Roland Alexander - Pleasure Bent: Hard bop saxophonist contemporary of Coltrane with a sweet middle register and a good head for changes.
Antibalas - Who Is This America: Fela-flavored Afro-funk via Brooklyn. Great horn driven booty shakin' music.
John Mayall - Turning Point: Post-Mick, Post-Peter, Post-Eric Mayall, but really good! Mostly acoustic Blues with tasty sax work by John Almond. Surprising.
Lee Morgan - Cornbread: Seminal hard bop masterpiece. Ceora is one of the most beautiful and memorable songs of the era. Blend of Morgan, Jackie McLean, and Hank Mobley is sublime.
