Super Hits in Bloomington, MN

This compilation of tracks by the late blues guitarist and jazz trumpeter
Jeff Healey
is essentially a stripped down version of the European 16-track collection,
The Very Best of Jeff Healey
, and the 12-cut domestic U.S.
Platinum & Gold Collection
. Coming as it does just before Christmas in 2008 makes it seem like a label afterthought, especially since
Arbor Ltd
. issued the excellent triple-disc (two CDs and one DVD) set entitled
Legacy, Vol. 1
. About the best thing that can be said about this collection is that it does contain a solid lineup of ten well-known tracks, and that its price is attractive. That said, the two single-disc comps mentioned above go deeper for very little extra scratch. ~ Thom Jurek