Mike Stern: Trip
Mike Stern has fallen. Trip shows that he can get back up just fine.
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Brad Mehldau Trio: Blues and Ballads
Twenty-five years into a great career, Brad Mehldau issues one of subtlest and most comfortable trio performances.
Brad Mehldau: 10 Years Solo Live
Brad Mehldau's career as a solo artist, in all senses of that word, takes a huge leap forward with this box set.
Counterbalance: Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch!
The most accessible avant-garde album ever, or the most avant-garde mainstream jazz album ever? From 1964, something sweet, something tender is this week’s Counterbalance -- straight up and down.