Announcers' Fave Music 2005
Rock
Classical
Jazz
Blues
ROCK
| Grandpa Ulysses Ezekiel "Grandpa" Coles of Radio Wowsville (sundays 11pm-1am) | |||
| Artist | Album | Label | Comments |
| Sightings | Arrived in Gold, Arrived in Smoke | Load | so nervous man nervous |
| Broadcast | Tender Buttons | Warp | it has your ice cold analog synths |
| Anthony and the Johnsons | I Am A Bird Now | Secretly Canadian | heart breaking torch songs |
| as yet to be identified latin song | video has people having a bad day... anyone know what it is? | ||
| LCD Soundsystem | s/t | DFA | dance of the mad bastards |
| Lungfish | Feral Hymns | Dischord | boom thwack repeat + gnosticism = spine tingling sermons |
| v/a | Pre-War Revenants | Revenant | it has your ice cold NuGrape |
| SunnO))) | Black One | Southern Lord | doom like a million orcs... are you Frodo enough? |
| Earth | Hex: or Printing in the Infernal Method | Southern Lord | surprising western ambience from heretofore thud masters |
| Timothy Conlon of Can't Say I've Heard It (Tuesdays 2-4pm) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Detroit Cobras | Baby | Bloodshot |
| Lowlights | Dark End Road | Darla |
| Gravenhurst | Fires in Distant Buildings | Warp |
| Royksopp | The Understanding | Astralwerks |
| Zincs | Dimmer | Thrill Jockey |
| Rosebuds | Birds Make Good Neighbors | Merge |
| Ready Made | All the Plans Resting | Where are my records |
| Billy Corgan | The Future Embrace | Reprise |
| Secret Machines | The Road Leads Where It's Led | Reprise |
| Trembling Blue Stars | The Seven Autumn Flowers | Bar None |
| Scott Matthews of Jedi Mitch (Tuesdays 11pm-1am) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| The Bats | At the National Grid | Magic Marker |
| Tape | Rideau | Hapna |
| Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate | In the Heart of the Moon | Nonesuch/World Circuit |
| v/a | Dark Holler: Old Love Songs and Ballads | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Susan Howe & David Grubbs | Thiefth | Blue Chopsticks |
| Biosphere | Dropsonde LP | Touch |
| v/a | American Primitive Vol. 2 | Revenant |
| Giuseppe Ielasi | Gesine | Hapna |
| Marcus Schmickler & John Tilbury | Variety | A-Musik |
| Six Organs of Admittance | School of the Flower | Drag City |
| Tom O' Halloran of Timecube Radio (Wednesdays 1-3am) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Chad Vangaalen | Infiniheart | Sub Pop |
| Rogue Wave | Descended like Vultures | Sub Pop |
| Death Cab For Cutie | Plans | Atlantic |
| Wolf Parade | Apologies to the Queen Mary | Sub Pop |
| Iron & Wine/Calexico | In the Reins | Overcoat |
| My Morning Jacket | Z | RCA |
| John Vanderslice | Pixel Revolt | Barsuk |
| Deerhoof | The Runners Four | 5RC |
| Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | s/t | self |
| Nada Surf | The Weight Is a Gift | Barsuk |
| Nate Millington of the Beard Hour (Fridays 1-3am) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| boris | akuma to uta | southern lord |
| akron/family | angels of light | young god |
| om | variations on a theme | holy mountain |
| young jeezy | lets get it: thug motivation 101 | def jam |
| sunn 0))) | black one | southern lord |
| Six Organs of Admittance | school of the flower | drag city |
| coco rosie | noah's ark | touch and go |
| paul wall | people's champ | Swishahouse/Asylum/Atlantic |
| circle | forest | ektro |
| growing | his return | troubleman unlimited |
| song of the year: Three 6 Mafia feat. Eightball & MJG with Young Buck "Stay Fly" Jeff Carlin of Black Circle Revolution (Mondays 2-4pm) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| okay | high road | absolutely kosher |
| bonnie prince billy | superwolf | drag city |
| drakkar sauna | drakkansasauna | marriage |
| castanets | first light's freeze | asthmatic kitty |
| okay | low road | absolutely kosher |
| m. ward | transistor radio | merge |
| black mountain | black mountain | jagjaguwar |
| devendra banhart | cripple crow | XL |
| mountain goats | the sunset tree | 4AD |
| six organs of admittance | school of the flower | drag city |
| DJ Arthur Function of Radio Freedonia (Wednesdays 11pm-1am) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| The Evens | The Evens | Dischord |
| M Ward | Transistor Radio | Merge |
| Of Montreal | The Sunlandic Twins | Polyvinyl |
| Boards of Canada | Campfire Headphase | Warp |
| LCD Soundsystem | LCD | Capitol |
| Nouvelle vague | Nouvelle Vague | Luaka Bop |
| Super Furry Animals | Love Kraft | XL/Beggars US |
| Andrew Bird | Mysterious Production of Eggs | Righteous babe |
| Spoon | Gimme Fiction | Merge |
| Animal Collective | Feels | Fat Cat |
| DangerDoom | The Mouse and the Mask | Adult Swim |
| Benjamin Biolay | A L'origine | EMI Int'l |
| DJ Artur Function's top 5 reissues | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Pep laguara & Tapinera | Brossa D'Ahir | DiscMedi! |
| Luiz Bonfa | live in Rio 1959 | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Travis Biggs | Challenge | Soul Jazz |
| Bob Dylan | No Direction Home | Columbia |
| Dungen | Ta Det Lungt | |
| Gary Slater (Rock Department assistant extraordinairre) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Akron/Family/Angels of Light | s/t | Young God |
| Oxford American Compilation | Oxford American | self |
| Hudson Bell | When the Sun is the Moon | Monitor |
| King Holla Holla and the Oh Shit Dogs | Leapin' Lizards | Kavanaugh |
| Johannes Kepler | Harmonicus Mundi | Pamlico |
| The Timewriter | Paintbox | Plastic City |
| Paul McCartney | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | Capitol |
| Stevie Wonder | A Time 2 Love | Motown |
| Animal Collective | Feels | Fat Cat |
| Devandra Banhart | Cripple Crow | XL |
| Evan Cunningham of C'mon if You're Comin' (Saturdays 1-3am) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Edan | Beauty and the Beat | Lewis |
| Pete Philly & Perquisite | Mindstate | Epitaph |
| Silver Jews | Tanglewood Numbers | Drag City |
| Amadou & Mariam | Dimanche a Bamako | Nonesuch |
| DJ Muggs/GZA | Grandmasters | Angeles |
| Black Mountain | Black Mountain | Jagjaguwar |
| Quasimoto | The Further Adventures of Lord Quas | Stones Throw |
| Lightning Bolt | Hypermagic Mountain | Load |
| Richard Bona | Toto Bona Lokua | Sunnyside |
| Juelz Santana | What the Game's Been Missing | Def Jam |
| Brandy Savarese (Rock Depatment directress) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| the oranges band | the world and everything in it | polyvinyl |
| spoon | gimme fiction | merge |
| black angels | s/t ep | light in the attic |
| black mountain | s/t | jagjaguwar |
| american analog set | know by heart | arts and crafts |
| wolf parade | apoligies to the queen mary | Sub Pop |
| clap your hands say yeah | s/t | self |
| nada surf | the weight is a gift | barsuk |
| calla | collisions | beggars |
| teenage fanclub | man made | merge |
| Matt Best of Robot Sanctuary (Thursdays 11pm-1) and the "best" damn assistant director ever | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Boards of Canada | The Campfire Headphase | Warp |
| Kraftwerk | Minimum/Maximum | Astralwerks |
| Kid606 | Resilience | Tigerbeat6 |
| Black Dice | Broken Ear Record | DFA/Astralwerks |
| Songs of Green Pheasant | Songs of Green Pheasant | FatCat |
| Isolee | We Are Monster | Playhouse |
| Autechre | Untilted | Warp |
| AFX | Analord 01-11 | Analord/Rephlex |
| Kallikak Family | May 23rd 2007 | Tell-All |
| Various Artists | Spectral Sound, Vol. 1 | Spectral Sound |
| Matt Simon of Nocturnal Transmissions (Mondays 11pm-1am) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | s/t | self-released |
| Of Montreal | Sunlandic Twins | polyvinyl |
| Stephen Malkmus | Face the Truth | Matador |
| Sufjan Stevens | Illinois | Asthmatic Kitty |
| Deerhoof | The Runners Four | Kill Rock Stars |
| Caribou | The Milk of Human Kindness | Leaf/Domino |
| LCD Soundsytem | s/t | DFA |
| Smog | A River Ain't Too Much To Love | Drag City |
| Calexico/Iron and Wine | In the Reins | Overcoat |
| Iron and Wine | Woman King | Sup Pop |
| Animal Collective | Feels | Fat Cat |
| honorable mentions | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Boy Least Likely To | The Best Party Ever | Too Young To Die |
| Pajo | s/t | Drag City |
| Pelican | The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw | Hydra Head |
| Wilco | Kicking Television | Nonesuch |
| Matt Pysher (former department DJ) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| The Gunshy | Souls | Latest Flame |
| Wolf Parade | Apologies to the Queen Mary | Sub Pop |
| Thanksgiving | S/T | Marriage |
| Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | S/T | self released |
| Sleater Kinney | The Woods | Sub Pop |
| Xiu Xiu | La Foret | 5RC |
| Deerhoof | The Runner's Four | Kill Rock Stars |
| Mt. Eerie | Singers | PW Elverum & Sun |
| The Hold Steady | Separation Sunday | French Kiss |
| Black Angels | S/T | Light in the Attic |
| Mike Parisi of Can't Say I've Heard It (Tuesdays 2-4pm) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| MIA | Arular | XL/Beggars |
| Deerhoof | The Runners Four | KRS |
| Sufjan Stevens | Illinois | Asthmatic Kitty |
| The Fiery Furnaces | Rehearsing My Choir | Rough Trade |
| Devendra Banhart | Cripple Crow | XL |
| Kanye West | Late Registration | Roc AFella/Def Jam |
| Broadcast | Tender Buttons | Warp |
| Animal Collective | Feels | Fat Cat |
| Black Mountain | S/T | Jagjaguwar |
| Giant Drag | Hearts & Unicorns | Kickball |
| Danny Shea of Hard Soft (Saturdays 2-4pm) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| R Kelly | Trapped in the Closet | sony |
| Caribou | Milk of Human Kindness | Domino |
| Band of Bees | Free the Bees | Astral Works |
| Devendra Banhart | Cripple Crow | xl |
| Animal Collective | Feels | Fat Cat |
| Quintron & Miss Pussycat | Swamptech | Tigerbeat |
| Rah Brahs | WhohM | lovitt |
| Sufjan Stevens | Illinois | Athsmatic Kitty |
| Dirty Three | Cinder | touch & go |
| OOIOO | Gold and Green | Thrill Jockey |
| DJ Poubelle of Radio Freedonia (Wednesdays 11pm-1am) and winner of "Most Articulate" department assistant | |||
| Artist | Album | Label | Comments |
| M.I.A | Arular | XL/Beggars | A taut, sinewy predator of an album. I surrendered to its razor teeth and discovered it just wanted to dance. |
| Dungen | Ta Det Lungt | Kemado (2005 rerelease) | Psychotropic? No dude, psychoarctic! I surrendered to its retro charms and discovered it just wanted to melt my face. |
| Petra Haden | Petra Haden Sings the Who Sell Out | Bar None | An utter joy, proving that a capella actually doesn't have to suck horribly. Who knew? |
| The Evens | The Evens | Dischord | The Quietest Punk Record Ever. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Ian MacKaye. Take a bow, Amy Farina. |
| Super Furry Animals | Love Kraft | XL/Beggars | see below |
| Teenage Fanclub | Man-Made | Merge | Way-unobjectionable? Super-competent? Faint praise aside, here's solid songwriting from bands experienced enough to respect the skill. As the titles collectively suggest, come to think of it. |
| Artist | Song/Album | Label | Comments |
| Voxtrot | "Start of Something" from Voxtrot EP | Cult Hero | Austin kids edge perilously close to OC territory, but this was the joyful jangle of 2005. |
| Stereo Total | "Do the Bambi" from Do the Bambi | KRS | Silly Europop perfection. Let's be friends, please. |
| Sufjan Stevens | "Come on! Feel The Illinoise" from Illinois | Asthmatic Kitty | So he's a wimp. This was epic. |
| Black Mountain | "Druganaut" from Black Mountain | Jagjaguwar | Bang your head gently. |
| mallory o'donnell of more than midnight (mondays 1-3 am) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Jamie Lidell | Multiply | Warp |
| Hot Chip | Coming On Strong | moshi mosh |
| The Juan Maclean | Less Than Human | Astralwerks |
| Richard Hawley | Coles Corner | Beggars |
| Out Hud | Let Us Never Speak of it Again | Kranky |
| Bloc Party | Silent Alarm | Vice |
| Kaos | Hello Stranger | Studio K7 |
| LCD Soundsystem | s/t | DFA |
| MIA | Arular | XL/Beggars |
| Four Tet | Everything Ecstatic | Domino |
| Morgan McLeod of Robot Sanctuary (Thursdays 11pm-1am) and RPM Director for Life | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Jeremy Ellis | The Lotus Blooms | Ubiquity |
| Monolake | Polygon Cities | Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music |
| Bebel Gilberto | Remixed | Ziriguiboom |
| Nostalgia 77 | The Garden | Ubiquity |
| Plat | Compulsion | Unschooled |
| Beat Pharmacy | Earthly Delights | Deep Space Media |
| Lali Puna | I Thought I Was Over That: Rare, Remixed And B-Sides | Morr Music |
| L'usine | Serial Hodgepodge (actually Nov 2004) | Ghostly International |
| Boom Bip | Blue Eyed in the Red Room | Lex |
| Thievery Corporation | The Cosmic Game | ESL |
| Dominic DeVito of Pure Easy Listening (Wednesdays 2-4pm) | ||
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Jamie Lidell | MULTIPLY | Warp |
| M.I.A. | ARULAR | Interscope |
| Sleater-Kinney | THE WOODS | Sub Pop |
| LCD Soundsystem | LCD SOUNDSYSTEM | DFA |
| Jennifer O'Connor | THE COLOR & THE LIGHT | Red Panda |
| Hood | OUTSIDE CLOSER | Domino |
| Six Organs of Admittance | SCHOOL OF THE FLOWER | Drag City |
| Silver Jews | TANGLEWOOD NUMBERS | Drag City |
| Tralala | TRALALA | Audika |
| Metropolitan | THE LINES THEY GET BROKEN | Crank! Automotive |
CLASSICAL
(back to top)| Composer | Work | Label / ID | Comments |
| Cecilia Bartoli | Opera proibita | London B0005151 | Spectacular singing from one of opera's brightest current stars. |
| Hamelin | Romantic Piano Concertos | Hyperion CDA 67508 | Romantic concertos by Rubinstein and Scharwenka, beautifully played |
| Wagner | Tristan und Isolde | EMI Classics 55806 | The last studio opera recording, with Domingo, Stemme, Pape, and Pappano |
| Ormandy | Glorious Sound of Christmas | CBS Masterworks MK 06369 | Christmas music, immaculately played by the Philadelphia Orchestra and Temple Choir |
| Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker | Philips 2PH 462114 | A recording this good is the only reason for another one; Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra |
| Strauss | Daphne | London B0005182 | Luscious singing by Rene Fleming and Johan Botha; recording has good presence |
| Beethoven | Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 | ECM New Series B0005071 | Playing of the highest order by Andras Schiff; waiting for the next volume |
| Rachmaninov | Piano Concerto No. 2 | DGG B0003902 | Powerful live performance by Lang Lang, with Gergiev conducting the Kirov Orchestra |
| Rachmaninov | Piano Concertos 1 & 2 | EMI Classics CDC 74813 | Highly refined performance by Leif Ove Andsnes and Pappano conducting Berlin P.O. |
| Vivaldi | The Four Seasons | London B0005298 | Beautifully recorded, with Janine Jansen; beware: only 37 minutes of music! |
| Brahms | Music for Piano & Cello | Artistled 10501-2 | Expert recording, superb performances by David Finckel and Wu Han |
| Higdon | City Scape | Telarc SA 60620 | Spano conducts the Atlanta Symphony in music by one of today's leading composers |
| Pergolesi | Stabat Mater | Naive V30406 | Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano in a fine recording on one of Europe's best labels. |
| R. Strauss | Orchestral Works | Brilliant Classics 7591 | If you like Strauss, try this super-bargain reissue with Kempe and Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Tchaikovsky | Violin Concerto | Sony Classical SH 94832 | A treat for fans of Joshua Bell and Michael Tilson Thomas (with the Berlin P.O.) |
| Respighi | Ancient Airs and Dances | Mercury Living Presence470 637-2 | Sublime remastering for CD-SACD of Dorati's original recording from 1958 |
| Arvo Part | Lamentate | ECM New Series B0005056 | With the Hilliard Ensemble; a favorite with some WTJU announcers |
JAZZ
(back to top)| Artist/Group | Release Title | Label | Release Date |
| Bill Frisell | East West | Nonesuch | 08/18/2005 |
| Thelonious Monk | With John Coletrane At Carnegie Hall | Blue Note | 09/29/2005 |
| Garage A Trois | Outre Mer | Telarc | 07/28/2005 |
| Ilona Knopfler | Live The Life | Mack Avenue | 07/14/2005 |
| William Parker | Luc's Lantern | Thristy Ear | 03/24/2005 |
| City Rhythm Orchestra | Vibrant Tones | Lime House | 06/23/2005 |
| Dee Dee Bridgewater | J'au Deux Amours | Sovereign Artists | 09/29/2005 |
| Oregon Hill Funk All-Stars | Backbeat Sacrifice | self produced | 02/17/2005 |
| Charlie Haden | Not In Our Name | Verve | 08/25/2005 |
| Dafnis Prieto | About The Monks | Zoho | 02/17/2005 |
| Freddy Cole | This Love Of Mine | HighNote | 06/16/2005 |
| Grazyna Auguscik | The Light | GMA | 02/17/2005 |
| Luiz Bonfa | Solo In Rio 1959 | Smithsonian Folkways | 04/28/2005 |
| Connie Evingson | Gypsy In My Soul | Minnehana | 03/17/2005 |
| Hank Jones | For My Father | Justin Time | 06/02/2005 |
| John Scofield | That's What I Say | Verve | 05/26/2005 |
| The Vandermark 5 | The Color Of Memory | Atavistic | 10/27/2005 |
| Brad Mehldau | Day Is Done | Nonesuch | 10/13/2005 |
| Curtis Stigers | Think It's Going To Rain Today | Concord | 04/21/2005 |
| Dave Weckl | Multiplicity | Stretch | 06/16/2005 |
| Kevin Mahogany | Big Band | Mahogany | 02/03/2005 |
| The Hot Club Of San Francisco | Postcards From Gypsyland | Lost Wax Records | 03/31/2005 |
| Various Artists | Our New Orleans 2005 | Nonesuch | 12/15/2005 |
| Craig Klein | New Orleans Trombonisms | Rugalator | 01/06/2005 |
| Marian McPartland | 85 Candles - Live In New York | Concord | 04/28/2005 |
| Mark Sherman | One Step Closer | CAP | 09/15/2005 |
| William Parker | Sound Unity | Aum Fidelity | 06/30/2005 |
| Dave Holland | Overtime | Dare2/ Sunnyside | 02/24/2005 |
| Eddie Palmieri | Listen Here! | Concord | 06/09/2005 |
| Hod O'Brien | Blues Alley - First Set | Reservoir | 04/14/2005 |
| Joel Harrison | Harrison On Harrison | HighNote | 11/17/2005 |
| Lorraine Feather | Dooji Wooji | Sanctuary | 05/19/2005 |
| Pyeng Threadgill | Of The Air | Random Chance | 11/03/2005 |
| Odyssey The Band | Back In Time | Pi Recordings | 12/15/2005 |
| Peter Apfelbaum | It Is Written | ACT | 11/03/2005 |
| Poncho Sanchez | Do It! | Concord | 08/11/2005 |
| Wayne Shorter | Beyond The Sound Barrier | Verve | 06/09/2005 |
| Doug Wamble | Bluestate | Marsalis/ Rounder | 05/12/2005 |
| Gerald Wilson | In My Time | Mack Avenue | 09/15/2005 |
| Jamie Cullum | Catching Tales | Verve | 10/20/2005 |
| Joshua Redman | Momentum | Nonesuch | 06/02/2005 |
| New Orleans Jazz Vipers | Live On Frenchman Street | self produced | 03/17/2005 |
| Dena Derose | A Walk In The Park | MaxJazz | 05/26/2005 |
| Houston Person | All Soul | HighNote | 11/03/2005 |
| Joshua Redman | SF Jazz Collective | Nonesuch | 06/02/2005 |
| Marty Ehrlich | News On The Rail | Palmetto | 10/13/2005 |
| Scott Amendola | Believe | Cryptogramophone | 06/16/2005 |
| Sonny Rollins | Without A Song The 9/11 Concert | Milestone | 08/25/2005 |
| Greg Abate | Horace Is Here | Koko Jazz | 03/10/2005 |
| Jason Moran | Same Mother | Blue Note | 02/10/2005 |
| Jenny Scheinman | 12 Songs | Cryptogramophone | 09/29/2005 |
| John Ellis | One Foot In The Swamp | Hyena | 03/17/2005 |
| Kurt Rosenwinkel | Deep Song | Verve | 03/10/2005 |
| The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | Live At MCG | MCG | 07/21/2005 |
| Bebo Valdes | Bebo De Cuba | Calle54 | 09/22/2005 |
| Don Friedman | Timeless | 441 Records | 11/24/2005 |
| Maceo Parker | School's In! | BHM | 09/29/2005 |
| Ximo Tebar | Goes Blue | Sunnyside | 07/21/2005 |
BLUES
(back to top)| Artist/Group | Release Title | Label | Release Date |
| Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Naturally | Daptone | 02/25/2009 |
| Bobby Purify | Better To Have It | Proper | 07/08/2009 |
| James Blood Ulmer | Birthright | Hyena | 06/24/2009 |
| Sam Cooke | At The Harlem Square Club | Sony/ BMG/ RCA | 10/21/2009 |
| Otis Taylor | Below The Fold | Telarc | 09/02/2009 |
| Ronnie Earl & Duke Robillard | The Duke Meets The Earl | Stony Plain | 03/18/2009 |
| Bill Withers | Just As I Am | Columbia | 10/28/2009 |
| Solomon Burke | Make Do With What You Got | Shout Factory | 03/25/2009 |
| The Blind Boys Of Alabama | Atom Bomb | Real World | 03/25/2009 |
| Otis Clay | Respect Yourself | Blind Pig | 04/01/2009 |
| Tab Benoit | Fever For The Bayou | Telarc | 04/01/2009 |
| Buddy Guy | Bring 'Em In | Silvertone | 09/30/2009 |
| Roomful Of Blues | Standing Room Only | Alligator | 01/07/2009 |
| Hubert Sumlin | About Them Shoes | Tone-Cool | 03/18/2009 |
| Sam Cooke | Night Beat | Sony/ BMG/ RCA | 10/21/2009 |
| Al Green | Everything's Ok | Blue Note | 03/25/2009 |
| Marcia Ball | Live! Down The Road | Alligator | 04/29/2009 |
| Chicago Blues Reunion | Buried Alive In The Blues | Out The Box | 07/22/2009 |
| Lou Pride | Keep On Believing | Severn | 09/16/2009 |
| Angel | Where Have You Been? | Angel Music | 12/02/2009 |
| Corey Harris | Daily Bread | Rounder | 06/10/2009 |
| Angela Strehli | Blue Highway | M.C. Records | 09/16/2009 |
| Otis Rush | All Your Love I Miss Loving | Demark | 12/16/2009 |
| The Lee Boys | Say Yes! | Arhoolie | 04/22/2009 |
| Julian Fauth | Songs Of Vice And Sorrow | Electro-Fi | 11/18/2009 |
| Little Charlie & The Nightcats | Nine Lives | Alligator | 04/29/2009 |
| Duwayne Burnside | Under Pressure | B C Records | 04/29/2009 |
| Little Milton Campbell | Think Of Me | Telarc | 05/27/2009 |
| Robert Cray | Twenty | Sanctuary | 09/02/2009 |
| Taj Mahal | The Essential | Columbia | 09/09/2009 |
| John Hammond | In Your Arms Again | Back Porch | 02/04/2009 |
| Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Dap-Dippin' | Daptone | 06/10/2009 |
| Ellis Hooks | Godson Of Soul | Evidence | 08/12/2009 |
| Mem Shannon | I'm From Phunkville | Northernblues | 08/19/2009 |
| Kurt Crandall | True Story | Relevant Records | 05/27/2009 |
| Danny Gatton & Tom Principato | Oh No! - More Blazing Telecasters | Powerhouse | 07/01/2009 |
| Johnny Adams | The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album | Rounder | 11/04/2009 |
| Rosco Gordon | No Dark In America | Skuntry | 02/04/2009 |
| Ana Popovic | Ana! Live In Amsterdam | Ruf | 08/05/2009 |
