Kenny Roby

When you close your eyes and listen to Kenny Roby's self-titled album (his seventh solo outing), you can imagine an alternate world where Roby channels Leonard Cohen. Only in that dimension, Cohen is moonlighting as a southern culinarian where his deft touch knows just how much vinegar is needed to keep things from getting too sweet: One who knows how to keep the ingredients simple and exactly how long and slow it needs simmering.