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Jutta Hipp walked away from the music scene at the height of her commercial success. Now her early German recordings have been issued on CD.

This new compilation may not make The Colorplates champs, but if it evokes for others the same nostalgia for lost youth that it evoked for this reviewer, it will make for a lot of happy campers.

A new live bootleg, a new tour, and supporting a worthy charity is what's news in the world of Dave Matthews.

This latest release may sell in bunches for She & Him but, overall, it comes off as a missed opportunity. Sometimes less is less, and this album is much less than it could have been.

Lesley Gore had quite a party 50 years ago with the number one single "It's My Party" - the one and only chart-topper of her career.

The last album from rock and roll pioneer Larry Williams - a good look into the emerging funk scene of the late 1970s and well worth a listen.

New albums from Samantha Carlson and Marlene VerPlanck are both collections of tunes that deserve some attention.

His fellow musicians have always known what a gift Van Zandt was to the world of popular music, but it's about time for the rest of the world to catch up.

Altogether, True Blues lives up to its name, and should do a fine job of introducing new listeners to these great blues classics while satisfying classic blues lovers of long standing as well.

Recorded at a time when Brubeck and Bennett were at the top of their game, the album not only highlights their individual talents, but demonstrates the kind of electric performances you can get when truly great artists get together and feed off each other.