CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE

RUBY BRAFF: "Very Sinatra" (Finesse):: At 55, cornetist Braff has 11 years on the title totem, but that's not why he adores melody so much more effectively than Frank these days. It's that in the end he's just as devoted to craft and a lot more modest about it; he has less talent, I suppose, but more taste.