Anybody who got into the mood for the blues watching Robben Ford's outstanding performance at Sha Tin Town Hall a couple of weeks ago is spoiled for choice in new or upcoming releases.
Due in the racks and/or on the internet over the next month are new studio albums from Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Walter Trout and John Mayall - the latter still going strong at 80.
Two other important blues artists with anniversaries to celebrate, released albums in April.
From Robert Cray came In My Soul, while Keb' Mo' delivered Bluesamericana. Cray is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Robert Cray Band, and Keb' Mo', formerly known as Kevin Moore, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of his first solo album under that moniker.
Throughout their careers, both have taken an ecumenical and generally funky approach to the blues, incorporating elements of rock and particularly soul.
Mo's The Reflection, from 2011, was nominated for a Grammy as best blues album, but had the least blues content of any of his career. The production and arrangements on the album owed much to 1970s soul and R&B, and it found an artist better known for covering Robert Johnson songs crooning The Eagles' One of These Nights.
Bluesamericana takes him back into more familiar rootsy territory with an emphasis on the wide range of acoustic instruments he plays.