ROBBEN AT HIS BEST
deepbluereview | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA | 04/26/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"THIS IS A COLLECTION OF 12 SONGS SPANNING A PERIOD FROM 1971 TO 1991 MANY OF WHICH WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY RELEASED OR ARE NO LONGER IN PRINT. BACKING UP ROBBEN ON VARIOUS TRACKS ARE THE CHARLES FORD BAND, CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, MARK FORD AND JIMMY WITHERSPOON. ALL OF THE SONGS ARE UPBEAT BLUES NUMBERS WHICH LEAN TOWARD JAZZ IN THE STYLE OF JOHN COLTRANE AND MILES DAVIS. THESE SONGS ARE SO GOOD IT WILL MAKE YOU WONDER WHY MOST HAVE NEVER BEEN RELEASED. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CD'S AND CERTAINLY RANKS AMONG ROBBEN'S BEST. THE CD DESERVES STRONG CONSIDERATION FROM BLUES FANS. I GIVE IT 5 STARS. IT IS MONEY WELL SPENT, TRY IT YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED."