Linsey Alexander is a classic Bluesman, and these performances come from a live show at a the legendary Chicago Blues club, Rosa's Lounge. Continuing the Delmark legacy of great live recordings, this album will give Linsey the respect he deserves as an artist and mentor to many younger musicians.

Blues From The Inside Out is the most expressive project of Dave Specter's 35 year career. Featuring his debut as a vocalist, the album is an exciting and timely celebration of blues, soul, jazz, funk and gospel. With a guest appearance on guitar by Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna fame, who also co-wrote one of the album's 12 original tunes. These are exciting times to hear Specter, an evolving artist who embraces growth and discovery. In times when darkness and doubt may seem to hang over us, we need to remember the world is illuminated by possibilities. With this new album, Dave Specter's brilliant light shines down on us all.

This edition of Sound will feature the original Stu Black mix, previously unissued on CD, the original J.B. Figi liner note and new notes by Delmark's new Artistic Director Elbio Barilari. Sound - a landmark recording! Sound - the first documentation of AACM music! Sound - the state of the art of ensemble in 1966; a summary of the past and implications of things to come! Sound received a five-star rating in Down Beat's June 15, 1967 edition."Mitchell, the AACM's greatest player and composer, is in brilliant form, as are his Art Ensemble of Chicago colleagues Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors and the others. A new chapter in what Chicagoans like to call 'Great Black Music.'" - Rolling Stone

Never before released material that was created during the sessions for his 2 legendary albums "West Side Soul" & "Black Magic", inc. Alternate take of "Easy Baby"

In the mid-1960's, the Chicago & St. Louis jazz tradition became embodied in the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in Chicago, and the Black Artist Group (BAG) in St. Louis. The two collectives were founded on the freedom principle & were dedicated to jazz as a living, vital expression. Oliver Lake & Julius Hemphill facilitated exchanges between the two groups - Lester Bowie, spending time in both locations, the common denominator. This album features AACM trumpeter Malachi Thompson with BAG saxmen Oliver Lake & Hamiet Bluiett.

Special guest sax man Eric Alexander joins guitarist & Joe Williams-influenced vocalist Lynn (Lenny gave Eric his first gig!) - together they play deep, warm blues w. a jazz sensibility.

This is the second live CD by Terry Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators on Delmark from the now-defunct Blackbird label. The first, Hot House Rag (DMK 239), has sold very well and received excellent reviews. The Ohio Theater Concert took place on April 13, 1974 and featured Roy Tate - trumpet, Jim Snyder - trombone, Frank Powers - clarinet, alto and tenor saxophone, Terry Waldo - piano, Bill Moorhead - banjo, Mike Walbridge - tuba, Wayne Jones - drums, Edith Wilson - vocals. Edith Wilson was the second African-American woman to make phonograph records, recording a full year and a half before Bessie Smith. The addition of previously unissued songs makes this CD a full hour of inspired traditional jazz.

Barkin' Bill didn't bark. He was stylistically similar to the smoother singers like Brook Benton, Joe Williams and Jimmy Witherspoon. In a review of this 1994 release Frank-John Hadley said Barkin' Bill "certainly understands how to draw pained eloquence from the dusty nooks and flaked-paint recesses of his dark, weathered voice, which wraps around the love complaints of "As Long As I Have You" and 11 more tunes (excluding the two originals). Several selections on this superior follow-up to 1991's Bluebird Blues (DMK 652) get a big boost from the fine playing of guitarist Steve Freund and the soul and jazz dripping Chicago Horns." - Down Beat.

On September 29, 1982 blues singer Tail Dragger recorded nine songs with Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Lee Williams, guitars; Eddie "Jewtown" Burks, harmonica; Willie Kent, bass; Larry Taylor, drums. Unfortunately producer Iron Jaw Harris didn't live long enough to see the album issued. Jimmy Dawkins, operating his Leric label, made an arrangement with Tail Dragger to release the 45 "My Head Is Bald" backed with "So Ezee" featuring overdubbed piano by Lafayette Leake. The remainder of the session sat in Tail Dragger's home for thirty years. Until now.

Jazz cornetist Rob Mazurek consistently pushes beyond the expectations of his listeners, drawing together ideas out of sound, personalities out of space, and fusing color and light into the tones of his music. The debut record of this new quintet, featuring John Herndon on drums (Tortoise, the for Carnation), Matthew Lux on bass guitar (Isotope 217, Iron and Wine) Josh Abrams on acoustic bass (Town and Country, Black Earth Ensemble) and Jason Adasiewicz on vibes (Loose Assembly, Rolldown) pulls together an astounding array of personalities into a seamless and effervescent whole. "Sound Is" features 14 new Mazurek compositions.

Chicago blues session w. The Bluebirds featuring v Robinson, Feb. 1, 1994 release date.

With Lurrie Bell, Jr.. Pettis and more, recorded 1977, Feb. 1, 1994 release date.

Johnny B. burst on the scene in 1975 as guitarist for Koko Taylor's Blues Machine and Willie Dixon's All-Stars. The Clarksdale, Mississippi native was only 25 at the time but has gone on to become a leader with almost a dozen albums and one of the greatest living guitarists. "Moore's repertoire extends from obscure '30s Delta chestnuts to contemporary soul blues, and his improvisational technique blends dexterity, imagination, and taste." - Chicago Reader.

BOP LIVES / VARIOUS

Rob Mazurek & Chad Taylor have been the heart & soul of the Chicago Underground groups for over a decade. Bassist Jason Ajemian makes his CUT debut, bringing a wide range of musical influences to the table. "The trio's music is never frenetic; it is lapidary in it's precision. With painterly splashes of organ & electronics, it casts a nocturnal spectral glow" - New York Times.