One of Sweden’s most iconic musical exports, Rosette released their very first Greatest Hits collection Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! 30 years ago. The album went on to become a massive global success, selling more than seven million copies worldwide. Originally pressed in a small vinyl edition, it quickly became a rare and highly sought-after collector’s item. Now, for the first time in decades, fans can rediscover this landmark release on vinyl and CD.

What happens when Mozart’s genius meets the freedom of jazz? Boundaries dissolve, the “seriousness” of classical music fades away, and something fresh, playful, yet deeply human comes to life. Danubia Orchestra and the Áron Tálas Trio join forces to reimagine Mozart’s final piano concerto — blending improvisation, humor, and courage with the timeless beauty of classical form. It is a living, breathing dialogue between past and present, score and improvisation, classical and jazz.

Celebrated 10-piece cinematic jazz fusion collective Levitation Orchestra release their 3rd studio album Sanctuary. A powerful force on the UK jazz scene, the group are a collective of rising stars, blending orchestra instrumentation, cinematic soundscapes, and fierce improvisation into something truly original. Sanctuary reflects on the nature of life's mixed emotional passages, presenting the idea of sanctuary as not just an idealised space, but an achievable goal when created with a mindfulness and openness to the experiences and interpretations of others. With the group being collaborative to its core, this message is deeply ingrained within the fabric of the music.

Alchemical Theatre unites Jim Staley (trombones), Ikue Mori (electronics), and John Zorn (alto saxophone) — three longtime collaborators and masters of improvisation — for an unpredictable and electrifying set. Recorded live at Roulette, the legendary New York performance space founded in 1978, the album flows through volatile contrasts, sudden shifts, and moments of shared intuition. Dedicated to the memory of avant-garde theatre visionary Richard Foreman, this session epitomizes the mercurial spirit of Downtown New York creativity: raw, playful, and fiercely imaginative.

Working on a new album with composer Philip Glass is a dream collaboration for Brisbane-based musician Tenzin Choegyal. Choegyal, who came to Australia as a refugee, has made a name for himself as a bit of a world music star. His friendship and collaborations with revered American composer Philip Glass has been a meaningful journey together. Glass, now 88, is a Tibetan Buddhist, like Choegyal, although Glass is more devout and spiritually accomplished, insists Choegyal.

One strange thing about Eric Clapton's '90s success is that it relied almost entirely on covers and new versions of classic hits; he released no albums of new material between 1989's Journeyman and 1998's Pilgrim. In the decade between the two albums, he had two new hits - his moving elegy to his deceased son, "Tears in Heaven," and the slick contemporary soul of the Babyface-written "Change the World" - and Pilgrim tries to reach a middle ground between these two extremes, balancing tortured lyrics with smooth sonic surfaces. Working with producer Simon Climie, his collaborator on the TDF side project, Clapton has created a numbingly calm record that, for all of its lyrical torment, displays no emotion whatsoever…

Cosmic Circus Music from Goettingen in Lower Saxony played some extremely long spacey improvisations in the manner of the early Ash Ra Tempel without, however, trying to copy them. Although it is completely instrumental it never becomes boring. As they didn’t release any records back then - one MC on Andromeda Press had been planned for 1973 which then, however, didn’t appear - they have hardly been known to the public as yet. There has only been one longer report on them, namely in “Sounds” issue 55 from September 1973. The CD at hand is full to the brim and includes a gig taking place in a Wiesbaden hall called Wartburg on July 14th, 1973. The stereo sound is not perfect but acceptable. During the second part of their gig, the band was joined by guest musician Tim Belbe from Xhol (Caravan), playing the transverse flute.

This live 1990 set makes clear that Cassandra Wilson had fully arrived. In the live setting, she calls on greater reserves of vim than mark her predominantly lolling, brooding studio dates. All to great effect. One senses Betty Carter-like showmanship, Peggy Lee-like swagger, and, of course, Nina Simone's otherworldly drone. Just as formative was Wilson's Joni Mitchell-inspired apprenticeship in the coffeehouses of Jackson, Mississippi, and other southern cities. She breathes fresh life into standards like "'Round Midnight." Her anthem of black resilience, "Don't Look Back," receives driving treatment. A telling selection is Wilson's own composition, "My Corner of the Sky," because its lyrics and delivery transport her to a distinctly personal space of the kind she was coming to inhabit so regally.