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David Murray, almost 50 years into his recording career, has a fiery new album on legendary jazz label Impulse!

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It’s Friday, which means if you forgot to pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2 yesterday, you’re going to need to console yourself. Luckily, we’ve got plenty of new music available immediately that will cost you far less than $450.

NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson welcomed Ayana Contreras of Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to our New Music Friday podcast to discuss the latest from rising R&B star Coco Jones, revered saxophonist David Murray and much more.

Listen to the episode or stream our recommended albums below.

New Music Friday is a feature of NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast! Hear the discussion on the NPR App, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Starting 5

Fly Anakin.

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Stephen and Ayana give you the backstory and best songs on the following albums:

💿 Coco Jones, Why Not More (Stream)

Recommended If You Like: Victoria Monét, Ashanti

💿 Samia, Bloodless (Stream)

RIYL: boygenius, Japanese Breakfast

💿 Emma-Jean Thackray, Weirdo (Stream)

RIYL: Meshell Ndegeocello, Parliament-Funkadelic

💿 David Murray Quartet, Birdly Serenade (Stream)

RIYL: Eric Dolphy, Ben Webster

💿 Fly Anakin, (The) Forever Dream (Stream)

RIYL: OutKast, Goodie Mob

The Lightning Round

Self Esteem.

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Five more albums we wish we had time to discuss on the podcast:

💿 Self Esteem, A Complicated Woman

💿 Ledisi, The Crown

💿 Beach Bunny, Tunnel Vision

💿 Silas Short, LUSHLAND

💿 BRONCHO, Natural Pleasure

Listen to each album’s best songs on our New Music Friday playlists on Spotify and Apple or wherever you listen to music.

The Long List

Jensen McRae

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For those who want to dig even deeper, here are the week’s new albums sorted by genre:

Rock/Alt/Indie

Jensen McRae, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me!
Bells Larsen, Blurring Time
Ida, Will You Find Me (25th Anniversary Edition)
Deerhoof, Noble and Godlike in Ruin
Goose, Everything Must Go
Maria Somerville, Luster
Mobley, We Do Not Fear Ruins
The Moonlandingz, No Rocket Required
Uwade, Florilegium
Viagra Boys, viagr aboys
Wishy, Planet Popstar EP
Cloth, Pink Silence
Jo Schornikow, Quiet Excerpts EP
The Golden Dregs, Godspeed
Fib, Heavy Lifting
Rialto, Neon & Ghost Signs
Stereophonics, Make ’em Laugh, Make ’em Cry, Make ’em Wait
Sunflower Bean, Mortal Primetime
Tennis, Face Down In The Garden
Maria Usbeck, Naturaleza
Deeper, Live in Köln
Luke Titus, From What Was Will Grow A Flower

Electronic/Out There

Djrum, Under Tangled Silence
William Tyler, Time Indefinite
Salami Rose Joe Louis, Lorings
JakoJako, Tết 41
Nazar, Demilitarize
BIG WETT, RISK IT
Eliana Glass, E
Gloorp, Gloorp ‘Em Up
Light-Space Modulator, The Rising Wave
Lila Tirando a Violeta, Dream Of Snakes
Natural Information Society & Bitchin’ Bajas, Totality
Stimming, Friedrich
Rebekka Karijord, The Bell Tower
Somne, New Energy
Amanda Mur, Neu Om

Global

Vendredi sur Mer, Malabar Princess
Cazzu, Latinaje
-M-, Fatoumata Diawara, Toumani & Balla Diabaté, Lamomali Totem
Femi Kuti, Journey Through life
Satomimagae, Taba
DJ Dadaman & Moscow Dollar, Kagaza
Natalia Lafourcade, Cancionera
I-Octane, God & I

Country/Folk/Americana

Willie Nelson, Oh What A Beautiful World
Southern Avenue, Family
Randy Savvy, Rank Hours EP
Tucker Wetmore, What Not To
Joan Osborne, Dylanology
Mairi Morrison & Alasdair Roberts, Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia
Samantha Fish, Paper Doll
Olive Klug, Lost Dog

Rap/Hip-Hop