Best of Richard Elliot

Richard Elliot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00005176H
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,805 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #37 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Smooth Jazz
  • #96 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Dance Pop

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE ORIGINAL IS STILL THE BEST!, December 26, 2000

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Raymond D. Istorico (Sarasota, FL. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Richard Elliot (Audio CD)

Jazz Critics (and music critics in general) like to dismiss Elliot as indistinguishable from Boney James and Paul Taylor but Elliot was creating fat, foot-stomping sounds on his sax long before the current crop of contemporary "jazz" horn blowers. It is not that Elliot creates lines that other saxophone players CAN'T play, but rather, he makes big muscular melodies (mostly on tenor) that other saxophonists, usually, DON'T play. He is the saxophone equivalent of a guitar hero, wielding those big, soaring tones. This CD is a good overview of most of his efforts. Though Over The Rainbow (why not include Movers and Shakers instead?) as well as the three closing tracks are weak, there is a lot of great material here. Highlights (at least for this listener) include: Street Beat, When a Man Loves a Woman, Take Your Time, Candlelight, and The Power of Suggestion.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not his best, October 10, 2003

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This review is from: Best of Richard Elliot (Audio CD)

I am a huge Richard Elliot fan, owning 12 of his cd's, but if you are looking to purchase a cd by him I would not recommend this one. It has good music on it but his other titles: Chill Factor, On the Town, Crush, and his newest Ricochet are much more enjoyable and you would be better off owning one of those titles.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Job, October 9, 2005

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Steve Dodds (Springfield, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Richard Elliot (Audio CD)

Exactly the class act I'd expect from Richard Elliot. He's been making great sounds for a long time and this cd points that out.