Complex sentence: Writing for "JazzTimes" magazine, Josef Woodard thought Eastwood was deserving of a tribute for his "musical integrity" but, more importantly, he remarked the album was "a ripe excuse to toast American musical diversity".
Split into simpler sentences: Writing for "JazzTimes" magazine, Josef Woodard thought Eastwood was deserving of a tribute for his "musical integrity". He also remarked the album was "a ripe excuse to toast American musical diversity".