UPCOMING CD RELEASES

My Blueberry Nights Soundtrack
The soundtrack for My Blueberry Nights will be released on the Blue Note label on April 1. The My Blueberry Nights soundtrack CD will feature songs by Cat Power, Ry Cooder, Amos Lee, Mavis Staples, plus a new track by Norah Jones (“The Story”).

Also on tap from Blue Note is a Wynton Marsalis release entitled, He And She, on May 13.

New Verve Releases
Verve Records is preparing a batch of new release set to go out on March 18. Here’s a list of what to expect: I Got A Woman And Some Blues from George Benson; Live At The Village Gate by Jimmy Smith; A Night At The Vanguard by Kenny Burrell; New Orleans Night by Louis Armstrong; Fantabulous by Oliver Nelson; Plays Count Basie by Oscar Peterson;; Bridge Over Troubled Waters by Paul Desmond; and Jazz Giants ’58 from Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio.

Eric Burdon & WAR Reissues
Rhino Records is also planning to reissue the two Eric Burdon and WAR classic albums. The two Burdon/WAR collaborations, 1970's "Eric Burdon Declares WAR" and "Black Man's Burdon," are to be released March 24 in the U.K., followed by the release of their 1976 compilation album, "Love Is All Around," on March 31.

August Darnell, Kid Creole & Dr. Buzzard’s Savannah Band
A Kid Creole deluxe CD! Yes folks! Finally a release that includes Kid Creole, August Darnell and everything else in between (including Dr Buzzard’s Savannah Band with the great Cory Daye). Strut Records (from the UK) is packaging a deluxe digipak release, along with a 16-page booklet. The album will include a batch of August Darnell projects, and this includes the Kid Creole and the Coconuts music - - and maybe even the Dr. Buzzard stuff. This will also be released in the U.S. on March 25.