Music Tracking 2024

These are 2024 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in blue indicate that I have a physical copy (albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note.

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests, reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to ASAP.

Option selectors:

• Include priority 0, exclude rated.
• Just priority 2+, exclude rated.
• Rated only.
• Unrated only.
• Default (priority 1+ and rated).

Genre switches (selection not implemented yet):

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New Releases

• Nicki Adams/Michael Eaton: The Transcendental (SteepleChase LookOut) [03-22] - jazz [**]
• Advancing on a Wild Pitch: Disasters Vol 2 (Hot Cup) [02-16] - jazz [A-]
• Cyrille Aimée: À Fleur De Peau (Whirlwind) [03-08] - vocal jazz [**]
• Albare: Beyond Belief (AM) [02-12] - jazz [*]
• Melissa Aldana: Echoes of the Inner Prophet (Blue Note) [04-04] - jazz [**]
• Neal Alger: Old Souls (Calligram) [03-01] - jazz [U]
• Ben Allison/Steve Cardenas/Ted Nash: Tell the Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols (Sonic Camera) [02-02] - jazz [***]
• Karrin Allyson: A Kiss for Brazil (Origin) [05-17] - vocal jazz [U]
• John Ambrosini: Songs for You (self-released) [06-01] - vocal jazz [U]
• Roxana Amed: Becoming Human (Sony Music Latin) [05-02] - Latin jazz [U]
• Bob Anderson: Live! (Jazz Hang) [03-29] - vocal jazz [U]
• Thomas Anderson: Hello, I'm From the Future (Out There) [04-01] - singer-songwriter [A-]
• Sam Anning: Earthen (Earshift Music) [04-05] - jazz [***]
• Bill Anschell: Improbable Solutions (Origin) [01-19] - jazz [*]
• Florian Arbenz: Conversation #10 & #11: ON! (Hammer) [03-15] - jazz [**]
• Lynne Arriale Trio: Being Human (Challenge) [03-01] - jazz [**]
• Jim Baker/Steve Hunt/Jakob Heinemann: Horizon Scanners (Clean Feed) [01-26] - jazz [**]
• Ballister: Smash and Grab (Aerophonic) [01-16] - jazz [A-]
• John Basile: Heatin' Up (StringTime Jazz) [04-01] - jazz [*]
• Alex Beltran: Rift (Calligram) [03-01] - jazz [U]
• Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter (Parkwood/Columbia) [03-29] - country-pop [**]
• Black Art Jazz Collective: Truth to Power (HighNote) [02-16] - jazz [B]
• Black Lives: People of Earth (Jammin' Colors) [04-19] [***]
• Carsie Blanton: After the Revolution (self-released) [03-21] - singer-songwriter [***]
• Carsie Blanton: The Red Album Vol. 1 (self-released -EP) - folk [***]
• Blue Moods: Swing & Soul (Posi-Tone) [01-05] - jazz [***]
• Stix Bones/Bob Beamon: Olimpik Soul (BONE Entertainment) [01-12] - jazz [*]
• Owen Broder: Hodges: Front and Center Vol Two (Outside In Music) [04-12] - jazz [A-]
• The Bobby Broom Organi-sation: Jamalot Live (Steele) [05-24] - jazz [U]
• Peter Brötzmann/Paal Nilssen-Love: Chicken Shit Bingo (Trost) [01-26] - jazz [*]
• Martin Budde: Back Burner (Origin) [03-22] - jazz [U]
• Burial: Dreamfear/Boy Sent From Above (XL -EP) [02-09] - electronic [*]
• Cedric Burnside: Hill Country Love (Provogue) [04-05] - blues [**]
• Isrea Butler: Congo Lament (Vegas) [06-01] - jazz [U]
• Jonas Cambien: Jonas Cambien's Maca Conu (Clean Feed) [01-26] - jazz [***]
• Nicola Caminiti: Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self-Portrait (self-released) [05-10] - jazz [***]
• Gerald Cannon: Live at Dizzy's Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy (Woodneck) [01-19] - jazz [***]
• Caporaso Ensemble: Encounter (Psychosomatic) [04-26] - jazz [*]
• Ian Carey & Wood Metal Plastic: Strange Arts (Slow & Steady) [03-22] - jazz [**]
• Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble: Elegy for Thelonious (Sunnyside) [03-08] - jazz [**]
• Willi Carlisle: Critterland (Signature Sounds) [01-26] - country [**]
• James Carter: Un (Unaccompanied Baritone Saxophone) (J.M.I.) [05-17] - jazz [**]
• The Castellows: A Little Goes a Long Way (Warner Music Nashville -EP) [02-09] - country [**]
• Layale Chaker & Sarafand: Radio Afloat (In a Circle) [05-17] - jazz [U]
• Annie Chen: Guardians (JZ Music) [02-23] - jazz [B]
• Mina Cho's Grace Beat Quartet: "Beat Mirage" (International Gugak Jazz Institute) [02-09] - jazz [**]
• The Choir Invisible [Charlotte Greve/Vinnie Sperazza/Chris Tordini]: Town of Two Faces (Intakt) [02-16] - jazz [***]
• Chromeo: Adult Contemporary (BMG) [02-16] - electropop [**]
• Carl Clements: A Different Light (Greydisc) [05-23] - jazz [U]
• Coco Chatru Quartet: Future (Trygger Music) [03-28] - jazz [U]
• Commodore Trio: Communal - EP (self-relesed - EP) [02-01] - jazz [*]
• The Core: Roots (Moserobie) [04-12] - jazz [U]
• Stephan Crump: Slow Water (Papillon Sounds) [05-03] - jazz [***]
• Daggerboard: Escapement (Wide Hive) [03-08] - jazz [**]