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Blues guitarist Buddy Guy has released a three-CD retrospective. As an artist, Guy, now 70, may have been the missing link between traditional blues and rock 'n' roll.

The Black Angels and The Black Keys make raw, fuzz-filled riff-rock in the spirit of classic '60s and early '70s metal bands. Hear both acts in two full concerts, recorded live from Washington, D.C.

Evan Dando recently re-formed his celebrated band The Lemonheads to record a new self-titled album. The new incarnation, which includes the rhythm section from California punk band The Descendents, picks up where he left off, trafficking in the sly, winsome pop that made Dando omnipresent 15 years ago.

Performance Today explores a vivid chapter in the life of violinist Jascha Heifetz. During WWII, he played more than 300 USO shows, sometimes near the front, in perilous surroundings. Here's a portrait of Heifetz during the war, with vintage audio, interviews and stories from those who knew him best.

Gabriela Montero loves it when listeners sing her a tune that she can improvise around, right on the spot. This time, the song is the well known "You Are My Sunshine." You can hear the rays of sunlight shining through in Montero's off-the-cuff rendition.

Blending bouncy, new-wave-inspired rock with hooky keyboards and jazzy rhythms, The Changes' Today Is Tonight has all the makings of a major breakthrough. After forming in 2002 and releasing a pair of EPs, the band found itself at the center of major buzz and soon played at the 2005 Lollapalooza festival.

While Jazz may have a strong presence in the U.S. it also has deep roots in countries all over the world, including Poland. Tomasz Stanko is a Polish jazz trumpeter and composer who has followed in the footsteps of icons Miles Davis and Chet Baker.

With his second solo album in eight years, Sean Lennon returns with Friendly Fire. His parentage is legendary — and by no means a qualifier for musicianship — but his beautiful, simple melodies and evocative voice are more than enough for him to make his own mark.

Theaters around the country await the latest addition to the James Bond collection: a new version of Casino Royale. It's being promoted as all new — a new Bond (Daniel Craig), a new angle, new stunts, new "Bond girls." Yet in one way this new James Bond film will also prepetuate a much older Hollywood tradition: The theme song.

Growing up in Brazil, singer Marisa Monte's first love was opera. But eventually, the soft swaying sound of the samba lured her back to the musical roots of her homeland. She has two new albums out — one samba, one contemporary pop.