Brandon Seabrook puts all sides of his virtuosity to work on ‘Hellbent Daydream:’ imaginative composition, elite musicianship and band leadership.

We long knew that Cecil Taylor was an intensely creative artist, and it’s remarkable to behold this intensity that never waned even at the end of a sixty-plus year career.

Joe Morris and Elliott Sharp are among the only guitarists who can make a guitarist improvisation duet session with electronics sound alien while staying coherent and insightful. They thrive doing so on ‘Realism.’

‘Flashing Spirits’ by Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley gives us another glimpse into this special musical alliance between two masters of improvised music during a time when the two were just getting to know each other.

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.

The one-of-a-kind father-daughter duo the Dietrichs make experimental noisy music on ‘No Bahdu’ that contains absolutely no compromises nor concessions.

Roscoe Mitchell leads a new trio/quartet using his decades-old ideas with a new freshness and proving with ‘One Head Four People’ that his approach still stands in the vanguard of jazz.

The moments are long on ‘Chrononaux’ but there aren’t any dull ones. Camila Nebbia, Dietrich Eichmann, John Hughes and Jeff Arnal are just too dialed into each other for that to happen.

Peter Van Huffel gets with the German Kneer and the Greek Dimitriades in a combo that cuts across different countries, cultures and backgrounds to find a common vision in improvised music.

Trombonist Dan Blacksberg’s ‘The Psychic/Body Sound System’ is targeted for very open minds (and ears). For those who are, hitching a ride on this journey can be quite rewarding.