NEW RELEASES FOR FEBRUARY 9th 2001:

1.BILL FRISELL-Blues Dream (Nonesuch 79615) His solo guitar(s) release from last year was one of the best of 2000, so let's hope this one is as good! Features Billy Drewes, Curtis Fowlkes, Kenny Wollesen, Greg Liesz & Ron Miles. $15.

2.TISZIJI MUNOZ-Breaking the Wheel of Life and Death (Anami 019) Featuring Marilyn Crispell, Don Pate and Rashied Ali!! Second cosmic offering with the finest avant-jazz piano goddess - Marilyn Crispell - pushing Munoz even further upwards as they quartet levitates all those who wish to be set free!! $12.

3.MYRA MELFORD & MARTY EHRLICH-Yet Can Spring (Arabesque 154) While Myra studies harmonium with the masters in India, this superb duo effort will help us get by until she returns! $14.

4.EVAN PARKER-Evan Parker With Strings (Emanem 4302) Featuring Hugh Davies, Peter Cusak, Phil Durrant, John Edwards, Marcio Mattos, John Russell, Kaff Matthews and Mark Wastell! Colossal collaboration with master sax specialist and his British string associates! Three cd set for $35.

5.KEITH TIPPETT & DARYL RUNSWICK-Set of Five (ASC 37) Immensely demanding music for two piano pioneers of the British avant-jazz scene!! $17.

6.PAUL DUNMALL QUARTET-East North South West (FMR) Consistently resourceful British sax and bagpipe giant from Keith Tippett's Mujician returns with a stunning new quartet effort featuring the ever in-demand drummer Mark Sanders!! $17.

7.JON ROSE-MATTHIAS BAUER-ALEKS KOLKOWSKY-The Cryonics (Emanem 4047) More demanding music for three strong string players and manipulators!! $17.

8.JOHN BUTCHER-Fixations (Emanem 4045) Exciting and highly focused solo soprano and tenor sax explorations! $17.

9.CHRISTIAN MARCLAY-IKUE MORI-ELLIOTT SHARP-Acoustiphobia Volume 1 (Sublingual 009/10) Mind-blowing NY trio live in Boston from last year on disc one and equally interesting works from the students from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts on disc two!! Two cd set in beautiful six-panal cardboard wallet case for only $15.!!

10.OTOMO/MOTTOMO-Unlimited XIII (Trost 076) Austrian new music festival curated by Otomo and featuring Keith Rowe, Hoahio, Taku Sugimoto, Radian, Kaffe Mattheews, Neumann, Martin Tetreault, Novo Tono, Diane Labrosse and the first performance by Otomo's New Jazz Quintet!! $17.

11.THE BOREDOMS-VisionCreationNewSun (Birdman 028) Finally the domestic version of that over-priced import from the finest Japanese psych-prog-noise-jam loonies! Only half of the import price at $13.

12.WALTER MARCHETTI-Per La Sete dell'orecchio (Cramps 033) Two cosmic side long works for marimba, maracas, magnetic tape, environmental recordings, cavernous water sounds and bonus track "Song for John Cage." Essential. $14.

13.PFM-Storia Un Minuto (?) Great reissue of the first release from Italy's finest early progressive ensemble who recently reformed and played in LA!!! Gold cd for $15.

14.P. FUNK GUITAR ARMY-Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (RVS 42005) Featuring Eddie Hazel, Michael Hampton and loads of those heavy, wailing P. Funk guitar demons doing what they do best!!! $14.

15.CHRIS JONAS' THE SUN SPITS CHERRIES-The Vermilion (Hopscotch 8) Featuring special guest Myra Melford, this is the second swell release from local soprano saxist and provocative composer Chris Jonas and he keeps getting better all the time! $14.

16.ILITCH-Periodikmindtrouble (Fractal 012) First album and unreleased tracks from legendary yet little known French guitar explorer Thierry Muller who is often compared to Fripp & Eno, Conrad Schnitzler, Cluster, Terry Riley, Lard Free and Heldon!! Two cd set for $18.!

17.GIANCINTO SCELSI-The Orchestral Works/Volume Two (Mode 95) Extremely challenging music from one of the most influential of all contemporary classical composers!! $14.

18.SHIN TERAI-unison (ION 820152) This sought after Laswell rarity is finally available to all you Laswell fanatics. The "unison" project produced by Bill and the multi-talented Japanese composer Shin Terai stands out as one of the most solid Laswell collaborations of the last few years. Among the contributors are Buckethead, Bernie Worrell, Nicky Skopelitis and Bob Musso. $12

19.TONY SCHERR-Come Around (self produced) Bassist/Guitarist for Bill Frisell and Slowpoke steps out for laid-back singer/songwriter effort. Guests include Frisell, Steve Bernstein, Michael Blake, Briggan Krauss, Jenny Scheinman, Jane Scarpantoni and Kenny Wollesen. Superb! $10