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Moran's new album, Ten, is like a stack of progress reports -- on his personal growth as pianist and as a composer, on the development of a trio with stable personnel for a decade, and on how jazz itself has progressed over the last 10 years.

The experimental music maven spins some of his favorite songs from contemporary artists — including his Animal Collective bandmate Avey Tare — and previews some of his own upcoming album, Tomboy.

Hear rare, soon-to-be released recordings from Bob Dylan, a new solo album from Animal Collective's Avey Tare, a new EP by The Tallest Man on Earth, and more on this week's All Songs Cosidered.

Alt.Latino kicks off 2011 doing what it does best: sharing and recommending great new releases. Hear a remarkable assortment of new music from around the Latin world, from ballads about being in love to anthems about being fed up.

Every successful big band leader featured brilliant soloists, but Duke Ellington spotlighted his men apart from the rest. Ellington specifically targeted his musicians' strengths and accentuated those attributes.

Pack light, because on this week’s show we're covering a lot of musical ground. A Panamanian rocker honors traditional percussion, a former Menudo wows us, Dominican sisters tell us to relax -- and then we jet off to Italy to collect fantastic covers of classic songs.

He says he'd rather pick other artists' records, but we pinned Simon Rattle down to choose five of his own favorites made over a fruitful three decades at EMI Classics.

Orbison's biggest songs, like "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crying," are indelible. Hear eight of our favorites, from the tearjerkers to the dance-floor numbers.

This year has seen a lot of "quirky" kids' music, wherein the sweet-voiced folkies of the past were replaced by growling rocker moms and clear, intimate harmonies. The quality was high this year, with albums rooted in reggae, electronica, folk and rock aimed at young ears.

This week on Alt.Latino we tune into the sounds of Spanish language music, from Chile to Mexico, Uruguay to Colombia.