Early Works "Collected" from Robben's Seminal Period.
Steven E. Hayes | Genoa, NV USA | 03/13/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
""Anthology: The Early Years" is a reissue of previously avialable material. If you couldn't aready get the discs from which these tracks were taken, this collection would be the next best thing. 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!"