Burke | Kings of Cajun (09/16); low price, 38 track collection from two of Louisiana's favorite sons |
| Nicholas Payton | Sonic Trance (09/09); trumpeter's first for Warner Brothers |
| Branford Marsalis | Romare Bearden Revealed (09/09); tribute to artist Romare Bearden w/ help from Wynton Marsalis, the Marsalis Family band, Harry Connick Jr. and guitarist Doug Wamble |
| Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys | Bon Rêve (09/09) |
| Various Artists | Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (09/09); 2-CD set includes covers by Cowboy Mouth and Marc Broussard |
| Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues | A Musical Journey (09/09); 5-CD set from the PBS "Blues" series; w/ tracks from Louis Armstrong, Lonnie Johnson, Leadbelly, Roosevelt Sykes, Percy Mayfield, Little Walter, Guitar Slim, Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Slim Harpo, Buddy Guy, and many more |
| Aaron Neville | Nature Boy (08/26); Aaron covers jazz standards; w/ Linda Ronstadt, Roy Hargrove, Ron Carter, Ry Cooder, etc. (read more) |
| Rosie Ledet | Now's The Time (08/26) |
| Slim Harpo | The Excello Singles Anthology (08/26); 2-CD set brings together 44 recordings, every A and B side of every Harpo single Excello released from 1957 to 1970, each digitally remastered |
| Soulja Slim | Years Later.. A Few Months After (08/26); another No Limit vet signs with Koch Entertainment |
| Magic | On My Own (08/26); former No Limit soldier and 504 Boyz member signs deal with Koch Entertainment |
| Boo & Gotti | Perfect Timing (08/26); Chicago rap duo's debut release is on Cash Money Records, with guests Baby and Lil' Wayne; produced by Mannie Fresh and Jazze Pha |
| Savoy Family Band | Savoy Family Band Cajun Album (08/12); new from "The First Family of Cajun Music" |
| Various Artists | Masters of the Boogie Piano (08/05); with Roosevelt Sykes, Little Brother Montgomery, many others; low price! |
| Terence Blanchard | Bounce (08/05) |
| Steve Conn | Steve Conn (08/05); w/ Sonny Landreth and others |
| Fats Domino | Blues Kingpins (08/05) |
| Various Artists | Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash; f/ Gatemouth Brown with Benjy Davis, Chris Thomas King, and others (07/29) |
| Cowboy Mouth | Uh Oh (07/29) |
| Aaron & Art Neville | Brother To Brother (07/29); compilation with 36 vintage tracks on 2-disk set; remastered w/ extensive liner notes by Bill Dahl |
| Chris Smither | Train Home (07/22); first studio album since 1999's "Drive You Home Again" |
| Kane & Abel | Welcome Home (07/22) |
| Supagroup | Supagroup (07/22); produced by Benji Lee and Grammy Award-winner Trina Shoemaker |
| Clifton Chenier | Best of Clifton Chenier (07/22) |
| Smokey Robinson / Aaron Neville | Winning Combinations (07/22); discount compilation w/ 5 tracks from each artist |
| Harry Connick Jr. | Other Hours -- Connick on Piano, Vol. 1 (07/15); his first release on the Marsalis Music label; all instrumental album w/ Harry's quartet (Ned Goold, Neal Caine, Arthur Latin) features 12 original compositions |
| Brooks & Dunn | Red Dirt Road (07/15) |
| Zebra | Zebra IV (07/08) |
| Trace Adkins | Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1 (07/08) |
| Phillip Walker | Heritage of the Blues: The Best of Phillip Walker (06/24) |
| Tab Benoit | Sea Saint Sessions (06/24) |
| Various Artists | Live From Las Vegas (06/24); w/ Louis Prima and others |
| Quintron | Are You Ready for an Organ Solo (06/17) |
| Deacon John | Deacon John's Jump Blues (CD; 06/10) |
| Deacon John | Deacon John's Jump Blues (DVD; 06/10) |
| Earl King | Come On: Complete Imperial Recordings (06/10) |
| Buddy Guy | Blues Singer (06/03); acoustic set with guests Eric Clapton and B.B. King |
| New Orleans Klezmer All Stars | Borvis (06/03) |
| Dave Bartholomew | 1950-1952 (05/27) |
| The Bluebirds | Highway 80 East (05/20) |
| David Egan | Twenty Years Of Trouble (05/20); ex Lil' Band O' Gold & File |
| Mickey Gilley | Invitation Only (05/20); first all new album in 12 years |
| Faron Young | Faron Young Sings the Country Standards (05/15) |
| Ellis Marsalis Trio | The Gig: Live at Snug Harbor |
| Tony Green and Gypsy Jazz | Venice 2002 |
| Fiend | Can I Burn 2 (05/13) |
| Continental Drifters | Nineteen Ninety-Three; the original Drifters' album finally released! |
| Will Porter | Happy (05/06); R&B singer gets help from Leo Nocentelli, Thadeus Richard, Bernard "Bunchy" Johnson, and Wardell Quezergue |
| Hackberry Ramblers | Cajun Boogie (05/06) |
| Da Entourage | Entourage 2 (05/06); Lafayette hip hop group signs deal with Universal (more) |
| Geno Delafose | Everybody's Dancin' (05/06); first new CD since 1998 |
| John Hiatt & the Goners | Beneath This Gruff Exterior (05/06); the Goners are: Sonny Landreth; Dave Ranson; and Kenneth Blevins |
| Earl King | Street Parade (04/29); first US release for 1972 album w/ backing from The Meters |
| John Boutte | Jambalaya; 2 CD set |
| Panorama Jazz Band | Another Hot Night In February |
| Cyril Neville & Uptown Allstars | For The Funk Of It - Remembering Benny's Bar |
| Johnny Vidacovich, June Yamagishi, George Porter Jr. | We Came To Play |
| Big Sam's Funky Nation | Birth Of A Nation |
| Jeremy Lyons & The Deltabilly Boys | Live At The Dragon's Den |
| Ledisi | Soul Singer (04/22) |
| Garage a Trois | Emphasizer (04/22) |
| Marcia Ball | So Many Rivers (04/22) |
| 54th Platoon | All or Nothin (04/22) |
| Raymond Myles | Taste of Heaven (04/22); reissue |
| Galactic | Vintage Reserve (04/15); "best of" w/ 3 new tracks |
| Lucinda Williams | World Without Tears (04/08); follow-up to "Essence" [read more] |
| Chris Cagle | Chris Cagle (04/01) |
| Various Artists | "Crossing Jordan" soundtrack (04/01); includes a cover of Tom Waits' "Hang Down Your Head" by Lucinda Williams |
| Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes | Bandicoot |
| Shane Theriot | The Grease Factor |
| Lynn Drury and Bad Mayo | Spun |
| Michael Ray and The Cosmic Krewe | Live at Jimmy's; w/ Trey Anastasio and other guests |
| Tim Laughlin | Isle Of New Orleans |
| Vic Shepherd | New Orleans Harmonica |
| Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles | Mr. Stranger Man |
| Los Hombres Calientes: Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers | Vol.4: Vodou Dance (03/25); 79 minutes+ of Afro-Caribbean folk and soul recorded in Trinidad, Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and New Orleans w/ local musicians at each stop; NOLA tracks include guests Bo Dollis, George Porter Jr., Donald Harrison, Cyril Neville, Davell Crawford and others [read more] |
| The Iguanas | Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart (03/25) |
| Sammy Kershaw | I Want My Money Back (03/25); all new |
| Hot Boy$ | Let 'Em Burn (03/25) |
| O.C. Smith | Greatest Hits (03/25) |
| Mr. Serv-On | No More Questions (03/18) |
| Magic | White Eyes (03/18) |
| Woodenhead | Perseverance (03/18) |
| Sammy Kershaw | Millennium Collection (03/11) |
| Choppa | Straight From The N.O. (03/04) |
| Jesse Davis | The Setup (02/25) |
| Various Artists | The Early Jin Singles: Southland Rock 'n Roll (02/25); w/ Jivin' Gene, Rod Bernard, Rockin' Sidney, Johnnie Allan, Red Smiley, Clint West, Doug Ardoin, many more |
| Hackberry Ramblers | First Recordings 1935-1947 (02/25/03); vintage 'Ramblers! |
| Funky Meters | Fiyo at the Fillmore, Vol. 1 (02/25/03); 2001 live album gets national release |
| B.G. | Livin' Legend (02/25/03); ex Cash Money rapper's first release on his own label; w/ Juvenile, Hakim, and others |
| Leadbelly | Absolutely The Best, Vol. 2 (02/25/03); 16 classic live tracks |
| Aaron Neville | Orchid in the Storm (02/18); five song EP from 1983 with 4 previously unavailable bonus tracks |
| Various Artists | Mardi Gras: Language of New Orleans, Vol. 7 (02/11/03) |
| Various Artists | The Songs Of Hank Williams Jr. - A Bocephus Celebration (02/11/03) w/ George Jones, Alan Jackson, Trace Adkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dan Baird, and many more |
| Beausoleil | Encore, Encore! The Best of Beausoleil 1991-2001 (02/11/03) |
| Ingrid Lucia & The Flying Neutrinos | Live From New Orleans (02/04/03) |
| The Marsalis Family | The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration (02/04/03); the "first family" of jazz, plus guest Harry Connick Jr., taped live at UNO on 08/04/01; a DVD will follow |
| Cousin Joe | New York & New Orleans Blues (02/04/03) |
| Sonny Landreth | The Road We're On (01/28/03) |
| Aaron Neville | Believe (01/28/03); new solo album |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | 16 Thrillers From the Killer (01/28/03); classic live tracks |
| Irvin Mayfield | Half Past Autumn Suite (01/21/03) |
| Aaron Neville | Aaron Neville: Love Songs (01/14/03); compilation |
| 2002 CD RELEASES |
| Tony Dagradi Trio | Parading (Dec. '02) |
| Brian Stoltz | East Of Rampart Street (Dec. '02) w/ Art Neville, John Gros, Ivan Neville, Irene Sage, Dave Easley, George Porter, Jr. |
| Warren Storm | Dust My Blues (Dec. '02) |
| Dash Rip Rock | The Band The Myth, The Legend (Dec. '02) CD/DVD |
| Joe Torregano | Joseph Torregano ... A Jazzman At 50! (Dec. '02) |
| Pinettes Brass Band | Who You Gonna Call? (Dec. '02) |
| Rockie Charles | Have You Seen My Uncle Steve (Dec. 2002) |
| Lil' Romeo | Game Time (12/17); 19 tracks plus bonus DVD; read more on Game Time |
| 504 Boyz | Ballers (12/10); f/ Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Magic, Krazy, Choppa and T Bo, w/ guests C-Murder, Lil' Romeo, Mia X, Weeby, Krazy and Snoop Dogg |
| Johnny Copeland | Johnny Copeland Collection (12/10) 18 remastered tracks w/ extensive liner notes |
| Faron Young | Walk Tall: The Mercury Hit Singles 1963-75 (12/03) |
| Lance Ellis | Thinking Of You |
| The Meters | Live At Moonwalker (1) / Live At Moonwalker (2) |
| Tim McGraw | Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors (11/26) with guests Kim Carnes, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmitt (also see book) |
| Brian "Baby" Williams | Birdman (11/26); Big Tymer goes solo with help from Puff Diddy, Cam'ron, Toni Braxton, etc. |
| Lil' Buck Sinegal | Bad Situation |
| Betty Shirley | Betty Shirley Sings |
| Jay-Ray & Gee | Acapella New Orleans, Vol. 4; French Quarter's famed vocal group |
| Cash Money Millionaires | Cash Money Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (11/19); also on VHS & DVD |
| Illinois Jacquet | The Illinois Jacquet Story (11/19) |
| Various Artists | Zydeco: Essential Collection (11/19); Remastered Zydeco hits from Rounder |
| Various Artists | Cajun: Essential Collection (11/19); Remastered Cajun hits from Rounder |
| Saunders King | Cool Blues Jumps & Shuffles (11/15) |
| Harry Choates | Devil In The Bayou - The Gold Star Recordings (11/12) |
| Various Artists | Jole Blon (11/12); 23 versions of the Cajun classic includes original 1929 version by Amedee Breaux |
| Tony Joe White | Snakey (11/05) |
| Various Artists | O Christmas Tree: Bluegrass Christmas (11/05); includes track by The Cox Family |
| Willie Nelson | Willie Nelson & Friends, Stars & Guitars (11/05); includes duet w/ Aaron Neville |
| New Orleans Jazz Vipers | New Orleans Jazz Vipers |
| Sophisticats | Meow, Baby! |
| Victor Sirker | For My Lady |
| Brides of Jesus | Saints and Sinners |
| Various Artists | Sea Of Love - Louisiana Bayou Hits, 1950s-60s (10/29); Johnnie Allen, Jivin' Gene, Lil' Bob, Joe Barry, etc |
| Lee Ann Womack | The Season For Romance (10/29); includes duet w/ Harry Connick, Jr. |
