In a recording career of over three decades, master guitarist Earl Klugh has been lauded as a prodigy and a groundbreaker of contemporary jazz. Klughs highly-anticipated Concord debut, HAND PICKED, is a self-produced solo album with guest guitarists Bill Frisell, Vince Gill, Jake Shimabukuro, and others.

Cajun-souled blues guitarist Tab Benoit releases his latest and most impressive effort FEVER FOR THE BAYOU. "...[Tab Benoit] is one of the best young American blues artists - Boston Herald.

Guitarist David Russell, recognized for his "evident mastery" of the Spanish guitar repertoire, releases a new album featuring distinctive works by master Isaac Albiniz. The album celebrates the best of Albiniz' oeuvre, including works originally composed for other instruments. "The magic in Albeniz' Spanish melodies is unsurpassed. Many of his pieces sound so good on the guitar that it is amazing that they were not written for our instrument," says Russell. "I am sure that he had the sound of the guitar in the back of his mind, while he was writing them."

Maria Muldaur follows up on the critical-acclaim of her 2003 release of Peggy Lee songs with the intimate and engaging Love Wants to Dance.

This is Ray Brown's Final Recording New York City, March 2002 featuring a bonus CD a retrospective of Ray Brown's Telarc recordings chosen by his producer.

STANLEY CLARKE BAND

OTIS TAYLOR COLLECTION