Gary Dretzka

Michael Doucet Le Hoogie Boogie (Rounder) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) If you`re planning a family trip to the bayou country around New Orleans, pick up this swinging primer on ''Louisiana French music for...

Various artists Let the Good Times Roll (Polygram) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) If you haven`t made it down to New Orleans for the annual Jazz & Heritage Festival, this 90-minute documentary should serve...

Big Audio Dynamite BAD I & II (SMV) (STAR)(STAR) The title refers to the two personnel lineups of BAD-the only constant being leader Mick Jones (ex-Clash guitarist). He should have...

Joe Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen (A & M) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Although a bit long in the tooth, this 1971 rockumentary wears extremely well-much like the idiosyncratic Mr. Cocker himself. The...

John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman In Concert (Shanachie) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Once upon a time, folks would go to dimly lit, smoke-filled coffeehouses (not to be confused with Starbucks) to hear the...

The Chieftains An Irish Evening (BMG) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 Best of the Chieftains (Columbia) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Chief Chieftain Paddy Moloney says in the liner notes to ''An Irish Evening'' that ''every Chieftains...

Sarah McLachlan Solace (Arista) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 With a stark, dirge-like approach to her music, Canadian singer/ songwriter (10 of 11 songs in ''Solace'' are hers) Sarah McLachlan is immediately remindful...

Various artistsI`m Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Atlantic) (STAR) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The latest in a veritable epidemic of tribute albums,-with recent honorees ranging from the Grateful Dead and...

Apple reissues James Taylor, Jackie Lomax, Mary Hopkin, Billy Preston, Badfinger (Capitol) Amateur archivists and other rock `n` roll dinosaurs will rejoice in the CD reissues of these Apple Corps...

Not surprisingly, the ratings for the final game of the NBA championship series were sky high in Chicago, second only to the 1986 Super Bowl for a sports broadcast. The...