Melissa Aldana * Filin [New LP] LP 140g Crystal Clear Vinyl courtesy of the Chicago-based Hutchinson

courtesy of the Chicago-based Hutchinson Sisters (with Theresa Davis on this record) and co-producers Isaac Hayes

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With guidance from Rich Robinson

Georgia-raised singer/songwriter lit up the country scene with his larger-than-life energy and message of radical positivity

Melissa Aldana * Filin [New LP] LP 140g Crystal Clear Vinyl courtesy of the Chicago-based HutchinsonVinyl LP pressing. Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana's third Blue Note album, Filin, is an exquisite ballads album that presents stunning new versions of songs drawn from the Filin music tradition of Cuba, a style of popular song from the 1940s 60s that was deeply influenced by American musicians such as Nat King Cole. The album title is a homophone with the word feelin' and the deeply felt performances find Aldana with a remarkable quartet featuring