This month’s recommended listening by John Valenteyn, host of John Valenteyn’s Blues on ciut.fm, 89.5 and CD reviewer for Maple Blues.

*Downchild Live at the Toronto Jazz Festival Linus

*JW-Jones Sonic Departures Solid Blue

*Paul Reddick & The Gamblers Alive in Italia Stony Plain

*Cootes Paradise Downstream Self

*Dione Taylor Spirit in the Water Matay

*Brian Blain I’m Not Fifty Anymore Self

New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Stony Plain

Ronnie Earl Rise Up Stony Plain

Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular Delmark

*Steve Hill All About the Love Bros

*Anthony Gomes Containment

*Greg Kavanagh Take It Slow Self

Shirley King Blues for a King Cleopatra

*Justin Saladino Band JSB Live Disques Bros

*Smokestack Blues Band The Ballad of Albert Johnson Self

*Big Pacific Welcome to the Party Self

*Broke Fuse + Friends Why Should I Be Blue? Self

Joe Louis Walker Blues Comin’ On Cleopatra

John Lee Hooker The Sensation Recordings Ace

Anthony Geraci Daydreams in Blue Shining Stone

*= Canadian