Harmonica hero Jerry Portnoy successfully takes his signature sound beyond the blues on the eclectic Down in the Mood Room. Portnoy leads the listener down several intriguing musical paths, the most fully realized being a selection of jazz standards reinvented and...more.

If you like Sonny Terry,Little Walter,Big Walter......if you are in to modern Jump or blues this is a good CD to check out...Nothing Jerry does is bad it's All good

Jerry Portnoy's harmonica playing is a national treasure. His tone is liquid gold and should be enshrined somewhere inside the Smithsonian. This disk isn't about blues, jazz, or American standards; it is simply about fine, fine music. Attention harp...more.

Woeful bad luck if you've not yet heard Jerry Portnoy! This is a master craftsman of not just blues harmonica, but of the hamonica as melodic paint brush. From the first cut, Doodlin' through the last soulful and somber self...more.

If you are an amateur harmonica player, this is an important album for you. There is much to learn from this album in technique, licks, etc. I've purchased Jerry Portnoy's Blues Harmonica Masterclass instructional and it is the best...more.