In Brief

* * * Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, “The Sky Is Crying,” Epic. No posthumous dregs-dipping here: These 10 previously unreleased tracks form a good, varied collection of familiar pleasures (shuffles and slow blues) and fresh surprises. A gorgeous instrumental reading of Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” shows Vaughan at his inventive best, achieving a remarkable balance of restlessness and restraint, beauty and ferocity. A must for his fans, and for newcomers a good overview of a venturesome, incandescent talent.