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Robben Ford - Anthology: The Early Years Audio CD

A fair review of the Robben Ford "Anthology: The Early Years" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Robben Ford reviews here, or go back to the Robben Ford tabs.

Robben Ford Band: Robben Ford
Title: Anthology: The Early Years
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Release Date: 2001-03-06
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Sweet Sixteen 2: You Drive a Hard Bargain 3: Raining in My Heart 4: Blue and Lonesome 5: Red Rooster 6: Eighty-One 7: Miss Miss 8: Sunrise 9: Oh Gee 10: You Don't Know What Love Is 11: Everday I Have the Blues 12: It's My Own Fault 13: Ladies' Choice 14: Hawk's Theme 15: S-K Blues 16: Low Ride 17: Softly Rolling 18: Stella and Frenchie 19: Goin' Down Slow

Blues and Jazz done equally well
His guitar playing could also rock as well. Although Ford was a young man when these songs were cut, he played blues like a bluesman and jazz like a jazzman. There are some lengthy pieces here with room to jam and fans of great guitar playing will like this. If you're strictly a fan on one style, this may dissappoint as he doesn't stay locked in one groove for too long.


Robben Ford Anthology -- The Early Years
The music on these two CD's is truly electic -- ranging from straight blues to fusion pieces with three tracks of Robben on the tenor sax. This anthology consists of early recordings of Robben Ford from the years of 1972-1976. Personally, I didn't particulary like the fusion pieces, and found myself enjoying the blues stuff much better. The only exception to this being the track "Eighty One" which is a straight modern jazz number showcasing Ford's tenor sax chops. I think the first disc was better than the second. It's a good anthology, but I would've prefered a straight blues CD to this one for the price.


Early Works "Collected" from Robben's Seminal Period.
If you couldn't aready get the discs from which these tracks were taken, this collection would be the next best thing. "Anthology: The Early Years" is a reissue of previously avialable material. All of these tracks (and more) are available on discs which are currently available on Amazon. com. These discs are as follows: "Sunrise", "Discovering the Blues", "Schizophonic", "Live, Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford"

If you can get these other discs, buy all but Schizophonic (not my favorite) for a more complete collection. "Live" is especially wonderful and shouldn't be missed. Otherwise, this may be the best way to sample Robben Ford from my favorite of his musical periods, the early 1970's. Many of the cuts feature Paul Nagel (Fender Rhodes), Stan Poplin (bass), and Jim Baum (drums). For most of these performances, Robben's guitar is a Gibson Super-400CES. There are even a few cuts of Robben playing sax!.


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