I think the dumbest thing about the album is that title. It's NOT definitive hits, because (a) not all of the hits are here; and (b) some of the songs here were NOT hits, especially in the solo material.
I can just see the sales dept. vs the A&R department at war on this one, with one side saying it should be a 2-disk set, and the other side saying yes, but that would be too expensive.
It just seems like this set is a "test the waters" vehicle for a future box set or other reissue program. Since it's been on the Billboard contemporary jazz chart continuously since release, I would say the possibilities of something being done are good.
I give it three stars for content (would be 5, but I deduct one for not being two disks, and another for including "Keep Your Eye On Me," which I hate) and four for packaging (would be 5, but I deducted one for the goofy front cover...how about a PICTURE of the artist, guys?) and three for sound quality...would be four, but they could have used an old CD of GREATEST HITS and gotten a better copy of "Tijuana Taxi." Net verdict: 3.33 stars, rounded down to three.
I can just see the sales dept. vs the A&R department at war on this one, with one side saying it should be a 2-disk set, and the other side saying yes, but that would be too expensive.
It just seems like this set is a "test the waters" vehicle for a future box set or other reissue program. Since it's been on the Billboard contemporary jazz chart continuously since release, I would say the possibilities of something being done are good.
I give it three stars for content (would be 5, but I deduct one for not being two disks, and another for including "Keep Your Eye On Me," which I hate) and four for packaging (would be 5, but I deducted one for the goofy front cover...how about a PICTURE of the artist, guys?) and three for sound quality...would be four, but they could have used an old CD of GREATEST HITS and gotten a better copy of "Tijuana Taxi." Net verdict: 3.33 stars, rounded down to three.