The albums that stayed with me most in 2021. Each cover opens the full review.

Etta James - The Montreux Years

Nina Simone - The Montreux Years
Damon Fowler - Alafia Moon
James Holvay - Sweet Soul Song
Will Porter - Tick Tock Tick

Rob Lutes - Come Around

New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers - Volume 2

Danny Kroha - Detroit Blues

Bob Corritore & Friends - Spider In My Stew

Clarence Spady - Surrender

Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny - Let's Get Happy Togethe

Tia Carroll - You Gotta Have It

Lindsay Beaver and Brad Stivers

Hector Anchondo - Let Loose Those Chains

Ted Hefko and the Thousandaires

Raphael Wressnig and Igor Prado - Groove and Good Times
Altered Blues Band - Holler if you Hear Me

Jarkka Rissanen and Sons of the Desert - Cargo

Kenny Shanker - Beautiful

Robben Ford - Pure

Johnny Tucker featuring Kid Ramos and the Allstars - 75 and Alive

Sean Chambers - That's What I'm Talkin' About
Rodd Bland - Live on Beale Street

Alex Martin - Folk Songs - Jazz Journeys
Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue

Tommy Z - Plug In and Play

Wee Willie Walker - Not In My Lifetime

GA - 20 Does Hound Dog Taylor

Mala Oreen - Awake

Charlie Barath - Just Me And My Friend (s)

Sue Foley - Pinky's Blues

Joseph Veloz - Joseph and the Velozians

Ben Levin - Still Here

Dave Specter - Six String Soul

Elder Jack Ward - Already Made

David Finck - BASSic Instinct

Robbin Kapsalis and Vintage #18

Ricci Krown - City Country City
Tony Holiday - Porch Sessions

The Cold Stares - Heavy Shoes

Benjamin Schnake Ensemble - The Joy Of Playing

Jackson Potter - Restless

Colin James - Open Road

Corey Harris - the Insurrection Blues

Tom Craig - Good Man Gone Bad

Dionne Bennett - Sugar Hip Ya Ya

Chickenbone Slim - Serve It To Me Hot
Sacred Soul of North Carolina

Lowell Fulson Live

Alexander McCabe - Body & Soul