Glenn Kenny wrote an excellent tribute to the late Ornette Coleman; at Slate, Fred Kaplan made the case for his most essential albums.

Thomas Morton talked with Joshua Cohen for Vice.

Jami Attenberg’s Saint Mazie was reviewed in the Times.

At Pitchfork, Seth Colter Walls reviewed Bruce Brubaker’s Glass Piano. We interviewed Brubaker earlier this week.

A look at 1995 and weird major label releases.

Here’s an excellent interview with Tiffany Scandal.

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