Next week, Hayley Westenra, one of my favorite vocalists, releases her latest album - Paradiso . I previously reviewed  Celtic Treasure  in...

Next Tuesday (9/20/11) Tony Bennett is releasing Duets II , a follow-up project to his 2006 Duets album which I thoroughly enjoyed. With t...

I’m a very casual watcher of American Idol , during a good year I may watch one whole entire episode of the show. But AI has produced seve...

I have a ridiculously huge collection of Christmas music. This year, two new releases added to the mix have been getting a lot of play - her...

With soaring pop vocals and anthemic orchestra-meets-rock arrangements, Kerry Ellis makes an unforgettable statement with her debut album,...

This is another CD review from my blog archives. I originally reviewed Jane Monheit's The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me in February 200...

One of my all-time favorite vocalists, Jane Monheit , recently release a brand new album - Home . Her new CD inspired me to revisit my revi...

I originally reviewed Chris Botti's Italia album in November 2007. This project is available in two formats - a single CD and a CD/DV...

I originally reviewed this Chris Botti project in September 2006. This review is for the DVD/CD package, which to my knowledge is no longer...

Day one of the great move of 2010 is over, and my brain is mush . But I don't want things to get too stale on the ol' blog until I...

The last of my encore Christmas music reviews is from one of my all-time favorite vocalists, the fabulous, amazing Kristin Chenoweth. I ori...

I originally reviewed this modern Christmas classic in November 2007 . It's become one of my Christmas favorites. If you have yet to che...

I originally reviewed this cast album in December 2006 , prior to seeing the show on stage the following year. If you ever get the chance to...

Since the Christmas season is "officially" upon us (though I confess I've been living with Christmas for two weeks now, ha!), ...

I couldn’t be happier with Linda Eder’s latest release, Soundtrack . And a huge thank you to both Eder & her label, Verve, for giving t...

I originally reviewed Linda Eder's first album for Verve in October 2008 . Linda Eder has always been known as primarily singer of sho...

I originally reviewed this fantastic album back in 2006. By Myself: The Songs of Judy Garland , by Linda Eder , is a brilliant album. I abs...