TZADIK/AVANT/ZORN AND OTHER DOWNTOWN RELEASES FIRST:  

• 1.HAINO KEIJI-An Unclear Trial : More Than This (Avant 074) Greg Cohen & Joey Baron with Jap guitar god! An amazing studio recording, often jazzy and more restrained than one would think. $18. 
• 2.GLENN SPEARMAN-Blues for Falasha (Tzadik 7130) w/ Larry Ochs, Lisle Ellis, Chris Brown, Donald Robinson & William Winant. Final recording from this incredible saxist's double trio. $14. 
• 3.AMBARCHI & AVENAIM-The Alter Rebbe's Nigun (Tzadik 7131) Startling improv insanity from this Australian/Hasidic/punk/noise duo offshoot of Phlegm! Close friends of Zorn's & mine. $14. 
• 4.YAGI MICHIYO-Shizuku (Tzadik 7218) Koto master who has played with Zorn & Haco, and has performed Cage, Nancarrow, Partch & Terry Riley. Both traditional & contemporary techniques. $14. 
• 5.SUSIE IBARRA & ASSIF TSHAR-Home Cookin' (Hopscotch 1) Excellent self-produced duo cd from our favorite couple of astonishing players. A perfect pairing of drums & tenor sax, now on tour. $14. 
• 6.PACHORA-Unn (KFW 230) Second superb offering from Chris Speed, Brad Shepik, Skuli Sverrissen and Jim Black. Cd release party & concert at the Knit Monday January 25th at 8pm. $13. 
• 7.WILLIAM HOOKER-The Distance Between Us (KFW 231) w/ Sabir Mateen, Gisburg, Jesse Henry, Lewis Barnes, Mark Hennen & more. Explosive large ensemble will melt your speakers!! $13. 
• 8.ROBERT MUSSO & PROFESSOR SHEHAB-Ataxia (Baraka 0008) Space dub grooviness from former Machine Gun leader & Laswell's right hand man & main engineer. $14. 
• 9.DENMAN MARONEY-Hyperpiano (Mon$ey Music) Provocative inside the piano solo cd from Marc Dresser's pianist of choice. Difficult and challenging explorations. $12. 
• 10.ROBERT EEN-Your Life is not Your Own (Buzzbox 1111) Exquisite solo cello & voice cd from longtime Meredith Monk collaborator & leader of Big Joe. Just back from Asian tour. $13. 
• 11.ROBERT EEN ENSEMBLE-The Rook OST (Buzzbox 1112) w/ Carter Burwell, Bond Bergland, Hearn Gabois, Steve Elson, Andy Tierstein & Paul Nowinski. Luscious soundtrack. $13. 
• 12.LILI BONICHE/BILL LASWELL-Boniche Dub (APC 009) Cosmic Laswell dub from Algerian/Jewish guitarist & vocalist with Bill Laswell on electric bass & ambient/space production. $14. 

• 13.THE MNEMONISTS-Horde (ReR MN1) Long awaited reissue release by this legendary experimental unit from Colorado, who continue now as BIOTA. Brilliant, disorienting, challenging! A must have. $14. 
• 14.PAUL DUNMALL OCTET-Bebop Stardust (Cuneiform 112) w/ Keith Tippett, Annie Whitehead, Paul Rogers & Tony Levin (the drummer). Modern Britjazz at its finest! Produced by Evan Parker. $13. 
• 15.MOTOR TOTEMIST GUILD-City of Mirrors (Cuneiform 116) Excellent reunion of this extended progressive unit from California, with guests-Vinny Golia, Lynn Johnston & Dave Kerman. $13. 
• 16.HAPPY THE MAN-Death's Crown (Cuneiform 55015) Great unreleased material from one of America's best progressive units. Recorded in 1974 for a multimedia event & never released. $13. 
• 17.MOTHER MALLARD'S PORTABLE MASTERPIECE CO.-1970-73 (Cuneiform 109) Reissue of their first lp & unreleased material from this early all synthesizer unit, led by David Borden. $13. 
• 18.HOPPY KAMIYAMA-Juice & Tremelo Chamber Music (Sonor 02) with Hoppy's label god mountian in limbo, this is his first release in a while. Nice mostly acoustic sort of chamber music. French imp- $16. 
• 19.DAVID MOSS-Time Stories (Intakt 054) Mesmerizing & weird duos concept work w/ Heiner Goebbels, Catherine Jauniaux, Christian Marclay, Phil Minton & Makigami Koichi!! For now $15. 
• 20.LONDON JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCH-Double Trouble Two (Intakt 053) w/ Irene Schweizer, Marilyn Crispell, Pierre Favre and led by Barry Guy. Brilliant final effort by this premier new music orchestra.$15. 
• 21.ETHIOPIQUES-Tigrigna Music/Vol. 5 (Buda 82965) Wonderful compilation of Ethiopian music that includes traditional, psych & funk. Recently praised in print by Henry Kaiser & the Voice. $14. 
• 22.CHARMING HOSTESS-Eat (Vaccination 016) Wonderful & quirky post-klezmer unit from the Bay area. Fronted by 3 charming female vocalists, doing originals, east euro inspired & Residents cover. $14. 
• 23.HUUN-HUUR-TU-Where the Young Grass Grows (Shanachie 66018) Superb Tuvan legends...$14. 
• 24.TUVA-Among the the Spirits (Smithsonian 40452) Even more fine Tuvan spirits flowing. $14.