The charismatic Albert Castiglia is one of our most preeminent blues-rockers, a certified badass, an engaging entertainer, and an underrated guitarist. As we learn on his 13th solo album, Grits & Glory, he’s also an unapologetic songwriter in touch with our chaotic times. It’s by far his most expansive album, as one of the few roots-blues artists who covers The Beatles and John Coltrane on the same record.
There are several threads here. He recorded live at Abbey Road Studios, working in the same space where The Beatles recorded their White Album and Pink Floyd laid down Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. For the first time, Castiglia demonstrates an affinity for jazz in a searing take of Mongo Santamaria’s…

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