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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (50th Anniversary Edition)

Vince Guaraldi Quintet
A new reissue collects the entirety of the 1973 television score for the first time; it’s a lithe, funky counterpart to the wintry, wistful moods of A Charlie Brown Christmas.

And the Wind (Live and Loose!)

MJ Lenderman
On this triumphant live album, the Asheville songwriter transforms his dreamlike narratives into something joyous, collective, and free.

Rainbow Revisited

Thandi Ntuli / Carlos Niño
The acclaimed South African pianist meets Los Angeles’ ambient-jazz ringleader for a session that shuttles between atmospheric studio experiments and gorgeously unadorned solo takes.

A Grisaille Wedding

Rainy Miller / Space Afrika
The smoldering collaborative album between the experimental singer-producer and ambient duo casts overwhelming emotions into stark relief.

New Blue Sun

André 3000
Best New Album
The rapper and now flautist’s debut solo album is an 87-minute devotional to new age, ambient jazz, and spiritual discovery. It’s beautiful, demanding, and among the most fascinating artistic left turns in recent memory.