Francis Davis, RIP

More thoughts, some personal, about a heavyweight in my field

Jazz and Its Discontents, an essential 2004 compendium in good company. (The Gig)

Francis Davis, who died on Monday at 78 after a long stretch of worsening health, was the kind of listener who balanced a voracious appetite against a discerning palate. He was the sort of writer who combined acute observation with elegant yet unfussy craft. As a critic he …