Albums, révélations, chansons, rééditions, concerts… Voici ce qui a le plus marqué les membres de notre rédaction en 2019. Première partie.

Nicolas Teurnier

Nouveautés
• Emily King / “Scenery” (ATO)
• Daniel Caesar / “Case Study 01” (Golden Child)
• Brittany Howard / “Jaime” (ATO/Sony Music)
• Mahalia / “Love and Compromise” (Warner)
• Mavis Staples / “We Get By” (Anti-)
• Rick Estrin & the Nightcats / “Contemporary” (Alligator)
• Atomic Road Kings / “Clean Up The Blood” (Bigtone)
• Kelly Finnigan / “The Tales People Tell” (Colemine)

Révélations
• Baby Rose
• Pink Sweat$
• GA-20
• Eloise
• Kevin Garrett

Titres marquants
• Look at me now / Emily King
• Borderline / Baby Rose
• Honesty / Pink Sweat$
• Goat head / Brittany Howard
• Can’t go back / Kojey Radical

Rééditions
• Priscilla Bowman / “A Rockin’ Good Way” (El Toro)
• Johnny Shines / “Blues Came Falling Down – Live 1973” (Omnivore)
• The Time For Peace Is Now / “Gospel Music About Us” (Luaka Bop)
• Jimmy Nolen / “Strollin’ With Nolen – Hot Guitar 1953-1962” (Jasmine
• This Is Lowrider Soul / “1962-1970” (Kent Soul)

Concerts
• Brittany Howard / Alhambra, Paris
• Mavis Staples / La Cigale, Paris
• Emily King / Badaboum, Paris
• Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling / L’Odéon, Tremblay-en-France
• Rahsaan Patterson / Bizz’Art, Paris

Christophe Mourot

Nouveautés
• Alabama Mike / “Hip You To My Blues” (Bigtone)
• Harpdog Brown / “For Love & Money” (Dog House)
• Delbert McClinton And Self-Made Men + Dana / “Tall, Dark & Handsome” (Hot Shot)
• James Harman / “Liquor Parking” (Bigtone)
• Gaye Adegbalola / “The Griot” (VizzTone)
• Durand Jones & the Indications / “American Love Call” (Colemine)
• Rick Estrin & the Nightcats / “Contemporary” (Alligator)
• Malted Milk / “Love, Tears & Guns” (Mojo Hand)

Révélations
• Harpdog Brown
• Miss Bee & The Bullfrogs
• The Money Makers
• GA-20
• Matt Wanderscheid

Titres marquants
• Elsewhere bound / Tiny Legs Tim
• The comeback / Harpdog Brown
• California blues / Alabama Mike
• The world is in a tangle / Jontavious Willis

Rééditions
• Julia Lee / “My Man Stands Out And Other Innuendos” (Jasmine)
• Otis Spann / “In Session – Diary Of A Chicago Bluesman 1953-1969” (Jasmine)
• Sam Price / “Rockin’ The Joint” (Jasmine)
• This Is Lowrider Soul / “1962-1970” (Kent Soul)

Concerts
• Corey Dennison / Rendez-Vous de l’Erdre, Nantes
• Michelle David & Gospel Sessions / Cahors Blues Festival, Cahors
• Tribute To Aretha Franklin & Guy King / Yeah ! Nantes You Got Soul, Nantes
• Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling / Blues Station, Tournon d’Agenais
• Chicago Blues Festival / SoBlues, Le Mans

Ulrick Parfum

Nouveautés
• Kelly Finnigan / “The Tales People Tell” (Colemine)
• Hannah Williams & The Affirmations / “50 Foot Woman” (Record Kicks)
• Durand Jones & The Indications / “American Love Call” (Colemine)
• Malted Milk / “Love, Tears & Gun” (Mojo Hand) 
• Sugaray Rayford / “Somebody Save Me” (Forty Below)
• Tedeschi Trucks Band / “Signs” (Fantasy)
• Robert Randolph & The Family Band / “Brighter Days” (Provogue)
• Junior Watson / “Nothin’ To It But To Do It” (Little Village Foundation)

Révélations
• Neal Francis
• Yola
• Mike Duke

Titres marquants
• How have I lived / Neal Francis
• Put it in his hands / Neal Francis
• Heartbroken teenager’s idol / Nico Duportal & The Sparks

Rééditions
• Cadillac Baby’s Bea & Baby Records / “The Definitive Collection” (Earwig)
• “Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969” (Third Man)
• Rory Gallagher / “Blues” (Universal)
• Jazz Fest / “The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” (Smithsonian Folkways)
• “This Is Mainstream” (We Want Sounds)

Concerts
• Leon Beale / Porretta Soul Festival
• Lake Street Dive / Élysée Montmartre
• Annika Chambers / Porretta Soul Festival