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Kimbra's first new album in five years, A Reckoning, tops our shortlist of the best new releases out on Jan. 27. Spencer Ostrander/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Jan. 27

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Aided by an ensemble cast of jazz musicians new and old, Lakecia Benjamin recorded the entirety of her new album 'Pursuance: The Coltranes' in two days. Elizabeth Leitzell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Play It Forward: Lakecia Benjamin Sings Through Her Saxophone

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Georgia Anne Muldrow was Robin Dann's choice on the last episode of Play It Forward. Muldrow moves the chain of gratitude along to saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin. Priscilla Jimenez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Play It Forward: Georgia Anne Muldrow On Building Worlds Through Music

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Melanie Charles, Lakecia Benjamin and María Grand Weird Hours / Elizabeth Leitzell / Dimitri Louis/Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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