Tad Britton - Black HillsFormerly from the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Seattle based drummer creates a gentle and lyrical trio recording with pianist Marc Seales and his long time rhythm section mate, bassist Jeff Johnson. Through Bill Evans' "Time Remembered," George Duke's "Love Reborn," and pop and country classics "Fire and Rain," "Ring of Fire," and "The Windmills of Your Mind," the trio's blues based intimacy helps to create a richly textured collection of American

but the rhythm and melody reflect his fascination with fado music

and Purification (2002) have long been out of print

These albums appear for the first time on CD

) is both of those things to an almost shockingly large degree

Chattanooga and Birmingham respectively

Sandi Poindexter (violin)

Originally for violin and piano

all recorded on consumer grade devices

Squeeze Me and Moonlight in Vermont

"Growing up in a family immersed in jazz

and performer of the blues Billy Boy Arnold found himself in an unexpected situation at London's Pathway studios in 1977

this documentary delivers what no other Lions DVD has for 16 years - a winning series to savor