Dig deeper into Grover Washington Jr. – who died 20 years ago today – and you’ll see why he retains the title of Mister Magic for us.

Walter Becker, the same guy who often came up with some cold putdown lines, wrote a dozen stanzas here full of aching poetry.

Pat Metheny’s “You Are” is the scintillating second advance single from his upcoming album ‘From The Place.’

Released 25 years ago, ‘Ain’t Gonna Be Your Dog’ became a perfect companion piece to the huge Howlin’ Wolf Chess box – if you can find it.

Dave Stryker and his crack, soul-jazz combo offer their fourth ‘Eight Track’-branded album, where the only difference is the festive season theme.

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp continue to relentlessly push the envelope after all these years.

Byron Asher’s “Blues Obligato” is kind of like Dixieland informed by a hundred years of music development.

Tom Tallitsch’s ‘Ten’ sometimes posits itself closer to rock than jazz, but it retains all the improvisation and musicianship associated with the latter.

Neal Francis is making the most of his second chance to make a first impression, creating quality soul music earnestly by hand.

Miles Okazaki constructs songs that go against convention, telling a different, engaging musical story with each piece.