Steve Lehman Orchestre National De Jazz "Ex Machina" (Pi Recordings) 2023 .... Cover Painting "Untitled" (2000) by Julie Mehretu ....
https://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/51-julie-mehretu/
Under these premises the vast majority of archival releases is not entirely essential 😎 ....
But probably "essential" is not the right parameter, Charles Tolliver in his peak years always warms my heart .... as simple as that ....
V.A "Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos" (Stax/Craft Recordings) 2024 .... chosen with love and painstakingly annotated this 7CD compi is one of the top archival releases this year for sure ....