Rhapsody Streamnotes: Year 2024 Index
- Actress: Statik (2024, Smalltown Supersound) B+(*)
- Africatown, AL: Ancestor Sounds (2024, Free Dirt) B+(**)
- Allie X: Girl With No Face (2024, Twin Music) B+(***)
- Altus: Mythos (2024, Biophilia) B+(***)
- Oren Ambarchi/Johan Berthling/Andreas Werlin: Ghosted II (2024, Drag City) B+(***)
- Anycia: Princess Pop That (2024, United Masters) B+(***)
- Bab L' Bluz: Swaken (2024, Real World) B+(*)
- Evan Nicole Bell: Runaway Girl (2024, Humingbird, EP) B+(*)
- Bruna Black/John Finbury: Vã Revelação (2024, Green Flash) B+(**)
- Blue Lab Beats: Blue Eclipse (2024, Blue Adventure) B
- Aziza Brahim: Mawja (2024, Glitterbeat) B+(**)
- Anthony Branker & Imagine: Songs My Mom Liked (2024, Origin) B+(***)
- Cakes Da Killa: Black Sheep (2024, Young Art) B+(**)
- Etienne Charles: Creole Orchestra (2018 [2024], Culture Shock) B+(*)
- Charli XCX: Brat (2024, Atlantic) B+(***)
- Chief Keef: Almighty So 2 (2024, 43B) B+(***)
- Jamale Davis: Run With the Hunted (2024, SteepleChase) B+(**)
- On Ka'a Davis: Here's to Another Day and Night for the LWA of the Woke (2024, Tzadik) B+(*)
- Devouring the Guilt: Not to Want to Say (2021 [2024], Kettle Hole) B+(***)
- Madi Diaz: Weird Faith (2024, Anti-) A-
- DJ Anderson do Paraiso: Queridão (2023 [2024], Nyege Nyege Tapes) B
- Ducks Ltd.: Harm's Way (2024, Carpark) B+(**)
- Ekko Astral: Pink Balloons (2024, Topshelf) B+(***)
- John Escreet: The Epicenter of Your Dreams (2023 [2024], Blue Room Music) B+(***)
- Maria Faust Jazz Catastrophe: 3rd Mutation: Moth (2023 [2024], Bush Flash) A-
- Sierra Ferrell: Trail of Flowers (2024, Rounder) B+(***)
- Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly: Mestizk (2023 [2024], International Anthem) B+(***)
- Fox Green: Light Over Darkness (2024, self-released) A-
- Joel Futterman/William Parker: Why (2020 [2024], Soul City Sounds) B+(***)
- Myriam Gendron: Mayday (2024, Thrill Jockey) B+(**)
- Margaret Glaspy: The Sun Doesn't Think (2024, ATO, EP) B+(***)
- Phillip Golub: Abiding Memory (2024, Endectomorph Music) B+(**)
- Grandaddy: Blu Wav (2024, Dangerbird) B
- Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine (2024, Republic) B+(**)
- Andrea Grossi Blend 3 + Jim Black: Axes (2023 [2024], We Insist!) B+(***)
- The Haas Company [Featuring Andy Timmons]: Vol. 1: Galactic Tide (2024, Psychiatric) B
- Marika Hackman: Big Sigh (2024, Chrysalis) B+(**)
- Jared Hall: Influences (2022 [2024], Origin) B+(***)
- Alex Harding/Lucian Ban: Blutopia (2024, Sunnyside) B+(**)
- Jihee Heo: Flow (2023 [2024], OA2) B+(**)
- Hermanos Gutiérrez: Sonido Cósmico (2024, Easy Eye Sound) A-
- Jake Hertzog: Longing to Meet You (2024, self-released) B+(**)
- Gilbert Holmström: Peak (2023 [2024], Moserobie) A-
- Mike Holober & the Gotham Jazz Orchestra: This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters (2023 [2024], Palmetto, 2CD) B
- Home Counties: Exactly as It Seems (2024, Submarine Cat) B+(*)
- Homeboy Sandman: Rich II (2024, self-released) B+(**)
- Daniel Humair/Samuel Blaser/Heiri Känzig [Helveticus]: Our Way (2022 [2024], Blaser Music) B+(***)
- I Am Three: In Other Words (2022 [2024], Leo) A-
- Arushi Jain: Delight (2024, Leaving) B-
- Kaytranada: Timeless (2024, RCA) B+(***)
- Simone Keller: Hidden Heartache (2022 [2024], Intakt) B+(**)
- Izumi Kimura/Barry Guy/Gerry Hemingway: Six Hands Open as One (2023 [2024], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***)
- Lola Kirke: Country Curious (2024, One Riot, EP) B+(*)
- Kneecap: Fine Art (2024, Heavenly) A-
- Jim Kweskin: Never Too Late: Duets With Friends (2024, Storysound) B+(***)
- Jon Langford: Gubbins (2023, self-released) B+(***)
- Jon Langford & the Men of Gwent: Lost on Land & Sea (2023, Country Mile) B+(***)
- Jon Langford & the Bright Shiners: Where It Really Starts (2024, Tiny Global Productions) B+(**)
- The Libertines: All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanada (2024, Casablanca/Republic) B
- The Bruce Lofgren Group: Earthly and Cosmic Tales (2024, Night Bird) B
- Lucy Rose: This Ain't the Way You Go Out (2024, Communion) B+(*)
- Old Man Luedecke: She Told Me Where to Go (2024, Outside) B
- Mach-Hommy: #Richaxxhaitian (2024, Mach-Hommy) B+(***)
- Rob Mazurek: Milan (2023 [2024], Clean Feed) B+(**)
- Joe McPhee With Ken Vandermark: Musings of a Bahamian Son: Poems and Other Words (2021 [2024], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(*)
- Raul Midón: Lost & Found (2024, ReKondite ReKords) C+
- MIKE & Tony Seltzer: Pinball (2024, 10k, EP) B+(*)
- Andy Milne and Unison: Time Will Tell (2024, Sunnyside) B+(**)
- Mk.gee: Two Star & the Dream Police (2024, R&R Digital) B+(**)
- Jesus Molina: Selah (2024, Dynamo Production) B
- Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well (2024, MCA Nashville) A-
- Willie Nelson: The Border (2024, Legacy) A-
- Nubiyan Twist: Find Your Flame (2024, Strut) B+(*)
- Ol' Burger Beats: 74: Out of Time (2024, Coalmine) B+(**)
- Alicia and Michael Olatuja: Olatuja (2022-24 [2024], Whirlwind) B+(*)
- Old Mountain: Another State of Rhythm (2023 [2024], Clean Feed) B+(**)
- One for All: Big George (2022 [2024], Smoke Sessions) B+(*)
- Fabiana Palladino: Fabiana Palladino (2024, Paul Institute/XL) B+(***)
- William Parker/Cooper-Moore/Hamid Drake: Heart Trio (2021 [2024], AUM Fidelity) A-
- William Parker & Ellen Christi: Cereal Music (2024, AUM Fidelity) B+(***)
- Rob Parton's Ensemble 9+: Relentless (2023 [2024], Calligram) B+(*)
- Bolis Popul: Letter to Yu (2024, Deewee) B+(***)
- Porij: Teething (2024, Play It Again Sam) B+(**)
- Pouty: Forget About Me (2024, Get Better) B+(**)
- Yvonnick Prené/Geoff Keezer: Jobim's World (2023 [2024], Sunnyside) B+(*)
- Pylon Reenactment Society: Magnet Factory (2024, Strolling Bones) B+(***)
- Bruno Råberg Tentet: Evolver (2023 [2024], Orbis Music) B+(**)
- Rapsody: Please Don't Cry (2024, Jamla/Roc Nation) B+(**)
- Raze Regal & White Denim: Raze Regal & White Denim Inc. (2023, Bella Union) B
- Kenny Reichert: Switch (2023 [2024], Calligram) B+(**)
- Terre Roche: Inner Adult (2024, self-released) B+(**)
- Brandon Ross Phantom Station: Off the End (2024, Sunnyside) B+(**)
- A. Savage: The Loft Sessions (2024, Rough Trade, EP) B+(*)
- Shaboozey: Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going (2024, Republic/Empire) B+(*)
- Shygirl: Club Shy (2024, Because Music, EP) B+(*)
- Flavio Silva: Eko (2024, Break Free) B+(**)
- Ballaké Sissoko/Derek Gripper: Ballaké Cissoko & Derek Gripper (2024, Matsuli Music) B+(***)
- Connie Smith: Love, Prison, Wisdom and Heartaches (2024, Fat Possum) B+(**)
- Omar Souleyman: Erbil (2024, Mad Decent) B+(***)
- Split System: Vol I (2022, Legless) B+(***)
- Split System: Vol II (2024, Legless) B+(***)
- Vince Staples: Dark Times (2024, Def Jam/Blacksmith) B+(***)
- Star Splitter [Gabriele Mitelli/Rob Mazurek]: Medea (2022 [2024], We Insist!) B
- Swamp Dogg: Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St (2024, Oh Boy) B+(***)
- TGB: Room 4 (2022 [2024], Clean Feed) B+(**)
- Oded Tzur: My Prophet (2023 [2024], ECM) B+(**)
- Uncle Waffles: Solace (2023, Ko-Sign/Encore) B+(**)
- Kiki Valera: Vacilón Santiaguero (2024, Circle 9 Music) B+(***)
- Peter Van Huffel's Callisto: Meandering Demons (2022 [2024], Clean Feed) B+(***)
- Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement (2024, Young) B+(***)
- Faye Webster: Underdressed at the Symphony (2024, Secretly Canadian) B+(*)
- Amber Weekes: A Lady With a Song: Amber Weekes Celebrates Nancy Wilson (2024, Amber Inn) B+(*)
- Kelly Willis/Melissa Carper/Brennen Leigh: Wonder Women of Country (2024, Brooklyn Basement, EP) B+(**)
- Matt Wilson: Matt Wilson's Good Trouble (2023 [2024], Palmetto) A-
- WoochieWobbler: Is My Future Bright? (2024, 3455092 DK, EP) B+(**)
- Broadcast: Spell Blanket: Collected Demos 2006-2009 (2006-09 [2024], Warp) B
- Stan Getz: Unissued Session: Copenhagen 1977 (1977 [2024], SteepleChase) B+(**)
- The Jazz Dispensary: The Freedom Sound! The People Arise (1963-76 [2024], Craft) B+(**)
- Love Child: Never Meant to Be 1988-1993 (1988-93 [2024], 12XU) B+(***)
- Tony Oxley Quintet: Angular Apron (1992 [2024], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***)
- The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed (2024, Light in the Attic) B+(**)
- Tomasz Stanko Quartet: September Night (2004 [2024], ECM) B+(***)
- Mars Williams & Hamid Drake: I Know You Are but What Am I (1996 [2024], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A-
- Mars Williams/Darin Gray/Chris Corsano: Elastic (2012 [2024], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***)
- Gary Bartz Quintet: Libra (1967 [1968], Milestone) B+(*)
- Gary Bartz NTU Troop: Home! (1969 [1970], Milestone) B+(**)
- Gary Bartz Quintet: Reflections on Monk: The Final Frontier (1988 [1989], SteepleChase) B+(***)
- Ran Blake: The Blue Potato and Other Outrages . . . Solo Piano by Ran Blake (1969, Milestone) B+(**)
- Peter Brötzmann/William Parker/Hamid Drake: Song Sentimentale (2015 [2016], Otoroku) B+(***)
- Rob Brown Trio: Breath Rhyme (1989, Silkheart) B+(**)
- Rob Brown Quartet: The Big Picture (2003 [2004], Marge) B+(**)
- Dave Cappello & Jeff Albert With William Parker: New Normal (2015 [2016], Breakfast 4 Dinner) B+(***)
- Kevin Coyne/Jon Langford/The Pine Valley Cosmonauts: One Day in Chicago (2002 [2005], Spinney) B+(***)
- Jeremy Danneman: Lady Boom Boom (2013 [2015], Ropeadope) B+(***)
- Jeremy Danneman: Help (2013 [2015], Ropeadope) B+(**)
- Jeremy Danneman: Lost Signals (2013 [2016], Ropeadope) A-
- Jeremy Danneman and Sophie Nzayisenga: Honey Wine (2015 [2017], Ropeadope) A-
- Jeremy Danneman and the Down on Me: The Big Fruit Salad (2022, Ropeadope) B+(*)
- Die Like a Dog Quartet Featuring Roy Campbell: From Valley to Valley (1998 [1999], Eremite) B+(*)
- Sophia Domancich/Hamid Drake/William Parker: Washed Away: Live at the Sunside (2008 [2009], Marge) B+(***)
- Hamid Drake & Sabir Mateen: Brothers Together (2000 [2002], Eremite) A-
- Ducks Ltd.: Get Bleak (2019 [2021], Carpark, EP) B+(**)
- The Dungills: Africa Calling (1963, Vee-Jay) B-
- Farmers by Nature [Gerald Cleaver/William Parker/Craig Taborn]: Love and Ghosts (2011 [2014], AUM Fidelity, 2CD) B+(***)
- Billy Gault: When Destiny Calls: The Music of Billy Gault (1974 [1975], SteepleChase) B+(**)
- Big Walter Horton: In Session: From Memphis to Chicago 1951-1955 (1951-55 [2019], Jasmine) A-
- Daniel Humair: Quatre Fois Trois (1996-97 [1997], Label Bleu) B+(***)
- Daniel Humair/Jerry Bergonzi/J.-F. Jenny-Clark: Open Architecture (1993, Ninety-One) B+(**)
- Daniel Humair/Samuel Blaser/Heiri Känzig: 1291 (2020, Outnote) B+(**)
- Floyd Jones/Eddie Taylor: Masters of Modern Blues (1966 [1994], Testament) B+(***)
- Peter Kuhn: Ghost of a Trance (1979-80 [1981], Hat Hut) B+(**)
- Jon Langford & the Men of Gwent: The Legend of LL (2015, Country Mile) A-
- Jon Langford & the Men of Gwent: President of Wales (2019, Country Mile) B+(***)
- Larry Levan: The Sleeping Bag Sessions (1982-86 [2017], Sleeping Bag) B+(**)
- Jackie McLean Featuring Gary Bartz: Ode to Super (1973, SteepleChase) B+(***)
- Jemeel Moondoc Quintet: Nostalgia in Times Square (1985 [1986], Soul Note) B+(***)
- Jemeel Moondoc Vtet: Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys (2000, Eremite) B+(**)
- Jemeel Moondoc & the Jus Grew Orchestra: Spirit House (2000, Eremite) A-
- Jameel Moondoc With Dennis Charles: We Don't (1981 [2003], Eremite) B+(***)
- Joe Morris/William Parker/Gerald Cleaver: Altitude (2011 [2012], AUM Fidelity) B+(**)
- Maggie Nicols/Silke Eberhard/Nikolaus Neuser/Christian Marten: I Am Three & Me: Mingus' Sounds of Love (2018 [2019], Leo) A-
- William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mass for the Healing of the World (1998 [2003], Black Saint) A-
- William Parker Quartet: Live in Wroclove (2012 [2013], ForTune) B+(***)
- William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still (2000-13 [2013], AUM Fidelity, 3CD) A-
- William Parker/David Budbill: What I Saw This Morning (2014 [2016], AUM Fidelity) B+(***)
- Shikamoo Jazz: Chela Chela Vol. 1 (1993-95 [1995], RetroAfric) B+(***)
- Shikamoo Jazz: East African Legends Live (1995 [2022], RetroTan) A-
- Swamp Dogg: Little Jerry Williams Anthology (1954-1969) (1954-69 [2000], SEDG) B+(***)
- Swamp Dogg: I Need a Job . . . So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune (2022, Don Giovanni) B+(**)
- The Cecil Taylor Unit: Live in Bologna (1987 [1988], Leo) A-
- The Cecil Taylor Unit: Live in Vienna (1987 [1988], Leo) B+(***)
- Cecil Taylor: Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil (1987 [1988], Leo) B+(*)
- Eddie Taylor: In Session: Diary of a Chicago Bluesman 1953-1957 (1953-57 [2016], Jasmine) A-
- Eddie Taylor: I Feel So Bad (1972, Advent) B+(**)
- David S. Ware Trio: Passage to Music (1988, Silkheart) B+(***)
- David S. Ware Quartet: Cryptology (1994 [1995], Homestead) A-
- David S. Ware: Organica (Solo Saxophones, Volume 2) (2010 [2011], AUM Fidelity) B+(**)
- Jody Williams: In Session: Diary of a Chicago Bluesman 1954-1962 (1954-62 [2018], Jasmine) A-
- Melissa Aldana: Echoes of the Inner Prophet (2024, Blue Note) B+(**)
- Karrin Allyson: A Kiss for Brazil (2023 [2024], Origin) B+(**)
- John Ambrosini: Songs for You (2024, self-released) B
- Roxana Amed: Becoming Human (2024, Sony Music Latin) B+(***)
- Matt Andersen: The Big Bottle of Joy (2023, Sonic) B+(**)
- Anitta: Funk Generation (2024, Republic) B+(***)
- Nia Archives: Silence Is Loud (2024, Hijinxx/Island) A-
- Byron Asher's Skrontch Music: Lord, When You Send the Rain (2022 [2024], Sinking City) B+(**)
- Jazmin Bean: Traumatic Livelihood (2024, Island) B+(**)
- Bruno Berle: No Reino Dos Afetos 2 (2024, Psychic Hotline) B+(***)
- Duane Betts: Wild & Precious Life (2023, Royal Potato Family) B+(*)
- Yaya Bey: Ten Fold (2024, Big Dada) B+(***)
- Pat Bianchi: Three (2023 [2024], 21H) B+(***)
- Black Lives: People of Earth (2024, Jammin' Colors) B+(***)
- Carsie Blanton: After the Revolution (2024, self-released) B+(***)
- Carsie Blanton: The Red Album Vol. 1 (2024, self-released, EP) B+(***)
- Borderlands Trio [Stephan Crump/Kris Davis/Eric McPherson]: Rewilder (2023 [2024], Intakt, 2CD) B+(***)
- Muireann Bradley: I Kept These Old Blues (2021-23 [2023], Tompkins Square) B+(***)
- Britti: Hello, I'm Britti (2024, Easy Eye Sound) B+(**)
- The Bobby Broom Organi-sation: Jamalot Live (2014-19 [2024], Steele) B+(*)
- Cedric Burnside: Hill Country Love (2024, Provogue) B+(**)
- Isrea Butler: Congo Lament (2023 [2024], Vegas) B+(***)
- Nicola Caminiti: Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self-Portrait (2022 [2024], self-released) B+(***)
- James Carter: Un (Unaccompanied Baritone Saxophone) (2023 [2024], J.M.I.) B+(**)
- Edmar Castañeda World Ensemble: Viento Sur (2023, self-released) B+(***)
- A Certain Ratio: It All Comes Down to This (2024, Mute) B+(**)
- Layale Chaker & Sarafand: Radio Afloat (2023 [2024], In a Circle) A-
- Rachel Chinouriri: What a Devastating Turn of Events (2024, Elektra) B+(***)
- Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee (2024, Realistik Studios) B+(*)
- Gary Clark Jr.: JPEG RAW (2024, Warner) B-
- Carl Clements: A Different Light (2023 [2024], Greydisc) B+(***)
- A.G. Cook: Britpop (2024, New Alias) B+(**)
- Charley Crockett: $10 Cowboy (2024, Son of Davy) B+(**)
- Amalie Dahl's Dafnie: Står Op Med Solen (2023 [2024], Sonic Transmissions/Aguirre) B+(***)
- DIIV: Frog in Boiling Water (2024, Fantasy) B+(*)
- Chris Duarte: Ain't Giving Up (2023, Provogue) B+(*)
- Yelena Eckemoff: Romance of the Moon (2023 [2024], L&H Production) B+(***)
- Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024, Interscope) A-
- Tinsley Ellis: Naked Truth (2024, Alligator) B+(**)
- William Lee Ellis: Ghost Hymns (2023, Yellow Dog) B+(***)
- Empirical: Wonder Is the Beginning (2022 [2024], Whirlwind) B+(**)
- English Teacher: This Could Be Texas (2024, Island) B+(***)
- Ethel & Layale Chaker: Vigil (2022 [2024], In a Circle) B+(***)
- Robert Connelly Farr: Pandora Sessions (2023, self-released) B+(***)
- Lawrence Fields: To the Surface (2023 [2024], Rhythm 'N' Flow) B+(**)
- Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton: Death Wish Blues (2023, Rounder) B+(**)
- Sue Foley: One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar (2024, Stony Plain) B+(***)
- Roberto Fonseca: La Gran Diversión (2023, 3ème Bureau/Wagram) B+(**)
- Adam Forkelid: Turning Point (2023 [2024], Prophone) B+(***)
- Amaro Freitas: Y'Y (2024, Psychic Hotline) B+(**)
- Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown (2024, Domino) A-
- Nicole Glover: Plays (2024, Savant) A-
- Jon Gordon: 7th Ave South (2023 [2024], ArtistShare) B+(*)
- Gov't Mule: Peace . . . Like a River (2023, Concord) B-
- Hawkwind: Stories From Time and Space (2024, Cherry Red) B
- Aaron Yale Heisler: Zoot's Soprano EP [Alternate Takes and Remixes From the Bechet Century] (2022-23 [2024], Bathurst Manor, EP) B
- Aaron Yale Heisler: Guitar Sketches (Toronto 2008-24) (2008-24 [2024], Bathurst Manor) B+(***)
- Makiko Hirabayashi Trio: Meteora (2022 [2023], Enja) B+(***)
- Hiromi's Sonicwonder: Sonicwonderland (2023, Telarc) B+(*)
- Julia Holter: Something in the Room She Moves (2024, Domino) B+(*)
- Munir Hossn/Ganavya: Sister, Idea (2023, Ropeadope, EP) B+(*)
- Hovvdy: Hovvdy (2024, Arts & Crafts) B+(*)
- Ibibio Sound Machine: Pull the Rope (2024, Merge) B+(**)
- Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: Live in London (2023, Alligator, 2CD) B+(*)
- Mikko Innanen Autonomous: Hietsu (2021 [2024], Fiasko) B+(**)
- Jazz at the Ballroom: Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared (2024, Jazz at the Ballroom) B+(***)
- Eric Johanson: The Deep and the Dirty (2023, Ruf) B+(*)
- Rickie Lee Jones: Pieces of Treasure (2022 [2023], BMG/Modern) B-
- Dawn Landes: The Liberated Woman's Songbook (2024, Fun Machine Music) B+(**)
- Lauren Alaina: Unlocked (2023, Big Loud, EP) B+(**)
- Li'l Andy: The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter (1925-1930) (2022, Back-to-Wax) B+(***)
- Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism (2024, Warner) A-
- Live Edge Trio With Steve Nelson: Closing Time (2023 [2024], OA2) B+(**)
- Lloyiso: Seasons (2023, Universal, EP) B+(*)
- John Lurie: Painting With John (2021-23 [2024], Royal Potato Family) B+(***)
- The Taj Mahal Sextet: Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa (2023 [2024], Lightning Rod) B+(***)
- Dom Martin: Buried in the Hail (2023, Forty Below) B+(*)
- Abbey Masonbrink: Rising (2024, self-released) B+(**)
- Leyla McCalla: Sun Without the Heat (2024, Anti-) A-
- Dave McMurray: Grateful Deadication 2 (2023, Blue Note) B+(*)
- Charles McPherson: Reverence (2023 [2024], Smoke Sessions) B+(***)
- Mdou Moctar: Funeral for Justice (2024, Matador) B+(***)
- Modney: Ascending Primes (2023 [2024], Pyroclastic, 2CD) B+(*)
- Mike Monford: The Cloth I'm Cut From (2021 [2024], self-released) A-
- Coco Montoya: Writing on the Wall (2023, Alligator) B
- Kelly Moran: Moves in the Field (2024, Warp) B+(***)
- John Moreland: Visitor (2024, Thirty Tigers) B+(***)
- Simon Moullier: Inception (2022 [2023], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**)
- David Murray Quartet: Francesca (2023 [2024], Intakt) A-
- Mute: After You've Gone (2021 [2024], Endectomorph Music) B+(***)
- Nat Myers: Yellow Peril (2023, Easy Eye Sound) A-
- Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet: Four Guitars Live (2023 [2024], Palilalia) A-
- Parchman Prison Prayer: Some Mississippi Sunday Morning (2023, Glitterbeat) B+(**)
- Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra: Groove Junkies (2023 [2024], Origin) B+(**)
- Nicholas Payton: Drip (2023, PayTone) B
- Pierrick Pédron/Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Pedron Rubalcaba (2022 [2023], Gazebo) B+(***)
- Jeremy Pelt: Tomorrow's Another Day (2024, Highnote) B+(*)
- People of Earth: People of Earth (2023, Truth Revolution Recording Collective) B+(**)
- Pet Shop Boys: Nonetheless (2024, Parlophone) A-
- Jessica Pratt: Here in the Pitch (2024, Mexican Summer) B
- John Primer & Bob Corritore: Crawlin' Kingsnake (2024, VizzTone) B+(***)
- Jeanfrançois Prins: Blue Note Mode (2024, GAM) B+(**)
- Katie Pruitt: Mantras (2024, Rounder) B+(**)
- Tutu Puoane: Wrapped in Rhythm, Vol. 1 (2023 [2024], SoulFactory) B+(*)
- Ren: Sick Boi (2023, The Other Songs) A-
- Xavier Richardeau: A Caribbean Thing (2023, Continuo Jazz) B+(*)
- Jason Robinson: Ancestral Numbers (2023 [2024], Playscape) A-
- Maggie Rogers: Don't Forget Me (2024, Capitol) A-
- Rosali: Bite Down (2024, Merge) B
- Ann Savoy: Another Heart (2024, Smithsonian Folkways) B+(*)
- Serengeti: KDIV (2024, Othar) A-
- Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers: Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (2021 [2024], Red Hook) B+(*)
- Sprints: Letter to Self (2024, City Slang) A-
- St. Vincent: All Born Screaming (2024, Virgin) B+(**)
- Luke Stewart Silt Trio: Unknown Rivers (2022-23 [2024], Pi) A-
- Still House Plants: If I Don't Make It, I Love U (2023 [2024], Bison) B-
- Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department (2024, Republic) A-
- Natsuki Tamura/Jim Black: NatJim (2023 [2024], Libra) B+(***)
- Ralph Towner: At First Light (2022 [2023], ECM) B+(*)
- Rosie Tucker: Utopia Now! (2024, Sentimental) B+(**)
- Angela Verbrugge: Somewhere (2017-18 [2024], OA2) B+(**)
- Bill Warfield and the Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra: Time Capsule (2023, Planet Arts) B+(**)
- Randy Weinstein: Harmonimonk (2023 [2024], Random Chance) B+(**)
- Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties: In Lieu of Flowers (2024, Hopeless) B-
- Conchúr White: Swirling Violets (2024, Bella Union) B+(***)
- Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand: Willson Williams (2024, One Little Independent) B+(*)
- Dan Wilson: Things Eternal (2023, Brother Mister/Mack Avenue) B+(**)
- Mark Winkler: The Rules Don't Apply (2024, Cafe Pacific) B+(**)
- Warren Wolf: Chano Pozo: Origins (2023, self-released) B+(*)
- Chelsea Wolfe: She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She (2024, Loma Vista) B+(**)
- Xaviersobased: Keep It Goin Xav (2024, 34Ent) B+(*)
- Christopher Zuar Orchestra: Exuberance (2021 [2024], self-released) B+(**)
- Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Berliner Jazztage, November 2nd 72 (1972 [2023], Lantower) B+(**)
- Afrika Muye Muye! Tanzanian Rumba & Muziki Wa Dansi 1968-1970 (1968-70 [2023], Recordiana) B+(***)
- Terri Lyne Carrington: TLC & Friends (1981 [2023], Candid) A-
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- Julia Vari Feat. Negroni's Trio: Somos (2024, Alternative Representa) A-
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