Wes Montgomery

Hail, Caesar

John Lee Hooker Jr.

Cold As Ice
(Telarc)

Grant Green

Retrospective 1961-66 (Blue Note Records)

Brothers in Arms

Chicano Power Revival brilliantly crosses cultural boundaries with its wildly eclectic grooves

Fourth Coming

Gumbo celebrates Independence Day and Satchmo's birth with the latest in jazz, blues and heritage

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

Upbeat

A load of the latest in heritage as Smokin' Joe gets nasty, Bill Frisell goes to Ghost Town, Greg Osby returns to form and everyone else gets the Gumbo once-over

BOXING YOUR EARS

IF YOU'VE GOT CASH IN YOUR WALLET AND TIME ON YOUR HANDS, BOXED SETS ARE FOR YOU

JAZZSCAM

IT'S SWEET, IT'S SIMLE AND IT SELLS. BUT IT AIN'T JAZZ.