Ann Stockdale releases her latest Adult Contemporary CD, “Plenty of Magic,” that is brimming with a beautiful collection of easy listening songs. Stockdale creates an album that is genuine about its roots and sounds as she gives the listener a beautiful blend of musical genres. The opener/title track, “Plenty of Magic,” is bursting with soulful passion as this song has an easy flowing Bluesy appeal. “Macho Muchacho,” is a fun loving song that has a delightful syncopated rhythm. One can feel the heart felt passion on the song, “Full Circuit,” as Stockdale sings with an emotive voice. If you are a fan of Diana Krall or Joni Mitchell then you will really enjoy the excellent songs on the CD, “Plenty of Magic.”

With the instincts and wiles of a seasoned pro, Ann Stockdale hits all the right notes throughout a diverse mix of Americana music styles on the blues and jazz vocalist’s latest CD, “Boogie Woogie Woman.” Following the path that brought musically like-minded Norah Jones to stardom, Stockdale leaves no stone unturned over the course of a 10-song album that deftly shifts between piano ballads (“Here Comes My Baby”), jazz-inflected boogie tunes (“Boogie Woogie Woman”), Sonny Terry-ish country blues (“Understanding Heart”), blues-rock (“After Memphis”), traditional country (“Hank Williams”), and even zydeco blues (“Movin’ On”), expertly guiding a band that knows these particular backroads of roots music as instinctually as their leader. What ultimately makes the terrific “Boogie Woogie Woman” CD shine, though, is Stockdale’s finely-aged voice, an instrument tailor-made for her heartfelt explorations into America’s rich musical traditions.