Carlo Wolff, Author at Cleveland Scene

Tortoise

Standards (Thrill Jockey)

Human (Atlantic)

The Rock Hall celebrates Black History Month with a concert series of acts trying to relive their glory days.

West Coast 1945-49 (Uptown); The Very Best of Charles Mingus (Rhino/Atlantic)

The Next Step (Verve)

Enthusiasm fueled Ken Burns’s new documentary on jazz, but the pursuit of profit also looms large.

A glut of boxed sets yields little that’s worthy of your CD rack.

Saturday, December 23, at the State Theatre.

Juan Manuel (Astralwerks), Elevator (Virgin)

Tuesday, December 12, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Marshall Crenshaw isn’t sure whether he still has a record deal — and frankly, he doesn’t give a damn.

Electric Waco Chair (Bloodshot)