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81	The Door by Mathias Eick August 19, 2008 The first album under the Nowegian's name features Stian Carstensen as a guest artist. User Score tbd
88	Invisible Cinema by Aaron Parks August 19, 2008 This is the fifth album for the jazz pianist. User Score 7.9
72	Polar Bear by Polar Bear July 28, 2008 The British jazz band releases its third album. User Score tbd
80	Two Men With The Blues by Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis July 8, 2008 This is a recording of the special concert of Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis who performed together in January 2007 at Jazz at Lincoln Center. User Score 7.8
79	Loverly by Cassandra Wilson June 10, 2008 The latest release by the jazz singer was recorded in her house in Jackson, Mississippi. User Score tbd

80	Prog by The Bad Plus May 8, 2007 The rock-influenced piano trio's fifth album mixes originals with covers of songs by David Bowie ("Life On Mars"), Tears For Fears ("Everybody Wants To Rule The World") and Rush ("Tom Sawyer"). User Score 8.3
67	Tongues by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid March 20, 2007 This third collaboration between jazz drummer Reid and Four Tet's Hebden was again recorded live, without any edits or overdubs. User Score tbd
68	Not Too Late by Norah Jones January 30, 2007 M. Ward and the Kronos Quartet are among the guests on the singer's third album. User Score 7.4
66	From This Moment On by Diana Krall September 19, 2006 The Canadian singer/pianist tackles American standards, backed by a big band on most of the tracks. User Score tbd
80	Half The Perfect World by Madeleine Peyroux September 12, 2006 The jazz vocalist mixes originals with covers of songs by the likes of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen for her third album, a follow-up to 2004's "Careless Love." User Score 7.3

64	The Exchange Session Vol. 2 by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid June 6, 2006 This is the second of two releases from an improvised collaboration between pop and jazz drummer Reid and folktronica artist Hebden (Four Tet, Fridge). User Score tbd
68	The Exchange Session Vol. 1 by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid March 7, 2006 This is the first of two releases from an improvised collaboration between pop and jazz drummer Reid and folktronica artist Hebden (Four Tet, Fridge). User Score tbd
76	Lantern by Clogs February 7, 2006 This is the fourth album for the improvisational, instrumental, genre-defying four-piece, which shares a guitarist (Bryce Dessner) with The National. User Score 8.4
73	Negrophilia: The Album by Mike Ladd February 8, 2005 The latest installment in Thirsty Ear's Blue Series features prolific indie hip-hop artist Mike Ladd, backed by pianist Vijay Iyer and drummer Guillermo E. Brown. User Score 7.2
67	The Girl In The Other Room by Diana Krall April 27, 2004 New husband Elvis Costello co-wrote six of the tunes on this latest disc from platinum-selling jazz vocalist Diana Krall. User Score 7.2

71	High Water (Mark) by El-P March 9, 2004 The Def Jux rapper expands into the realm of modern jazz, with the help of Blue Series stalwarts Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Guillermo Brown. User Score 7.9
75	Give by The Bad Plus March 9, 2004 The modern-jazz trio stick to the formula of their well-received 2003 debut on this sophomore effort, working again with producer Tchad Blake on a mix of originals and unlikely covers (this time out including Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" and The Pixies' "Velouria"). User Score 8.0
74	Feels Like Home by Norah Jones February 10, 2004 Arif Mardin produced this follow-up to the singer's hugely successful 2002 effort 'Come Away With Me.' Dolly Parton guests. User Score 7.4
79	Get Away From Me by Nellie McKay February 10, 2004 London-born, 19-year-old jazz vocalist Nellie McKay makes her debut with this 2-disc set produced by Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick. Unlike contemporaries such as Norah Jones, McKay brings a darker edge and a sense of humor (and even a hint of hip hop) to her songs, all of which she wrote herself. User Score 7.3
86	The Intercontinentals by Bill Frisell April 15, 2003 On his latest release, Bill Frisell takes an international approach to American folk music, assembling a cosmopolitan group of musicians that includes Malian vocalist/percussionist Sidiki Camara, Brazilian guitarist Vinicius Cantuaria, and Greece's Christos Govetas. User Score tbd
76	Anti-Pop Consortium Vs. Matthew Shipp by Anti-Pop Consortium February 18, 2003 Thirsty Ear's Blue Series continues with the unlikely pairing of avant-garde jazz pianist (and Blue Series curator) Matthew Shipp with the experimental New York hip-hop outfit Anti-Pop Consortium. This is also the very last album to be released by APC, who have officially disbanded. User Score 7.3
81	These Are The Vistas by The Bad Plus February 11, 2003 This is not your ordinary jazz trio. For their major-label debut, The Bad Plus work with alt-rock producer Tchad Blake, and include covers of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Blondie's "Heart of Glass," and Aphex Twin's "Flim" among their seven original tracks. User Score 7.4
75	Equilibrium by Matthew Shipp January 21, 2003 The latest installment in Thirsty Ear's Blue Series (which mixes cutting-edge jazz with elements of electronica and hip-hop), 'Equilibrium' showcases the talents of avant-garde pianist Matthew Shipp. User Score tbd
79	Optometry by DJ Spooky July 9, 2002 This latest installment in Thirsty Ear's Blue Series of progressive/experimental jazz recordings is the work of turntablist DJ Spooky (Tha' Subliminal Kid), whose own mixing, bass, and kalimba are joined by jazz notables such as Matthew Shipp, Guillermo Barreto Brown, William Parker, and Medeski, Martin & Wood's Billy Martin. User Score tbd
78	Uninvisible by Medeski, Martin & Wood April 9, 2002 The New York-based experimental jazz trio expands its sound on this album by adding turntablists DJ P Love and DJ Olive and a five-piece horn section. User Score tbd
82	Come Away With Me by Norah Jones February 26, 2002 Pop/jazz vocalist and pianist Norah Jones, the daughter of Ravi Shankar, picked up 5 Grammy awards for this debut album, produced by Arif Mardin. User Score 8.0
86	Blues Dream by Bill Frisell January 30, 2001 User Score 8.3
65	Vavoom! by Brian Setzer Orchestra August 1, 2000 User Score tbd

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