Judith Casselberry albums. Includes liner notes by Hattie Gossett. Personnel: Judith Casselberry, Jaque DuPree, Tui (vocals); Bob Razon, Steph Birnhaum (guitar); Sally Van Meter (dobro); Dave Matthews (keyboards); Benny Rietveld (bass); Paul Van Wageningen (drums); Peter Michael Escovedo (percussion, tambourine); Annette A. Aguilar (congas, tambourine); Bettye Vance, Richard Vance, John Casselberry, Barbara Nabors-Glass, Nikol Nabors-Glass, Chaya Spector, Juanita Colon, Ramona Jones, Jasmine Telfair, Mark Slagle, ...

Judith Casselberry songs. Includes liner notes by Angela Y. Davis. Producers: Toshi Reagon, Judith Casselberry. Personnel: Judith Casselberry (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar); Judith DuPree (vocals, percussion, guido, cowbell); Adam Widoff (acoustic & electric guitar); Toshi Reagon (acoustic guitar & electric guitar, bass, background vocals); Debby Knapper (guitar); Donald McCaslin (tenor saxophone); Rebecca Franks (trumpet); Britta Langsjoen (trombone); Mark Batson (piano, organ); Kim Jordan (keyboards); David Hofstra (bass); Teddy Silas Davis, Ira Williams, James Wormworth, Bernice Brooks (drums); Annette A. Aguilar (drums, percussion); Gary Cuizio (drums, tambourine); Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn (drums, hand drums); Madelaine Yayodele Nelson (shekere); Aleah Long, Gina Breedlove, D.K. Dyson, Lovejoy Sims (background vocals).

Judith Casselberry music CDs. Once again, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Toshi Reagan, who recently signed to independent Razor & Tie, delivers a fine, if unremarkeable, record. On the opener, "Real Love," Reagan sings with an authority and urgency that demands her voice be heard before the track cascades into a funky instrumental rave-up. Yet, despite the solid instrumentation and Reagan's obvious vocal gifts, The Righteous Ones just isn't the melodically memorable, focused album that she needs to release in order to break out of the underground and into the mainstream consciousness. ~ Steve Kurutz Recorded at IIWII Studios, Weehawken, New Jersey; Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia; Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey. Personnel: Toshi Reagon (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar); Catherine Russell (vocals, mandolin); Righteous Ones, Helga Davis, Judith Casselberry, Morley (vocals); Adam Widoff (guitar, electric guitar, piano, organ, shaker, tambourine); Mark Batson (organ); Claude Coleman, Chicken (drums); Sweet Honey in the Rock (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Rob Stevens; Toshi Reagon. Photographer: Brian Velenchenko. Personnel: Toshi Reagon (vocals, various instruments, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, drums); Catherine Russell (vocals, mandolin); Maria Breyer (vocals, tambourine, percussion); Sweet Honey In The Rock (vocals, shakere); Judith Casselberry, Morley (vocals); Adam Widoff (electric guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, shaker, tambourine); Mark Batson (organ); Chicken (keyboards, drums); Wilbo Wright, Debbie Robinson (bass); Claude Coleman, Yoshitaka Shimada (drums); Helga Davis (background vocals). Engineers: Sal Mormando, Jim Robeson, Greg Dejisu.

Judith Casselberry CD discography. Recorded between November and December 2001. Includes liner notes by Toshi Reagon. Toshi Reagon rocks on Toshi, a tight collection of stripped-to-the-bone tracks that go for the throat straight from the heart. Borrowing the Kinks' eternally classic "You Really Got Me" riff on the opening cut "Oh No No," Reagon kicks into high gear, detailing the trials of love and fidelity with melody and fervor. Though the lyrics are laden with passion and angst, the album is an uptempo affair, bolstered via a strong backbeat and Reagon's patented vocal style, which melds blues, soul, gospel, and R&B. Her folk roots emerge in "Big Love," a poignant cut embellished by Catherine Russell on mandolin and bassist Fred Cash, who's upper-register counterpoint provides the perfect foil to Reagon's phrasing. "Ballad of the Broken Word" is a tasteful blues ...

Judith Casselberry albums. Because she is an African-American folk-rocker with a liberal, sociopolitical bent, Toshi Reagon has been compared to Tracy Chapman. But in fact, the two don't sound anything alike, and Reagon has an admirable sound and style of her own. The ...