Stan Getz The Girl From Ipanema (Verve/Universal) The complete Getz plays Jobim sessions—a winning combination! 9.5 (LD)

Mahmoud Fadl The Drummers of the Nile Go South (Piranha) Egypt is just point A in this funky frenzy of primal skin-thumping. 8 (RB)

Reverend Horton Heat Lucky 7 (Artemis/Sony) How can you go wrong with a title like “Loco Gringos Like a Party”? God love the Rev. 7.5 (JC)

Maryslim s/t (White Jazz/Fusion III) A Hellacopters knock-off with a glammy twist. Things could be a lot worse. 7 (JC)

Phantom Planet The Guest (Epic/Sony) Hey, the Rushmore kid plays drums! Awesome. Kinda. 7 (LC)

Natalie Imbruglia White Lilies Island (BMG) The earnest lady Aussie radio rocker returns, and it’s hardly monumental but still head and shoulders above our Alanis. 6.5 (LC)