On Howlin' For Judy, the legendary American jazz flute icon and pioneer Jeremy Steig leads an absolute powerhouse trio through a fiercely driving, explosive, and masterfully uninhibited studio document. Originally recorded during his seminal late-60s vintage era for Solid State and beautifully compiled/reissued under the prestigious Blue Note Records umbrella, this foundational session bridges the gap between earthy soul-jazz grooves, blistering rock energy, and exploratory avant-garde boundaries. Spanning nearly 48 minutes of immaculate high-fidelity spatial design, the 7-track landscape operates with an electric, heavily rhythmic, and brilliantly interactive kinetic energy. The trio performs with incredible telepathic friction, firing off stunning highlights like the iconic, overblown vocal-flute title track Howlin' For Judy (famed as the definitive sample blueprint for the Beastie Boys' Sure Shot), the eastern modal textures of Mint Tea, and a colossal, 11-minute deep structural exploration of Miles Davis's Nardis. Driven by Steig's radical, revolutionary extended techniques—incorporating heavy humming, vocalizing, and electronics through his headjoint—alongside Eddie Gomez's hyper-extended bass lines and Don Alias's relentlessly fluid drum pocket, this pristine archive remains an indispensable masterpiece for serious jazz-funk purists and creative music collectors worldwide.

So Far So Close is the fourth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. This album is great. It is mainly straight ahead jazz with touches of fusion due to the use of synthesizers along with her fantastic piano playing. Like most of her earlier albums her signing is minimal and mainly adds another musical sound more than anything else. Surprisingly, this album has barely a hint of Latin or Brazilian flavor.