The alto saxophonist passed away on this day in 2020 from COVID-19 On the strength of important collaborations with the likes of Claude...

Here's my centennial tribute to the great saxophonist-flutist, scat singer extraordinare and erstwhile musical partner of Dizzy Gillespie.

Here's a dozen gems that have stood out in a deluge of recent CD releases by jazz artists who are flying under the radar