Saxophonists Mette Henriette and George Winstone possess distinctive, daring voices, and each has a provocative new release.

Saxophonists Mette Henriette and George Winstone possess distinctive, daring voices, and each has a provocative new release.
Two artists new to me, alto saxophonist Randal Despommier and pianist Chris Pattishall, bring it with their debut recordings as leaders. The soulful Despommier’s five originals and two covers offer a playlist of his life in multiple genres, while Pattishall recasts Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite in a faithful but near hallucinatory quintet-plus-one version.