It's episode two of three covering the New York Times list of Top Ten 2025 jazz albums, and since we generally cover 4 albums a show, and the Times only picked 10 for their top 10 list, we add a couple of our own picks to this "middle" episode to make the math work. We've got a drummer led live date that sounds studio bound, a duet veering towards new age, a bizarre and challenging disc from a long running Underground ensemble, and an album of Monk covers by a quartet featuring a tenor saxophone - how original! Marcus Gilmore – JOURNEY TO THE NEW – LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD ; Chicago Underground Duo – HYPERGLYPH; Shuteen Erdenebaatar – UNDER THE SAME STARS; Dayna Stephens – MONK’D.