Music Tracking 2026: Blues

These are 2026 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in blue indicate that I have a physical copy (albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note.

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests, reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to ASAP.

Option selectors:

• Include priority 0, exclude rated.
• Just priority 2+, exclude rated.
• Rated only.
• Unrated only.
• Default (priority 1+ and rated).

Genre switches (selection not implemented yet):

• Blues
• Classical
• Country
• Electronica
• Hip-Hop
• Jazz
• Metal
• All

New Releases

• Eric Bibb: One Mississippi (Repute) [01-30] - blues [**]
• The Black Crowes: A Pound of Feathers () [03-13] - blues rock
• Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band: Time (Resonatin'/Thirty Tigers) [05-01] - blues [A-]
• Van Morrison: Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge (Townsend Music/Orangefield) [01-23] - blues [*]
• ERR: stream no grade: Rebecca Rafla: Fundamentally Unfinished
• Mitch Woods: A Night in New Orleans: Live & Solo at Snug Harbor (MoMojo) [09-04] - blues

Reissues, Etc.

• Freddie King: Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Pulsations Concert (Elemental Music -2CD) [04-18] - blues [**]
• ERR: grade bad priority: : Dick Spottswood & Tompkins Square Present . . . 1925 Songs

Priority Counts

• Priority 1: 2
• Priority 2: 0
• Priority 3: 0
• Priority 4: 3
• Priority 5: 1

Total: 6