AMN Picks of the Week

Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that has caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended.

Frank Gratkowski – Mimetic Holds (2008, avant-jazz)
Peggy Lee Band – New Code (2008, jazz)
New Air – Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1984, free jazz)
Big Band Charlie Mingus – Live at the TBB Paris (1993, jazz)
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre – Peace And Blessings (1979, free jazz)
Bobby Bradford – The Mo’tet Lost In L. A. (1984, free jazz)
Jimmy Bennington / Julian Priester – Portraits and Silhouettes (2008, free jazz)
Neurosis – Through Silver in Blood (1996, avant metal)
Gutbucket – A Modest Proposal (2009, avant rock)