Sunday Best

Eric Alexander, Summit Meeting (Milestone)

Charlie Haden with Michael Brecker, American Dreams (Verve)

Various Artists, 4 Generations of Miles (Chesky)

BackTalk: Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis’ musical career has been anything but humdrum. At 42, the saxophonist initially became renowned as a jazz artist before shocking fans when in the mid-1980s he quit his […]

MQ 20/20: Opposites Attract

Kermit Ruffins, Big Easy (Basin Street Records)

Walter Payton’s Gumbo File Band, Live “In Store” at the Louisiana Music Factory (504 Records)

Leroy Jones, Back to My Roots (Independent)

Donald Harrison, Real Life Stories (Nagel Heyer)