Albums, révélations, chansons, rééditions, concerts : voici ce qui a le plus marqué les membres de notre rédaction en 2023. Première partie.

Nicolas Teurnier

Nouveautés
• Gabriels / “Angels & Queens” (Atlas Artists)
• Janelle Monáe / “The Age Of Pleasure” (Bad Boy)
• Sampha / “Lahai” (Young)
• Elli Ingram / “Bad Behaviour” (Pink)
• Emily King / “Special Occasion” (ATO)
• The Wood Brothers / “Heart Is The Hero” (Honey Jar-Thirty Tigers)
• Billy Valentine / “Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth” (Flying Dutchman-Acid Jazz)
• D.K. Harrell / “The Right Man” (Little Village)

Révélations
• Nic Clark / “Everybody’s Buddy” (Little Village)
• Nat Myers / “Yellow Peril” (Easy Eye Sound)
• Sunny War / “Anarchist Gospel” (New West)
• Olivia Dean / “Messy” (EMI)
• Nnavy / “No Promises” (EP) (Autopublié)

Rééditions
• “Written In Their Soul – The Stax Songwriter Demos” (Craft)
• Gil Scott-Heron & His Amnesia Express / “Legend In His Own Mind – Live In Bremen 1987” (MIG Music)
• Nina Simone / “You’ve Got To Learn” (Verve)
• Dr. John / “The Montreux Years” (BMG)
• Luther Vandross / “Live At Radio City Music Hall 2003 (Expanded) (RCA)

Titres marquants
• Line those pockets / The Wood Brothers
• Ice & fire (feat. Son Little) / King Canyon
• Spirit 2.0 / Sampha
• Soul survivor / C.S. Armstrong
• How I met the blues / Nic Clark

Concerts
• Sampha / Cirque d’Hiver, Paris
• Robert Finley / Maroquinerie, Paris
• Elli Ingram / Petit Bain, Paris
• Acantha Lang / Bizz’Art, Paris
• Staple Jr. Singers / Jazz à Vienne

Christophe Mourot

Nouveautés
• Martin Lang & Rusty Zinn / “Mr Blues, Mr Blues” (Random Chance)
• D.K. Harrell / “The Right Man” (Little Village)
• Marcel Smith / “From My Soul” (Little Village)
• Alabama Mike / “Stuff I’ve Been Through” (Little Village)
• The Count Basie Orchestra / “Basie Swings The Blues” (Candid)
• The Dig 3 / “Damn The Rent” (Autopublié)
• Lucky Pepper / “Easier Said Than Done” (Autopublié)
• Bloodest Saxophone feat. Crystal Thomas / “Good Morning” (Mr. Daddy)

Révélations
• Nic Clark / “Everybody’s Buddy” (Little Village)
• Nick Wade / “Feeling Good Is Enough” (Wade Waters)
• Nat Myers / “Yellow Peril” (Easy Eye Sound)
• Jalen Ngonda / “Come Around And Love Me” (Daptone)
• Joel Astley / “Seattle To Greaseland” (Blue Heart)

Titres marquants
• W.A.S.T.E.D. / Martin Lang & Rusty Zinn
• Laughing at the rain /Nic Clark
• Not here for a long time / D.K. Harrell

Rééditions
• Byther Smith / “Working Man’s Blues” (JSP)
• Junior Wells & Buddy Guy / “Live In Hiroshima 1975” (Cleopatra Blues)
• Memphis Slim / “Rocks” (Bear Family)
• Roy Milton / “Rocks” (Bear Family)
• James Harman / “Back Door Rumba – Live Sessions Vol. Two” (JSP)

Concerts
• Alabama Mike / Blues sur la Plage, Pornichet
• Mike Sanchez / Rendez-Vous de l’Erdre, Nantes
• Giles Robson & Franck Goldwasser / Guitarensave, Bouconne
• Mike Andersen / Montfort Blues Festival, Montfort-sur-Meu
• Barrence Whitfield & The Savages / Le Ferrailleur, Nantes

Julien D.

Nouveautés
• Gabriels / “Angels & Queens” (Atlas Artists)
• Nat Myers / “Yellow Peril” (Easy Eye Sound
• Charley Crockett / “The Man From Waco” (Son Of Davy)
• Black Pumas / “Chronicles Of A Diamond” (ATO)
• Automatic City / “Hum Drum” (Wita)
• Jalen Ngonda / “Come Around and Love Me” (Daptone)
• Rogê / “Curyman” (Diamonds)
• Nic Clark / “Everybody’s Buddy” (Little Village)

Révélations
• Gotts Street Park / “On The Inside” (PIAS)
• Nat Myers (album)
• Jalen Ngonda (album)
• The Cinelli Brothers / Concert
• Nic Clark (album)

Titres marquants
• Mr. Postman / Black Pumas
• Waterslide / Janelle Monáe
• Gorilla / Little Simz
• You got it (And I need It) / Robert Finley
• Dickhead blues / Karra Jackson

Rééditions
• James Booker / “Behind The Iron Curtain Plus…” (RWA)
• Wattstax ’72 – “Soul’d Out – The Complete Wattstax Collection” (Craft)
• Bobby Darin / “Commitment” (Direction)
• James Knight & The Butlers / “Black Knight” (Regrooved)
• Helen Smith / “I Am Controlled By Your Love” (Numero Group)

Concerts
• Eddie 9 V + The Cinelli Brothers / Paul B, Massy
• Robert Finley / La Maroquinerie, Paris
• Staple Jr. Singers / La Maroquinerie, Paris
• Pokey LaFarge / New Morning, Paris
• Charley Crockett / Café de la Danse, Paris