A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
Ben Felton – A Lot (Island House; 2024)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F (Op. 68 "Pastoral") – Vienna Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI Classics/Warner Classics; 2003/2015)
Adam Rudolph – Autumn Moon Meditation (Meta; 2024)
Antoine Beuger – now is the moment to learn hope – Kory Reeder (Sawyer Spaces; 2024)
Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi – Western Wind, Philip Glass Ensemble (Nonesuch; 1998)
Various artists/Dave Sumner – The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, November 2024 (Bandcamp; 2024)
Ambrose Akinmusire – honey from a winter stone (Nonesuch; due Jan. 17, 2025)
Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell, Herlin Riley – Owl Song (Nonesuch; 2023)
Ambrose Akinmusire – Beauty Is Enough (Origami Harvest; 2023)
Mattie Barbier – paper blown between the spaces in my ribs (Dinzu Artefacts; 2024)
Aki Onda – 99 Cent Dreams (Dinzu Artefacts; 2024)
Kamalesh Maitra – Raag Kirwani on Tabla Tarang (Black Truffle; 2024, recorded 1985)
The Pineapple Thief – Abducted at Birth (Cyclops/Kscope; 1999/2017)
Can – Live in Keele 1977 (Mute; 2024)
Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins – A Scarcity of Miracles (DGM; 2011)
Adam Tendler – Inheritances (New Amsterdam; due Dec. 6, 2024)
Peter Brötzmann, Fred Van Hove, Han Bennink – Brötzmann/Van Hove/Bennink (FMP; 1973/2024)
Globe Unity Orchestra – Hamburg '74 (FMP; 1979/2024)
Goose – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Nov. 24, 2024 (self-released; 2024)
Hawkwind – The Future Never Waits (Cherry Red; 2023)
Jean-Michel Jarre – Zoolook – 40th Anniversary remaster (Disques Dreyfus/Sony; 1984/2024)
Michael Tippett – Piano Concerto; Symphony No. 2 – Steven Osborne, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Edward Gardiner (London Philharmonic Orchestra; 2024)
Wynton Marsalis – Blues Symphony – Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Jader Bignamini (Pentatone; due Jan. 24, 2025)
Ruth Gipps – Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 – Martin Owen, BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba (Chandos; due Jan. 3, 2025)
Cecil Taylor – It Is in the Brewing Luminous (hat Hut/hatOLOGY; 1981/2001)
PainKiller – Samsara (Tzadik; 2024)
Joel Harrison – String Quartet No. 1 – Mivos Quartet (AGS Recordings; 2024)
claire rousay – december mixtape (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2024)
claire rousay – november mixtape (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2024)
claire rousay – october mixtape (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2024)
Steve Lacy Three – Live Lugano 1984, First Visit (First Visit Archive; 2024)
Tuluum Shimmering – Lotus Blossoms Blooming in Four Directions (self-released; 2024)
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 3 in D minor – Jennifer Johnston, Women of the Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Boychoir, Minnesota Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä (Bis; 2024)
Various artists – Prog Presents… GEP (GEP/Prog; 2024)
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