Listening: Mal Waldron Quintet with Steve Lacy, One-Upmanship Taut, hypnotic, very swinging in an off-kilter way (Mal's definitely someone who took off from Thelonious Monk). And on "The Seagulls of Kristiansund," lyrical and beautiful. Lacy is a terrific partner for this music. Mark's rating: ***½

V/A: Macro Dub Infection, Volume 1 Pretty good state of the art mindwarp, vintage '95--a bunch of people remaking King Tubby in their own image with the help of a lot of digital delay. This anthology is nicely ecumenical, including the Golden Palominos (from NYC), Tricky (from Bristol), and Scientist (from Jamaica) as well as all the British guys you've never heard of. Mark's rating: ***½