IN STORES SEPT. 5

BRAD MELDAU Places (Warner Bros.) The Grammy-nominated jazz pianist's album is filled with original songs named for the cities in which he wrote them.

BETTIE SERVEERT Suit (Hidden Agenda/Parasol) The Dutch band teams up with producer John Parish (P.J. Harvey) and strikes a poppier attitude.

MOJAVE 3 Excuses for Travellers (Beggar's Banquet) England's M3 liven up their melancholy country-folk sound on their third album of ballads and love songs.

TAJ MAHAL Taj Mahal; The Natch'l Blues; The Real Thing; The Best of Taj Mahal (Columbia/Legacy) Remastered versions of the bluesman's ace first four albums.