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

Big Big Train – A Flare on the Lens: Live in London (InsideOut; 2024)

George Frideric Handel – The Eight Great Suites for Keyboard – Danny Driver (Hyperion; 2014)

Robert Schumann – Works for Solo Piano – Marc-André Hamelin (Hyperion; 2024)

IQ – Resistance (Giant Electric Pea; 2019)

Steve Roach – February 2025 (Steve Roach exclusive; 2025)

Steve Roach – Patron 2024 (Steve Roach exclusive; 2025)

György Ligeti – The 18 Études for Solo Piano – Danny Driver (Hyperion; 2021)

IQ – IQ40: Forty Years of Prog Nonsense (self-released; 2022)

David Murray Octet – Ming (Black Saint; 1980)

David Murray Octet – Home (Black Saint; 1892)

David Murray Octet – Murray's Steps (Black Saint; 1983)

David Murray Octet – New Life (Black Saint; 1987)

David Murray Octet – Hope Scope (Black Saint; 1991)

David Murray Octet – Picasso (DIW; 1993)

Sarah Hennies – Motor Tapes (New World; 2024)

zeitgebers – ensemble 0; Clock Dies – Talea Ensemble/James Baker; Motor Tapes – Ensemble Dedalus

Incantation – Onward to Golgotha (Relapse; 1992)

Immolation – Unholy Cult (Listenable; 2002)

Vital Remains – Dechristianize (Century Media; 2003)

Mutagenic Host – The Diseased Machine (Dry Cough/Gurgling Gore; 2025)

David Murray Octet – Dark Star (The Music of the Grateful Dead) (Astor Place; 1996)

David Murray Octet – Octet Plays Trane (Justin Time; 2000)

Solstice – Return to Cropredy (self-released; 2024)

Solstice – Live at the Stables (self-released; 2023)

Shania Twain – The Woman in Me (Mercury; 1995)

^ Stetson tip: Don't Rock the Inbox

Lawrence English – Even the Horizon Knows Its Bounds (Room40; 2025)

Fennesz – The Last Days of May (Longform Editions; 2025)

Tujiko Noriko – Echoes on the Hem (Longform Editions; 2025)

Natalia Beylis – Coy-Koy (Longform Editions; 2025)

whait (Wendy Eisenberg & more eaze) – Close Quarters (Longform Editions; 2025)

Goose – Miller High Life Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, Feb. 7, 2025 (Nugs.net; 2025)

Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano – Once Around the Room – A Tribute to Paul Motian (ECM; 2022)

Jakob Bro – Taking Turns (ECM; 2024; recorded 2014)

Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry – Our Daily Bread (ECM; 2023)

Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry – Garden of Expression (ECM; 2021)

Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry – Trio Tapestry (ECM; 2019)

IQ – J'ai Pollette D'arnu (Giant Electric Pea; 1991)

IQ – The Lost Attic (Giant Electric Pea; 1999)

Mayhem – Daemonic Rites (Century Media; 2023)

Tria Prima – Three Primes of Alchemy (self-released; 2025)