Steve Lacy, "The Holy la" <cq> (Sunnyside) -- relaxed almost sunny session by lacy's longtime trio (+irene) John Scofield, "Up All Night" (Verve) -- this is the post-hiphop jazz CD Sco's been after, a melange that consistently holds up song to song like no album he's done since A Go Go Dino Saluzzi, "Responsorium" (ECM) -- Dino throws Astor off his shoulder Thelonious Monk, "Monk in Paris: Live at the Olympia" (Hyena) -- just when you thought you had no room for yet another Monk, Charlie Rouse comes bursting out the gates like his hair's on fire Charlie Hunter, "Right Now Move" (Ropeadope) -- Hunter just keeps making that groove hipper and deeper, lots of cool little songs, and the two horns+harmonica lineup sounds great Steve Swallow, "Damaged in Transit" (WATT) -- Any questions about what Chris Potter can do? Not after listening to this live trio CD. Garage a Trois, "Emphasizer" (Tone Cool) -- C. Hunter, Stanton Moore, and Skerik, bring a new sparkle to the coal mine of jam bands Globe Unity Orchestra, "Globe Unity 2002" (Intakt) -- The Euro masters' reunion, with the focus and nearly the urgency of your dreams Garcia-Gebbia-Wogram, "Pronto!" (Intakt) -- the closest thing to the great Braxton/George Lewis sessions you'll hear these days Dave Holland, "Extended Play -- Live at Birdland" (ECM) -- wonderful spontaneous interaction, especially between Robin Eubanks and Chris Potter Kitty Brazelton & Dafna Naphtali, "What Is It Like To Be A Bat?" (Tzadik) -- the noisey unexpected surprise of the year Art Ensemble of Chicago, "Tribute to Lester" (ECM) -- As a trio, displaying a startling intimacy