The sixth installment of Fernando Perdomo’s critically acclaimed ‘Waves’ series picks up where ‘Waves 5’ left off – and that’s a good thing.

The songs of Richard Rodgers are timeless tunes but that doesn’t stop Denny Zeitlin for putting forth the extra effort to make these songs like new again.

In imposing his large ambitions on the smaller scale of a quartet, Ches Smith made music that’s still grand in scope with ‘Clone Row.’ All it took were the right partners and some
resourcefulness to pull off that magic act.

The James Brandon Lewis Quartet is an eminent ensemble for a number of good reasons and every one of those reasons can be found on ‘Abstraction Is Deliverance.’

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Thelonious Himself’ was never a “crowd-pleaser” in the conventional sense. The LP rewarded repeat listens – and it still does today.

With ‘Life Cycle,’ Ben Tweedt and his trio mates have cracked the code for delivering a powerful yet nuanced trio album.

The brief, vibrant and tumultuous Phil Howard Era of Soft Machine is documented on the well-curated and remastered live souvenir ‘Drop.’

On an album full of outlier music stars, no star shone brighter on ‘Live In Philadelphia’ than the one who has been around the longest. Marshall Allen is the living embodiment of the miracle of jazz.

Mike Tiano pays tribute to long-time Glass Onyon publicist and author Billy James, who also released music as Ant-Bee.

Satoko Fujii returns with ‘Message’ to lead her This Is It! trio that’s been as exciting to hear than anything she’s led in recent years.