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Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Down in the Alley, the new CD from Alvin Youngblood Hart.

Musician Loren Schoenberg has a review of the latest album by the young jazz pianist Jason Moran, titled Modernistic.

Tavis Smiley talks with producer, vocalist, and composer George Duke about his latest album, Face the Music.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Modernistic (Blue Note) the new CD by jazz pianist Jason Moran.

Tony-winner Audra McDonald talks about her new album, Happy Songs. It's a departure from the more serious material she's taken on in the past. She interprets lesser-known songs from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, by composers such as Harold Arlen and Duke Ellington.

Tavis Smiley speaks to Ray Charles about the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and about his version of the song America the Beautiful.

Music critic Tom Moon reviews the latest CD by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, called Largo. Moon says it's the best blend of rock and jazz he's heard in a long while.

The "King of Rock and Soul" is back. In the 1960s, Solomon Burke scored hits with "Cry to Me," "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," and "Got to Get you Off My Mind," among many others. His new album features songs written specifically for him by such fans as Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and Tom Waits. And today is "Solomon Burke Day" in Philadelphia, the city where he was born. Joel Rose has the story. The new CD is Don't Give Up On Me.

Writer Bob Daughtry has a review of the latest CD from the New Orleans' The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The CD is titled Medicated Magic, and celebrates the group's 25th anniversary.

Guitarist Bill Frisell tells the story of how his latest CD came to be. The album is called The Willies. It's a departure for Frisell, mostly filled with old-timey American music. In this musical essay Frisell tells us how he met Danny Barnes, a native of Texas and someone that grew up hearing and learning music in the oral tradition and how that brought the album about. (4:00) The disc is The Willies, by Bill Frisell. It's on Nonesuch records.