Best Of

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What can I say? This CD replaces ( because of damage ) my first copy of the best of album. I love it that much I had to keep the music playing.

Very nice CD!

Had this CD before and misplaced it and had to have it again!

If smooth jazz is not your thing, then this one is not for you. End of story. Don’t argue with me. I don’t want to hear it. This is the rating. This is as good as it gets for the smooth jazz genre. This belongs right next to Kenny G, a musician who has been tremendously popular, so far as jazz is concerned. It is very likely that if you have heard of Kenny G, then you may or may not have heard of Earl Klugh. Earl Klugh never achieved the popularity of Kenny G, and by many people’s standards Kenny G is fairly obscure. I rate Earl Klugh higher than someone like Kenny G because he is obscure. I root for the underdog even though this is genre is not my particular taste.Most jazz musicians will admit that they didn’t get in to music to play on their instruments in that way that they could just totally fall into the background at a party, and nobody would really notice the musicians there, but that the party goes on as the ladies sip Zinfandel, Riesling, or some other dessert wine, while cracking into some lobsters and getting a tan in the evening sun at an expensive restaurant or beach house. That is the niche of the Earl Klugh band. Primarily, that is what this disc consists of; music that is semi-sophisticate background music.I am pretty sure that this is the only smooth jazz cd in my collection. I purchased it because I wanted to know what Earl Klugh sounded like as I am a guitarist, and I play and listen to jazz. I’ll take a chance on most any artist. In my opinion, though I don’t think all jazz is good, I do believe some of it is better than others. This just happens accomplish its goal. It mixed in well with my 100 disc changer for the time that I had it in the mix, but now it is time to move on.While I won’t say this cd lacks chops at all, he is not playing as fast as Yngwie Malmsteen and for some people that is a good thing and for others it is not. I would venture to say that most folk would think that this is a good thing. However, I just think that it is a thing, and that it is what it is, nothing more, and nothing less.

Having been a fan of Earl Klugh from the 80s, this is a welcome collection of favorites. His style and talent are incredible and I always look forward to more and more of his music. Hard to pick favorites on a "Best Of" CD, but would have to say "Midnight in San Juan" tops the list.This man is a jazz classic and just gets better with the years!

Wow! What a wonderful CD. As always, Earl Klugh is brilliant as he displays his talents on the keyboards, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, and mandolin. He is assisted beautifully by percussionist Paulinho DaCosta, George Benson guitarist, Harvey Mason DMX and drums, and many other renowned artists. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this CD. If you like a cool, relaxed style of guitar music with beautiful accompaniment, treat yourself to this wonderful piece of music by Earl Klugh.

Unfortunately I got a pirated version that did not play in any CD player. The jacket was also copied with low quality unreadable text. Got it from -importcds. Not sure if they got duped too.