2009 CDs by New Orleans artists will be the focus of the next two Tuesday New Orleans Music Shows. Here's my listing of the top 11 CDS. My top 11 CDs by 2009 New Orleans artists listed alphabetically Notes: Top airplay was Tom McDermott's followed closely by Luther Kent's and the New Orleans Nightcrawlers. Jimmy Carpenter's CD came out in Dec of '08 and counts as a 2009 release in my poll. Jimmy Carpenter / Toiling in Obscurity Topsy Chapman / 3 in 1 Luther Kent / Bobby Bland Songbook Los Po-Boy-Citos / New Orleans Latin Soul Ingrid Lucia / St. Valentine's Day Massacre Tom McDermott / New Orleans Duets New Orleans Nightcrawlers / Slither Slice Palmetto Bug Stompers / Live @ DBA Vic Shepherd / Crescent City Serenade Allen Toussaint / Bright Mississippi Luke Winslow-King / Old/New Baby