It's Album Week! Our chance to get a little rest and give listeners a detailed look at our faves from the past year's rotation. Over the course of two shifts, I played six albums, concentrating on local artists. The exception is Graham Parker, who's a personal favorite, included here just because I was glad to see him make our A-file.

Format: ARTIST: ALBUM TITLE (LABEL, YEAR) ... TRACKS

Joel Harrison Octet: Range of Motion (Koch, 1997) ... Takahassanu / Border Patrol / Stones of the Sky / Jerusalem / Golem / Gevurah / Dybbuk / Counterpunch / Traveling Blues / Head Pebbles / Bark / Walking Sky Burial / Coda (Tabla)

Bruce Ackley Trio: The Hearing (Avant, 1998) ... Out of the Box / 1, 2, Radical 3 / Juggernaut / Mr. Mood / JT / Syndrome / Serf Music / The Clear Blue Sky / Actual Size / Ivan's Bell

Graham Connah's Sour Note Seven: Gurney to the Lincoln Center of Your Mind (Rastascan, 1998) ... Trudge Gelatinous / Ondine / Writhe / Nutcases Unison / Belly on Up to the Barline / Tiddlywinks / Cretins and Crumbs / Ham 'n Soda / Later Much

Graham Parker: Live Alone! Discovering Japan (Gadfly, 1998) ... / That's What They All Say / Platinum Blonde / Mercury Poisoning / Sweet 16 / No Woman no Cry / Lunatic Fringe / (omitted) Long Stem Rose / Discovering Japan / Don't Ask Me Questions / Watch the Moon Come Down / Just Like Herman Hesse / Too Many Knots to Untangle / Chopsticks / Short Memories

Ben Goldberg: Twelve Minor (Avant, 1998) ... Statement of Themes on Contra-Alto Clarinet / The Horizon Exaggerates the Nearness of the Horizon / Twine: Harmony / Half Science / Only Saved By Poetry / The Assortment / Iacuna / Goodbye Rosario

Charming Hostess: Eat (Vaccination, 1997) ... Dali Tzerni / Laws of Physics / Mi Nuera / Won't You Keep Us Working / Give Him a Little Time / Mi Diamandas / Ferret Said / Dilman Dilbero / Oh Julie / Sha Shtil / Klezsex / Elenke / I'm not Hungry / When Jesus Christ Was Here On Earth

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