David Murray - Shakill's Warrior: 7.5 (high B+)

I listened to this album countless times when it came out, trying to hear the A+ that Christgau had given it. I could never get there, or even close. Then, 3 decades later, he casually says something like “obviously not an A+.” How can you give something an A+ unless you’ve listened to it over and over and never want to stop listening and even still have agonized over bestowing the grade? To me, that’s what an A+ is. His jazz grades to me are somewhat suspect.