Henry Threadgill

No. 10 from "The Best Jazz Records of 2001" by Gary Giddins, Village Voice

Recorded in April 2001.
Liberty Ellman (g),
Tarik Benbrahim (oud),
Jose Davila (tuba),
Dana Leong (cello), and
Dafnis Prieto (d).

"His work has worn better than 90 percent of the player-composers from the 1970's jazz avant-garde, and he's still as fertile as ever." - New York Times

He simply writes and plays what he hears in his head, which at the moment is some of the most valuable music to be heard in jazz. - Boston Globe