I am so glad to see this back above the line. Nat Hentoff was a giant among music critics and contributed a great deal to our knowledge and appreciation of Jazz. contrary to some options, music was not a small part of his claim to fame. For him music was the core of his being and he enriched many people with his knowledge and reverence for it. As for his politics, he was a classic " liberal" for most of his life, neither reactionary nor a twat, just a politically thoughtful man who also loved music!
Thank you to whoever put him above the line, where he rightfully belongs.