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.

Mark Murdock’s ‘Overexposure’ is a departure from the last Cymbolic Encounters LP, which enlisted the talents of John Goodsall and Percy Jones from Brand X.

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

Released 25 years ago this week, ‘Open Your Eyes’ ended up as one of Yes’ late-period orphans. It’s time to open your ears.

Passed over as an A-side, “Thank You Girl” illustrated the foundational role the blues, R&B, and early rock ‘n’ roll played in the Beatles’ early sound.

Blue Largo’s ‘Got to Believe’ is an album of sheer soulful joy, as this tight San Diego ensemble rocks, rolls, rumbles and tumbles through 11 tunes.

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.’

Here’s what we’ll be packing way in the back of our luggage – way, way in the back – before our fateful seafaring journey.

Carl Weingarten and Delay Tactics offer more tempered prog that’s still filled, thankfully, with a very earthy groove.