A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Oct. 27–Nov. 2, 2025.

Jackie McLean – Jacknife (Blue Note; 1975, recorded 1965–66)

Charles Lloyd – Forest Flower (Atlantic; 1967)

Bill Evans – At the Montreux Jazz Festival (Verve; 1968)

Jack DeJohnette – The DeJohnette Complex (Milestone; 1968)

Chick Corea – The Complete “Is” Sessions (Blue Note; 2002, recorded 1969)

Miles Davis Quintet – Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1 (Columbia/Legacy; 2011)

Miles Davis – The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia/Legacy; 2005)

Jack DeJohnette – Sorcery (Prestige; 1974)

John Abercrombie – Gateway (ECM; 1976)

Kenny Wheeler – Gnu High (ECM; 1976)

Jack DeJohnette’s Directions – Untitled (ECM; 1976)

Bill O’Connor – Of Mist and Melting (ECM; 1978)

Terje Rypdal/Miroslav Vitous/Jack DeJohnette – Terje Rypdal/Miroslav Vitous/Jack DeJohnette (ECM; 1978)

Mick Goodrick – In Pas(s)ing (ECM; 1979)

Jack DeJohnette – Special Edition (ECM; 1980)

Pat Metheny – 80/81 (ECM; 1980)

Keith Jarrett – Standards, Vol. 1 (ECM; 1983)

Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition – Album Album (ECM; 1984)

Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman – Song X (Geffen/Nonesuch; 1986/2005)

Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition – Irresistible Forces (Impulse!; 1987)

Michael Brecker – Michael Brecker (Impulse!; 1987)

Dave Holland Trio – Triplicate (ECM; 1988)

John Scofield – Time on My Hands (Blue Note; 1990)

Lyle Mays – Fictionary (Geffen; 1993)

Transmutation (Bill Laswell, Derek Bailey, Jack DeJohnette, DJ Disk) – Frankfurt (Bassmatter Exclusive; 2022, recorded 1997)

Bill Laswell, Graham Haynes, Elliott Sharp, Jack DeJohnette – Willisau (Bassmatter Exclusive; 2023, recorded 1998)

D.D. Jackson – Anthem (RCA Victor; 2000)

Wadada Leo Smith’s Golden Quartet – Golden Quartet (Tzadik; 2000)

Geri Allen – The Life of a Song (Telarc; 2004)

Trio Beyond (Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings, John Scofield) – Saudades (ECM; 2006)

Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette – Somewhere (ECM; 2013)

Jack DeJohnette – Made in Chicago (ECM; 2015)

Jack DeJohnette – In Movement (ECM; 2016)

Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski & John Scofield – Hudson (Motéma Music; 2017)

Anouar Brahem – Blue Maqams (ECM; 2017)

Ethan Iverson – Every Note Is True (Blue Note; 2022)

Bob Dylan – Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18, 1956-1963 (Highlights) (Columbia/Legacy; 2025)

Bob Dylan – Palais des Congrès, Paris, France, Oct. 30, 2025 (ROIO; 2025)

Lili Boulanger – D’un Matin de printemps; Rajna Swaminathan – Dwelling; Rajna Swaminathan – improvised encore; Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D – Queer Urban Orchestra/David Bloom, Derek Weagle (QUO/YouTube; 2025)

Viano Quartet – Voyager (Platoon; 2025)

▸ Alistair Coleman – Moonshot; Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat (Op. 130); Claude Debussy (arr. Hao Zhou) – Clair de lune; Bart Howard (arr. Hao Zhou) – “In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon)”

György Ligeti – String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 4 – Marmen Quartet (Bis; 2025)

Squeaky Feet – The Brooklyn Monarch, Oct. 24, 2025 (Nugs.net; 2025)

Bohuslav Martinů – String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 5 & 7 – Pavel Haas Quartet (Supraphon; 2025)

Alberto Ginastera – String Quartets – Kiera Duffy, Miró Quartet (Pentatone; 2025)

Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartets Nos. 2, 7 & 10 – Jerusalem Quartet (Bis; 2025)

The Disco Biscuits – Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Nugs.net; 2024)

Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor; Karol Szymanowski – String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 – Belcea Quartet (Alpha; 2025)

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[Title key: Ethan Iverson, “The More It Changes”]