A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
Yu Kuwabara - Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound - performances by Marco Fusi, Hidejiro Honjoh, Shungo Mise, Awai-Za (Kairos; 2024)
Christopher Trapani - Noise Uprising - Sophia Burgos, Sofia Jernberg, Zwerm (New World; 2024)
Lei Liang - Six Seasons - Marco Fusi (Kairos; 2024)
Oliver Knussen - Flourish with Fireworks; Liza Lim - A Sutured World (Uraufführung); Mark-Anthony Turnage - Three Screaming Popes; Oliver Knussen - Cleveland Pictures - Nicolas Altstaedt, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Edward Gardner (BR Klassik archived stream; 2024)
Ace Bandage - Scorpion Records, Ridgewood, NY, Oct. 8, 2023 (Archive.org; 2023)
Bob Dylan - La Seine Musicale, Paris, France, Oct. 25, 2024 (ROIO; 2024)
Goose - Avondale Brewing, Birmingham, AL, Oct. 26, 2024 (self-released; 2024)
Ghostmass 大鬼眾 - Ghost Meditation 鬼之冥想 (Dusty Ballz; 2024)
Ghostmass 大鬼眾 - Improvisation for Dusty Ballz 大抱散 (Dusty Ballz; 2024)
Aaron Rimbui - Imani (AfricArise; 2024)
Thembi Dunjana - God Bless iKapa. God Bless Mzantsi. (AfricArise; 2024)
Phish - MVP Arena, Albany, NY, Oct. 25, 2024 (LivePhish; 2024)
Fossil Aerosol Mining Project - Reviving Seasonal Practices (self-released; 2024)
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time (EMI/Sanctuary; 1986/1998)
Iron Maiden - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 26, 2024 (ROIO; 2024)
David T. Little - Dark Hymnal (Cantaloupe Music; 2024)
Dweezil Zappa - Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank, NJ, Aug. 31, 2024 (ROIO; 2024)
Ben Felton - A Lot (Island House; 2024)
Ace Bandage - A.I. Can't Jam (self-released; 2024)
Tim Berne - Unwound – Vol. 3: The Fan (Screwgun; 1996)
Dave Douglas - Gifts Trio Live (Greenleaf Music subscriber exclusive; 2024)
The Jazzmen - Nineteen Sixty-Six (Corbett vs. Dempsey; 2024, recorded 1966)
IQ - Resistance (Giant Electric Pea; 2019)
Kronos Quartet - Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch; 1986)
Kronos Quartet - White Man Sleeps (Nonesuch; 1987)
Eternities - Landscape Music 5 (MMLI; 2024)
Pallas - The Sentinel (Original UK mix) (Harvest/Esoteric; 1984/2024)
Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Sabine Kalter, Emanuel List, Herbert Janssen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Fritz Reiner (Naxos Historical; 2000, recorded 1936)
Steve Roach - Deep Hours – Joshua Tree 2024 (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2024)
Ran Blake/Dave Knife Fabris - Live Amsterdam 2006, First Visit (First Visit Archive; 2024, recorded 2006)
Cecil Taylor Unit - Live at Fat Tuesday's February 10, 1980 First Visit (First Visit Archive; 2024, recorded 1980)