Guitarists Henry Kaiser and David Lindley accompanied by musicians from Madagascar. (Jazz, Out Sound) CD

Features Kaiser and Lindley with Rammy & The Indri, Rossy & Rakoto Frah, Roger Georges, Mahaleo, Rossy, Tarika Sammy, Tarika Rokota Frah, Sylvestre Randafison & Germain Rakotomavo, Dama & D'Gary, Rakoto Frah, Vonivavoko, Germain Rakotomavo, and Tovo & Tarika Ramilison. (Jazz, Out Sound) CD

28 classic big band songs re-recorded by Billy May. (Jazz, Out Sound) CD

Beautiful sounds from Joanna Brouk – an artist who was sometimes lost amidst the new age scene of the 80s, but one who's got a much deeper, more intellectual approach overall! True, Brouk's music does have a certain meditative spirit – but she also was a student of Terry Riley and Robert Ashley, and drank deep of the new compositional spirit of the time – especially in the work of Riley, which is often reflected here, but in a more contemplative way than his own recordings. Music sometimes features a core line on flute, opening up and unfolding slowly – and there's also some nice piano, and even a bit of conch shell and Orca sounds too. Double-length set features the usual strong Numero Group level of notes and history – and contains 22 tracks in all, some of which were only ever issued on cassette! CD