HANCOCK, WAYNE-Tulsa CD

Wayne’s latest effort, Tulsa - his third for Bloodshot Records and first studio record since 2001, is a testament to the version of America he loves; one decorated with lonesome desert highways, cheap hotels, dancehalls, and lost loves along the way. Wayne Hancock personifies the two great American inventions of jazz and country and creates his own style of uncompromising western swing; as much Gershwin as Hank; equal parts Art Blakley and Bob Wills.