King Crimson’s ‘Thrak’ arrived 30 years ago this month with an inventive musical format with a potential that’s only become more clear in time.

Even after five decades, ‘Tremendo Cache’ is a quintessential salsa album. The musical chemistry between Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco was timeless.

There is a sense of contained energy about Luis Ianes and Noel Akchote’s ‘Seuil,’ and listening is at once relaxing and stimulating.

Here is the video premiere of spindly piece “Rejoice,” from jazz pianist Paul Hecht and his trio.

‘Consentrik Quartet’ proves that even within a conventional jazz quartet format, Nels Cline retains that hunger to thrive on the edge.

With their third collaboration ‘Bone Bells,’ Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson have become a entity that’s a major force unto itself.

Let’s return to a handful of lesser-known moments from Steely Dan’s ‘Katy Lied,’ which arrived 50 years ago this month.

I’ve always been a fan of Peter Paul and Mary, but we have to talk about Peter Yarrow’s disgusting, criminal acts.

Jazz, rock and popular music meet Bulgarian folklore on David Dower’s ‘Sonder,’ in a combination that is unique yet utterly compelling.

Through imaginative composing and arranging combined with telepathic interaction, Alister Spence and his Trio make cutting-edge jazz out of an old format with ‘Gather.’