SHENANIGANS Green Day (Reprise)

The punk-pop pranksters include an understated cover of the Ramones' "Outsider" and the previously unreleased rock oddity "Ha Ha You're Dead" on this comprehensive and sometimes surprising compilation of B-sides and obscurities.

THE PECAN TREE Joe Sample (Verve)

Mining the blues, jazz and gospel styles of his native Texas, the 63-year-old former Crusaders composer-pianist (1979's summer anthem "Street Life") strikes a mother lode of smooth funk, wistful improvisations and sultry lyricism.