Joe McPhee’s got earnest humanity and spirituality coming out of his tenor sax by the buckets, qualities that for certain attracted him to Ivo Perelman.

The only thing ‘old’ about Bob James is his willingness to step outside his comfort zone, as evidenced by ‘2080’ with the young electronic whiz Sam Franz.

Hearing Roscoe Mitchell on ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn’ is a feast. Doing so with another vanguard saxophonist in Ivo Perelman makes it all the more special.

Satoko Fujii’s genius can be difficult to encapsulate on a single record. We may finally have a good starting point with ‘Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams.’

Colin Edwin, Jon Durant and Inna Kovtun offer a perfectly hybridized version of music from a great culture while providing help to preserve that culture.

Joe Lovano – a titan of modern and mainstream jazz – finds a lot of common ground with a titan of free jazz, Ivo Perelman.

Steely Dan burst onto the music scene 50 years ago this month with their platinum-selling debut. Here’s a deeper dive into ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill.’

Recorded during a hiatus from the Pat Metheny Group, ‘Rejoicing’ offers an underrated one-off diversion alongside Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins.

Tim Berne’s and Gregg Belisle-Chi’s ‘ZONE 1’ completes a one-two punch of sax/guitar performances which are distinct from each other but at the highest level.

Here is a light-hearted new Christmas ditty from the 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco, based on a John Hughes short story that gave rise to the classic film ‘Christmas Vacation.’