A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…

Branford Marsalis Quartet – The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Marsalis Music; 2019)

Dave Holland New Quartet – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN, March 23, 2024 (ROIO; 2024)

Jeffrey Alexander & the Heavy Lidders – "Plastistone Circle" from Planet Lidders (Worried Songs; due Sept. 27, 2024)

Sunburned Hand of the Man – Pick a Day to Die (Three Lobed Recordings; 2021)

Vague Plot – Crying in 9 (Island House; 2024)

John Mitchell Marathon, Part I:

Arena – The Cry (Verglas Music; 1997)

Arena – Welcome to the Stage (Verglas Music; 1997)

Arena – The Visitor Remastered (Verglas Music; 1998/2018)

The Urbane – Neon (Verglas Music; 1999)

Arena – Immortal? (Verglas Music; 2000)

The Urbane – Glitter (InsideOut; 2003)

[Who is John Mitchell?]

Steve Roach – New Life Dreaming (Timeroom Editions; 2004/2024)

Wendy Eisenberg – "Lasik" and "HM" from Viewfinder (American Dreams; due Sept. 13, 2024)

Barker/Parker/Irabagon – Bakunawa (Out of Your Head; 2024)

Weird of Mouth (Craig Taborn, Mette Rasmussen, Ches Smith) – Weird of Mouth (Otherly Love; due Oct. 4, 2024)

Toshiya Tsunoda/Taku Unami – Wovenland 3 (Erstwhile; due Oct. 1, 2024)

Illusion of Safety – Float (Full Spectrum; due Sept. 20, 2024)

Bob Dylan – Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA, Aug. 3, 2024 (ROIO; 2024)

The Dead – Blender Theater, New York, NY, March 30, 2009 (Archive.org; 2009)

The Dead – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, April 25, 2009 (Archive.org; 2009)

King Crimson – Casino de Paris, Paris, France, Sept. 27, 1982 1st show (DGMLive; 2024)

John McCowen – Mundanas VII-XI – John McCowen, Madison Greenstone (Mengi; due Oct. 4, 2024)

David Borden & Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. – Make Way for Mother Mallard: 50 Years of Music (Cuneiform; 2024)

Held by Trees & Martin Smith – "Lay Your Troubles Down" (Sound Canyon; 2024)

Held by Trees – Solace (Sound Canyon; 2023)

Duke Ellington – Ellington in Order, Vol. 1 (1927–28) (Sony Legacy; 2023)

Xiphiidae – Pisces Muse (Stunned; 2010)

Various artists – Oceanic Realms 2 (Hearts of Space; 2024)

Kenny Dorham – The Complete 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (Blue Note; 2002)

Cecil Taylor – Unit Structures (Blue Note; 1966/1987)

Cecil Taylor Unit – The Eighth (Hat Hut/hatOLOGY; 1986/2006)

King Crimson – Casino de Paris, Paris, France, Sept. 27, 1982 2nd show (DGMLive; 2024)

Steve Roach – Night Traveler (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2024)

Goose – PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, Sept. 1, 2024 (Nugs.net; 2024)