Frontier Sounds

1 75 DOLLAR BILL Tetuzi Akiyama

We begin this month with a vibrant instrumental from the NYC duo of Rick Brown (on plywood crate!) and guitarist Che Chen. Interlocked with their sub-Saharan vibes are guests Sue Garner on bass guitar and Cheryl Kingan on baritone sax.

2 JADE JACKSON City Lights

This propulsive cut is taken from the LA singer-songwriter’s second album, Wilderness. Catchy and infectious, songs like “City Lights”