Preston Frazier’s Best of 2014 in jazz and fusion, including the Breithaupt Brothers, Simon Phillips, Oz Noy, Bobby Broom and Miguel Zenon.

Emily White blends an expressive and earnest vocal quality with evocative and colorful lyrics.

Here are Steely Dan’s five best drum performances, selected in tandem by our panel of Steely Dan authorities.

Here are Steely Dan’s five best sax solos, selected in tandem by our panel of Dan-loving authorities.

Luke Reynolds joins us to talk about his deeply intriguing new album ‘After the Flood,’ and how it advances his well-respected career.

You know him from his work with Madeleine Peyroux, the Dukes of September and Steely Dan. Let’s dig into Jon Herington’s solo career.

Obert Davis and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic manage to be faithful to Miles Davis’ original ‘Sketches of Spain,’ yet take it to new heights.

“Where’s Mantis Evar,” originally by Monkey House, combines elements of the Breithaupt Brothers’ writing modis operandi in a rock setting.

Walter Becker aficiando Preston Frazier chooses his five favorite songs by the Steely Dan co-leader.

With Billy Childs’ ‘Map to the Treasure: Reimaging Laura Nyro,’ it looks like my best albums of 2014 list just got longer.