Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation)

The New York saxophonist’s breakup album subverts what we’ve come to expect from the genre. Covering songs by Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, and others, he finds new emotions in familiar songs.

The last time saxophonist/composer Darius Jones issued a recording under his own name was 2015's Le Bébé de Brigitte (Lost in Translation), an album-length tribute to groundbreaking vanguard singer Brigitte Fontaine, recorded in collaboration with French vanguard composer/vocalist/pianist Emilie Lesbros.