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The Very Best [Blue Note]
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The Very Best [Blue Note]
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The Very Best [Blue Note]
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is a mistitled, misleading release that presents a very minute slice of the great singer's long and varied career. The first two tracks are from
' late-'60s stay with
: the monologue
and his stunning take on
from his legendary live album from 1966, and a funky take on
's
classic
The rest are from the late '80s and early '90s. That misses a whole bunch of his career; in fact, it focuses on perhaps the least interesting part of it. His voice is still in fine shape, but the music he is surrounded with is overly slick and perfunctory, especially the
-penned tunes. Nothing for
to be ashamed of but also nothing that needs to be collected and packaged as
' best. There are many collections of
' work that do a much better job of capturing his greatness. Seek them out instead. ~ Tim Sendra