1. Henry Threadgill, Poof (Pi Recordings) 2. Charles Lloyd & the Marvels, Tone Poem (Blue Note) 3. Terence Blanchard, Absence (Blue Note)...

Greg Tate, the great writer of cultural criticism and music reviews for The Village Voice during the '80s and '90s, author of the Black...

On this December 1st, which would've been the 70th birthday of Jaco Pastorius, I'm thinking about that cat, who was like the Charlie...