François Carrier All’ Alba: Trio With Uri Caine (Justin Time/Fusion III) Another feather in the cap of Carrier, a cutting edge outing from the trio (with Pierre Cote and Michel Lambert) of this Montreal-based altoman and his U.S. guest, pianist Caine. 9.5 (LD)

Dennis Brown The Promised Land (Blood and Fire/Outside) A posthumous push for this talented, golden-voiced rootsman—a longtime fave in Jamaica but unsung up here. 8.5 (RB)

Various Co-Operation Session II (Goya) Co-op vibe in full effect with I.G., Bugz, Dego, Seiji, Fini Dolo and Alma Horton bringin’ that next-level dancefloor shit. 8 (SC)

Various Misery Loves Company (Ersatz Audio) More ’80s-brewed electro from this Adult.-run Detroit label, revealing the genre’s good, bad and very ugly. 7 (LC)

Ryukyu Underground s/t (Riverboat/Fusion III) A dubtronic take on Okinawan folk music, marred by the new-agey synth swooshes too common in these earnest e-fusion efforts. 6 (RB)

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