Music to Discover
High Priority
- Aoife O’Donovan — In the Magic Hour (quietly devastating; revisit)
- E.S.T. / Esbjörn Svensson Trio — Viaticum (atmospheric jazz trio; start here)
- E.S.T. / Esbjörn Svensson Trio — Tuesday Wonderland (follow-up if Viaticum lands)
- The Goat Rodeo Sessions — The Goat Rodeo Sessions (Thile, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan; start with “Here and Heaven”)
Worth Revisiting
- Brad Mehldau — Art of the Trio series
- Nils Frahm — Solo (most jazz-feeling of his records)
- John Paul White — Beulah (Civil Wars adjacent; Southern Gothic undertow)
On the Radar
- The Goat Rodeo Sessions — Not Our First Goat Rodeo (2022) (second volume; Aoife O’Donovan on vocals)
- Nickel Creek — Why Should the Fire Die? (Thile’s earlier band; peak record)
Others
- Harold Budd
- Grouper
- William Basinski (harder edge — late night avoid)
- Tim Hecker (harder edge — late night avoid)
- Bill Frisell (Americana/jazz crossover)
References
Some help from Claude.ai with initial note and categorization