2005 aworks (composers/improvisors) CD filter /more to follow.../
Susie Ibarra (who also mentions music by Tania Leon, Samuel Barber, A&M etc.)
Jim Farber (box sets; Miles not yet available)
Amazon Top 25 Classical Editor's Picks 
Alex Ross (nothing on his main CD list but relevant mentions including Adamo, Mostel, Muhly, Giacchino, and Karchin)
Jerry Bowles
(and also Julius Eastman's Unjust Malaise).
