Microtonal jazz has been explored for a while, but with ‘Hemlocks, Peacocks,’ Will Mason finds innovative ways to scale its limitless potential.

The music from Happy Place’s ‘Northfield’ wouldn’t readily be described as cheerful, but it’s intended as a cathartic release, and that’s just what it achieves.

The Will Mason’s Ensemble’s ‘Beams of the Huge Night’ is what the Sun Ra Arkestra might have sounded like had they gone in a rock direction.