But speaking of Blogcritics scribes, it's time to check in with Mark Saleski:

Saleski's Choice: Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes
Never heard of pianist Marilyn Crispell? I was first exposed to her work via Anthony Braxton's momumental Willisau quartet recordings. Crispell has a unique style of play, which I put on the shelf next to Cecil Taylor and Keith Jarrett. This is her first solo record on the ECM label and I'm expecting great and interesting things. If you've never stepped "out," not even a little, this might be a safe place to start. (Remember, this is me using the word 'safe.' You've been warned.)

Tom Johnson did not contribute a pick this week.

Here are all of this week's new album releases courtesy of All Music Guide:

Billy Bragg
Mr. Love & Justice
Cooking Vinyl
Alternative Folk, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords
Sub Pop
Comedy Rock

The Replacements
Let It Be [Deluxe Edition]
Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino
American Underground, College Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll

Ashlee Simpson
Bittersweet World
Geffen
Teen Pop, Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop

Tokyo Police Club
Elephant Shell
Saddle Creek
Indie Rock

Barry Adamson
Back to the Cat
Central Control
Punk Blues, Retro-Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Retro Swing, Original Score, Film Music, Space Age Pop, Post-Punk, Cabaret, Jazz Blues, Modern Big Band

Atreyu
Lead Sails Paper Anchor 2.0
Hollywood
Punk Metal, Alternative Metal

Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Vibrations
Verve
Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Funk

Tab Benoit
Night Train to Nashville
Telarc
Louisiana Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Swamp Blues, New Orleans Blues

Blind Melon
For My Friends
Adrenaline
Alternative Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock

Terry Callier
Occasional Rain [Remastered]
Verve
Chicago Soul, Folk-Jazz, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Folk, Soul

The Cinematic Orchestra
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Domino
Downbeat, Orchestral Jazz, Film Music, Contemporary Jazz

Ornette Coleman
The Art of the Improvisers
Atlantic
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz

Marilyn Crispell
Vignettes
ECM
Structured Improvisation, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Composition

The Jazz Crusaders
Old Socks, New Shoes...New Socks, Old Shoes
Motown
Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk

Dov Davidoff
The Point Is
Comedy Central
Observational Humor, Standup Comedy

Van Duren
Are You Serious?
Air Mail
Power Pop

Earles and Jensen
Just Farr a Laugh, Vol. 1 and 2: The Greatest Prank Phone Call Ever!
Matador
Prank Calls

Elbow
The Seldom Seen Kid
Polydor
Dream Pop, Britpop

The Feelies
Crazy Rhythms
A&M
American Underground, College Rock, Jangle Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock

Goldfinger
Hello Destiny...
Side One Dummy
Ska-Punk, Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock

Marilyn Horne
The Complete Decca Recitals
Decca
Operatic Selections

Jorma Hynninen
Elämälle: Songs by Oskar Merikanto
Ondine
Modern Vocal Music

The Jealous Girlfriends
The Jealous Girlfriends
Last Gang
Indie Rock

Stanley Jordan
State of Nature
Mack Avenue
Contemporary Jazz

Carole King
Tapestry [Legacy Edition]
Sony Legacy
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock

Magdalena Kozená
Ah! Mio Cor: Handel Arias
Archiv Produktion
Baroque Vocal Music

Erich Kunzel
Boléro: Music by Ravel, Borodin, Bizet [Hybrid SACD]
Telarc
Romantic and Modern Orchestral Music

Ramsey Lewis Trio
Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns [Remastered]
Verve
Soul-Jazz

Love
Forever Changes [Collector's Edition]
Rhino
Baroque Pop, Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic

Lyrics Born
Everywhere at Once
Anti
Alternative Rap, Alternative Pop/Rock, Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul

Bennie Maupin
Early Reflections
Cryptogramophon
Post-Bop, Modal Music

Stanton Moore
Emphasis! On Parenthesis
Telarc
Jazz-Rock, New Orleans R&B, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, R&B

The Night Marchers
See You in Magic
Vagrant
Garage Punk, Indie Rock

Rolando Villazón
Cielo e Mar
Deutsche Grammophon
Italian Operatic Selections

Donny Osmond
From Donny...With Love
Universal Classics
Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop

Nicholas Payton
Into the Blue
Nonesuch
Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Contemporary Jazz

El Perro del Mar
From the Valley to the Stars
The Control Group
Indie Pop, Chamber Pop

Prodigy
H.N.I.C., Pt. 2
Aao Music
Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap, Hip-Hop

Otis Redding
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition]
Rhino
Deep Soul, Southern Soul, Soul, Memphis Soul

The Replacements
Hootenanny [Deluxe Edition]
Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino
American Underground, College Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

The Replacements
Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash [Deluxe Edition]
Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino
American Underground, American Punk

The Replacements
Stink [Deluxe Edition]
Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino
American Underground, American Punk, Hardcore Punk

Jonathan Richman
Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild
Ada/Vapor
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Sarandon
Kill Twee Pop!
Slumberland
New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Indie Rock

Scarface
The Best of Scarface
Asylum/Rap-A-Lo
Southern Rap, Hardcore Rap, Gangsta Rap

Story of the Year
The Black Swan
Epitaph
Emo, Punk Revival, Screamo, Post-Grunge

Tea Leaf Green
Seeds
Ada/Surfdog
Roots Rock

Various Artists
Assemblage 1998-2008
Cryptogramophon
Avant-Garde Jazz, Folk-Jazz, Modern Free, Modern Creative

Phil Vassar
Prayer of a Common Man
Universal South
Contemporary Country

The Weepies
Hideaway
Nettwerk
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock

The White Tie Affair
Walk This Way
Epic
Dance-Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival

Whitesnake
Good to Be Bad
Steamhammer
Hard Rock, Album Rock, Arena Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues-Rock, Pop-Metal

Young Knives
Superabundance
Transgressive
Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival

Thalia Zedek Band
Liars and Prayers
Thrill Jockey
American Underground, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Sadcore