NEW CD RELEASES FROM ALICE RUSSELL, BLAZE, TANIA MARIA, RANDY CRAWFORD, JAZZTRONICK, FLORA PURIM, AVERAGE WHITE BAND, CAROL RIDDICK & MORE…

Lots of new releases are listed, plus keep a look out for releases in the coming weeks and months from Boney James (Shine on Sept. 26), Kyle Eastwood, Diana Krall, Joyce Cooling, George Benson/Al Jarreau Duets Album, Steve Cole, Brian Culberton, and Jim Brickman.

Afrodizz - Froots
Alice Russell – Under The Munka Moon 2
Alphonso Johnson – Spellbound
Ann-Margret – Love Rush
Arista All Stars – Blue Montreux
Art Of Noise – What Have You Done With My Body, God?
Average White Band – The Definitive Groove Collection (2-CDs)
Ayetoro – Omo Obukun – The Afrobeat Chronicles Vol. 2
BB&Q Band - Genie
Birmingham Sound – The Soul Of Neal Hamphill Vol. 1 (Various Artists)
Blaze – Most Precious Love – Blaze Essentials
Blue Note Plays Billie Holiday (Various Artists)
Blue Note Plays Cole Porter (Various Artists)
Blue Note Plays Gershwin (Various Artists)
Blue Note Plays Rodgers & Hart (Various Artists)
Bonnie Raitt – VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live Presents Bonnie Raitt And Friends (CD/DVD)
Brisa Roche – The Chase
Buddy Greco – Route 66: A Personal Tribute To Nat King Cole
Bugz In The Attic – Back In The Doghouse
Carlos Garnett – Black Love
Carol Riddick – Moments Like This
Chaka Khan – The Platinum Collection
Chic – The Definitive Groove Collection (2-CDs)
Christina Aguilera – Back To Basics
Crusaders – Crusaders 1
Crusaders – The 2nd Crusade
DJ Logic – Zen Of Logic (with John Medeski & Charlie Hunter)
DJ Spinna – Intergalactic Soul
Dave Hollister – The Definitive Collection
David Grisman Quartet – Classic Dawg (DVD)
Dells –Oh, What A Night
Dexter Gordon – Great Encounters
Doc Powell – Doc Powell (w/Brian Culbertson, Kirk Whalum, Bobby Lyle)
Eliane Elias – Around The City
Eric Roberson –Erro Live Vol DC (CD/DVD)
Flora Purim – Nothing Will Be As It Was
Fontella Bass – The Very Best Of Fontella Bass – The Chess Collection
Fourplay – Fourplay X
Free Spirits Volume 1 (Various Artists)
Freddie Hubbard – Rose Tattoo
Gap Band – Gold (2-CDs)
Geri Allen – Timeless Portraits And Dreams
Grant Green – Live At Club Mozambique
Harvey Mason – Funk In A Mason Jar
Harvey Mason – Marching In The Street
Heritage Orchestra – Heritage Orchestra
Hermine Pinson – Changing The Changes In Poetry And Song
Horacee Arnold – Tales Of The Exonerated Flea
Imagination – Just An Illusion – The Best Of Imagination
JR Bailey – Just Me And You
James Brown – Live At Montreux 1981
Jane Bunnett – Radio Guantanamo
Jazz Allnighters 5 Compiled By Tatsuo Sunaga Sunaga T (Various Artists)
Jazz House Independent Vol. 5 – Jazzy House Meets Disco & Nu Soul (Various Artists)
Jazztronick – Remixes Part 1
Jazztronick – Remixes Part 2
Jazztronic & Others – Jazztronica 2
Jean-Luc Ponty – Fables
Jean-Luc Ponty – Aurora
Jean-Luc Ponty – Individual Choice
Jean-Luc Ponty – Open Mind
Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come: Film & Soundtrack Edition (CD/DVD)
Jody Watley – The Makeover: Journey To Electronic Soul
Juke Joint 2 Compiled By Boozoo Bajou (Various Artists)
John Lee Hooker - Crawlin’ King Snake
Julie Dexter & Khari Simmons – Moon Bossa
King Curtis – King Curtis Live At Fillmore West
Laurindo Almeida featuring Bud Shank – Brazillance Vol. 1
Lee Ritenour – Smoke ‘N’ Mirrors
Leon Ware – Leon Ware
Lou Rawls – The Lou Rawls Show: With Duke Ellington (DVD)
Luther Vandross – The Ultimate Luther Vandross
Mandingo – Primeval Rhythm Of Life
Maria Muldaur – Heart Of Mine: Maria Muldaur Sings Love Songs Of Bob Dylan
Monday Michiru – Free Soul Collection
Mongo Santamaria – Fuego
Monica Salmaso – Trampolim
Motown – The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5 – 1965 (Various Artists)
Nancy Wilson – Turned To Blue
Natural Selection – Come On Over
Patrick Adams – Master Of The Masterpiece – The Very Best Of Patrick Adams
Patti LaBelle – The Definitive Collection
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample – Feeling Good
Ready Or Not Vol. 2 – Deep Jazz Grooves From The CBC Radio Canada Archives (Various Artists)
Rice And Beans Orchestra - Dante’s Inferno
Rodney Lee – Satellite Orchestra
Rurals – Nettle Soul
Sambajazz – Batida Diferente (Various Artists)
Sammy Davis Jr. – The Definitive Collection
Serge Gainsbourg – Monsieur Gainsbourg – The Originals
Sleep Walker – Voyage
Smokey Robinson – Pure Smokey
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Gold (2-CDs)
Soul Com Bossa – Compiled By Khari Simmons (Various Artists)
Tania Maria – Intimidade
Touch Of Class – Move Means Everything
Victor Davies – Hear The Sound
Wax Poetics – Issue #18 – August/September 2006
Willie Bobo – Lost And Found
Wilson Simonal – Wilson Simonal Canta Tom E Chico
Yma Sumac – Mambo