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Flow Trio with Joe McPhee - 'Winter Garden' (2021)

Flow Trio with Joe McPhee – ‘Winter Garden’ (2021)

There’s never been a 21st century ESP-Disc that’s sounded so much like a mid-’60s ESP-Disk record than ‘Winter Garden’ by the Flow Trio with Joe McPhee.

Renaissance - '50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning - An Anthology' (2021)

Renaissance – ’50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning – An Anthology’ (2021)

Renaissance celebrates their 50th anniversary during a concert filled with resurrected beauty, symphonic-prog intellect, and a few ghosts.

Brian Bringelson - 'Burning Backwards' (2019; 2021 reissue)

Brian Bringelson – ‘Burning Backwards’ (2019; 2021 reissue)

Better known as Paul Starling, Brian Bringelson steps out with an album in the spirit of acts like the Beach Boys, Bread, the Smithereens and Matthew Sweet.

Noah Haidu - 'Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett' (2021)

Noah Haidu – ‘Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett’ (2021)

Noah Haidu’s attention to all of the facets that made Keith Jarrett such a major jazz figure pays off with an album worthy of its incomparable subject.

Chicago, "Sing, Sing, Sing" from 'Night & Day: Big Band' (1995): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Sing, Sing, Sing” from ‘Night & Day: Big Band’ (1995): Saturdays in the Park

Usually, “Sing, Sing, Sing” is played in a show-off arrangement to spotlight how fast a group can play together, but Chicago takes a different approach.

James Brandon Lewis + Red Lily Quintet  - 'Jesup Wagon' (2021)

James Brandon Lewis + Red Lily Quintet – ‘Jesup Wagon’ (2021)

James Brandon Lewis’ ‘Jesup Wagon’ feels just like the musical embodiment of George Washington Carver.

Henry Bateman, "Seinfeld Street" from 'A Ghost Inside' (2021): One Track Mind

Henry Bateman, “Seinfeld Street” from ‘A Ghost Inside’ (2021): One Track Mind

The leadoff single from Henry Bateman’s upcoming album ‘A Ghost Inside’ combines COVID-19 produced angst with a catchy melody and inspired musicianship.

Tom Salvatori - 'Parlour Favorites' (2021)

Tom Salvatori – ‘Parlour Favorites’ (2021)

My prog compass gets all wiggy at the prospect of new solo guitar renditions of some favorite acoustic tunes on Tom Salvatori’s ‘Parlour Favorites.’

Yes, "Montreux's Theme" from 'Going For the One' (bonus track, 1977): YESterdays

Yes, “Montreux’s Theme” from ‘Going For the One’ (bonus track, 1977): YESterdays

Yes’ unfinished ‘Going For the One’-era instrumental “Montreux’s Theme” is two and a half minutes of suspended joy.

David Sancious: The Albums That Shaped My Career

David Sancious: The Albums That Shaped My Career

David Sancious of E Street Band fame joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-changing work by Weather Report, Jimi Hendrix and Gustav Holst.