Bought this when it came out in 1997, having just moved to LA. Christgau gave it an A+, so I can remember being hopeful that this would be the comp that finally got me to claim jazz as my own. I played it many times, and was able to recognize its objective greatness, but never really got any pleasure from it. I eventually deshelved it a couple decades later when trying to thin the heard. Rescued from the pile in 2024. I think Christgau is overly fond of comps. For comparison, Hull gives this an A-. I probably would give this a 7.5 (high B+), and then not get it (# [jazz/multi-artist comp]), but since I have it, I feel like keeping it for now. Maybe that means I think it's an 8 (A-).
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