A swampy alternate version of Walter Becker’s twangy delight “Cringemaker” bowed for the occasion of his 73rd birthday. Check it out at Walter Becker Media.

It probably goes without saying that if you like The Necks previous records, you’re going to like ‘Travel,’ too, guaranteed. It’s a familiar sound but the songs will still take you on an engaging journey where you’re not sure beforehand where they wind up.

Prog Collective’s ‘Seeking Peace’ wobbles and rolls through melodic twists and turns, avoiding many of the current cliches of neo-progressive rock.

Not many knew about Simon Moullier a mere three years ago but with his third outing ‘Isla,’ there’s simply no excuse not to. He’s the vibraphonist you will want to keep on your radar.

The late Chick Corea was a musical chameleon who thrived in a multitude of musical assemblages, as heard on the new ‘Montreux Years’ anthology.

John M. Gouldin breaks down five less-heralded albums Yes released between 1996-2001, concluding with Jon Anderson’s swan song ‘Magnification.’

Let’s hope whoever sings the National Anthem at tonight’s Super Bowl does better than this. They almost have to, right?

Satoko Fujii and Otomo Yoshihide made music on the spot on ‘Perpetual Motion,’ relying strictly on instincts and virtuosity. Luckily, Fujii and Otomo have loads of both.

Released 25 years ago today, Neutral Milk Hotel’s ‘In an Aeroplane Over the Sea’ is still magical, inexplicable and a fresh alternative to everything else out there.

A couple of jazz subversives generations apart but telepathically on the same elevated plane, the collaboration between Roscoe Mitchell and Kikanju Baku continues with ‘Evolutionary Events.’