Tried & True
2005
Best Of The Rest
About This Album
Best of the Rest is a double-disc compilation taken form Jerry Jeff Walker's five CDs released on Tried and True, most of which were also released on Rykodisc, and these are the original versions of "Gypsy Songman," "Navajo Rug," "Hill Country Rain," the wonderful "Viva Luckenbach," and "Scamp." For Best of the Rest, Walker chose five cuts form each record: his own favorites. Fans may argue some of the picks, but having a collection picked solely by the artist who made the recordings reveals something unique, and that is where she or he sees his own strengths, and by omission, his own "weaknesses" whatever that may mean. Walker knows something about his fans wants and desires, given his constant touring. But one solid listen to the way this set rambles, winds, and reels, revealing -- as his best studio recordings of the distant past do -- the journey of a life spent on the hard but joyful trek of writing songs, making records, and of course performing. In his best material (and a lot of this stuff is arguably among his finest), Walker includes observations about his vocation, the people he encounters, and the simple, sometimes Bacchanalian pleasures experienced -- as well as hard times looked back at philosophically and often humorously.
Track List

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