Reverend Al Green has a new album on Blue Note, Everything's OK. That sounds promising. By the titles, it apparently is not specifically a gospel album.

Rhino has a hits album for Crosby, Stills & Nash. I hate to admit to liking a bunch of damned hippies, but they've done some pretty good work. For hippy-dippy stuff, they're near the top of the list. One big complaint, though: Where's "Dark Star"?

Here's the complete list of this week's major new releases, courtesy AMG:

The Reverend Al Green Everything's OK Blue Note
Soul, Smooth Soul, Retro-Soul

The Soundtrack of Our Lives Origin, Vol. 1 WEA International
Rock & Roll, Indie Rock, Pop/Rock, Psychedelic

The Art Ensemble of Chicago Phase One Verve
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde, Avant-Garde Jazz

The Art Ensemble of Chicago Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass Verve
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde, Avant-Garde Jazz

Baby Bash Super Saucy Universal
Hardcore Rap, Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap

Better Than Ezra Greatest Hits Rhino
Post-Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Pop/Rock

David Bowie David Live [Rykodisc] Rykodisc
Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop/Rock, Glam Rock, Album Rock, Proto-Punk, Hard Rock, Singer/Songwriter

David Bowie Stage Rykodisc
Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Album Rock, Experimental Rock, Proto-Punk, Glam Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock

Anthony Braxton Donna Lee Verve
Standards, Free Jazz

Anthony Braxton Saxophone Improvisations, Series F Verve
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde

Lord Benjamin Britten Britten Conducts Britten: Operas, Vol. 2 Decca
Modern Opera

Dave Burrell After Love Verve
Free Jazz

The John Butler Trio Sunrise Over Sea Lava
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Otis Clay Respect Yourself Blind Pig
Deep Soul, Soul-Blues, Chicago Soul, Soul

Daft Punk Human After All Virgin
Club/Dance, House, Left-Field House

Emergency Homage to Peace Verve
Free Jazz

Crosby, Stills & Nash Greatest Hits Rhino
Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Daedelus Exquisite Corpse Mush
Indie Electronic, Hip-Hop, Experimental Techno

Devin Davis Lonely People of the World, Unite! Mousse
Indie Rock, Pop Underground, Chamber Pop

Miles Davis Miles Davis in Europe [Bonus Track] Sony
Modal Music, Hard Bop

Miles Davis Miles in Berlin [Bonus Track] Sony
Modal Music, Hard Bop

The Eagles Eagles [Box Set] Rhino
Album Rock, Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Country-Rock

Everything But the Girl Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes Rhino
Alternative Dance, Club/Dance

Curtis Fuller Keep It Simple Savant
Hard Bop

The Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack Grateful Dead Productions
Jam Bands, Country-Rock, Album Rock

Merle Haggard Going Where the Lonely Go/That's the Way Love Goes S&P
Honky Tonk, Traditional Country

Kaiser Chiefs Employment Universal
Indie Rock, Post-Punk

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Vol. 2 Narada
Qawwali

B.B. King The Ultimate Collection Geffen
Modern Electric Blues, Soul-Blues, Memphis Blues, R&B

Steve Lacy The Gap Verve
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde

Miranda Lambert Kerosene Sony
Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Traditional Country

Los Lobos Live at the Fillmore Hollywood
Roots Rock, Tex-Mex

Curtis Mayfield Mayfield: Remixed - The Curtis Mayfield Collection Rhino
Blaxploitation, Psychedelic Soul

Roswell Rudd Roswell Rudd Verve
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde

Archie Shepp Black Gipsy Prestige
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde

The Sixteen Victoria: The Mystery of the Cross Coro
Renaissance Choral Music

Brooke Valentine Chain Letter Virgin
Urban

Various Artists Now, Vol. 18 Sony
Pop/Rock, Urban, Pop-Rap, Contemporary Country

Various Artists The Rough Guide to Boogaloo World Music Network
Boogaloo, Latin Soul

Mal Waldron/Steve Lacy Mal Waldron With the Steve Lacy Quintet Verve
Post-Bop

Frank Wright Uhuru Na Umoja Verve
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz