A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Aug. 31–Sept. 6, 2026.

George Szell – Conducts Dvořák Symphony No. 8, Sibelius Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7, En Saga – Cleveland Orchestra (CRQ Editions; 2026, recorded 1965–66)

Henry Grimes – Reference: Henry Grimes & Marzette Watts: The Call (Thingamajig; 2026, sessions previously issued 1965–66)

Fats Navarro – Reference: Fats Navarro with Tadd Dameron (Thingamajig; 2026, recorded 1947–49)

IQ – IQ20 (IQ Archive Collection; 2002)

IQ – IQ30 (IQ Archive Collection; 2011)

IQ – IQ40: Forty Years of Prog Nonsense (IQ Archive Collection; 2022)

Wadada Leo Smith – Constellations and Hemispheres (Burning Ambulance Music; due Sept. 25, 2026)

James Brandon Lewis Red Lily – Calling Antonín (TAO Forms; due Oct. 23, 2026)

Matthew Shipp & William Parker – A Whole System Of (TAO Forms; due Nov. 6, 2026)

William Parker & Matthew Shipp – RE: UNION (Rogue Art; 2021)

Matthew Shipp Duo with William Parker – DNA (Thirsty Ear; 1999)

Matthew Shipp Duo With William Parker – Zo (Rise/ESP-Disk’; 1994/due Nov. 6, 2026)

Poiesis Quartet – Surfacing (Bright Shiny Things; due Oct. 16, 2026)

▸ Brian Raphael Nabors – String Quartet; Kevin Lau – String Quartet No. 7 (“Surfacing”); Sky Macklay – Many Many Cadences; Traditional/arr. Max Ball – “Calvary”; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – String Quartet No. 1 (“Calvary”)

Cassandra Wilson – Point of View (JMT; 1986)

Cassandra Wilson – Blue Light ’til Dawn (Blue Note; 1993)

Cassandra Wilson – New Moon Daughter (Blue Note; 1996)

Cassandra Wilson – Traveling Miles (Blue Note; 1999)

Roy Kiyo – Figures (Discreet Archive; due Sept. 28, 2026)

miska lamberg – presage (Discreet Archive; due Oct. 2, 2026)

iiisa – tanto te he querido (Leaving; due Oct. 2, 2026)

Kaija Saariaho – Saarikoski Songs; Vista; Three Preludes – Anu Komsi, Marzi Nyman, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (Ondine; 2026)

more eaze – valley and structure (Thrill Jockey; due Oct. 9, 2026)

Ellery Eskelin – Across Breath, Voice, Silence (Hat Hut; 2026)

Guaranfoe – Guranjam #16 (February 22, 2026) (self-released; 2026)

Marty Ehrlich Trio Exaltation – This Time (Sunnyside; 2025)

Whit Dickey Trio – Transonic (AUM Fidelity; 1998)

Kory Reeder – Texas: Vol. XIV – Great Plains Songbook – Ross McEwen, Alaina Clarice, Kory Reeder (self-released; 2026)

Steve Roach – Timelines 04-14-2002 (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2026)

David Dunn – The Great Liberation Through Hearing – Apartment House (Sawyer Editions; due Oct. 2, 2026)

Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene (Les Disques Motors; 1976)

Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp – Amalgam (Mahakala Music; 2020)

Matthew Shipp Duo with Joe Morris – Thesis (hatOLOGY; 1997)

Matthew Shipp Duo with Mat Maneri – Gravitational Systems (hatOLOGY; 2000)

Lonely Robot – Please Come Home (InsideOut Music; 2015)

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Title key: Cassandra Wilson, “I Am Waiting”