Tommy Bolin – The Ultimate – The Best of Tommy Bolin (1989)

CD 1
1.    Sail On 
2.    Cross the River 
3.    See My People Come Together 
4.    Showbizzy 
5.    Alexis 
6.    Standing in the Rain 
7.    Spanish Lover 
8.    Do It 
9.    Quadrant 4 
10.    Train 
11.    Time to Move On 

CD 2
1.    Golden Rainbows 
2.    Nitroglycerine 
3.    Gettin' Tighter 
4.    Owed to "G" 
5.    You Keep on Moving 
6.    Wild Dogs 
7.    Dreamer 
8.    People, People 
9.    Teaser 
10.    Sweet Burgundy 
11.    Shake the Devil 
12.    Brother, Brother 

Musicians:
Tommy Bolin - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Norma Jean Bell - Percussion, Saxophone
Bobby Berge - Drums
Buddy Caine - Guitar
Robbie Chamberlain - Drums, Vocals
Billy Cobham - Drums
David Coverdale - Vocals
Rafael Cruz - Percussion
Henry E. Davis - Bass
John Faris - Flute, Keyboards
Sammy Figueroa - Percussion
David Foster  - Keyboards
Jim Fox - Drums
Candy Givens - Harmonica, Vocals
David Givens - Bass, Vocals
Bobbye Hall - Percussion
Jan Hammer - Keyboards
Glenn Hughes - 	Bass, Vocals
Earl Johnson - Guitar
Terry Juric - Bass
Roy Kenner - Vocals
Jon Lord - Keyboards
Reggie McBride - Bass, Vocals
Alphonse Mouzon - Conductor, Drums
Ian Paice - Drums
Dale Peters - Bass, Vocals
Jerry Peters - Keyboards
Jeff Porcaro - Drums
David Sanborn - Saxophone
Buzz Shearman 	- Vocals
Stanley Sheldon - Keyboards
Leland Sklar - Bass
Mark Stein - Keyboards, Vocals
Bill Wade - Drums

Although guitarist Tommy Bolin died well before his time, he left a wide variety of scattered recordings behind (as both a session musician and permanent member of several rock bands). One of the more versatile guitarists of all-time, Bolin touched upon many different styles - blues rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion, and serene ballads, which are all on display on 1989's 2-CD boxset, The Ultimate. In addition to the music, the set comes with a large, gorgeous booklet chock full of pictures, plus a very detailed and informative biography. Disc 1 chronicles Bolin's early years, and while it contains several standouts (the amazing instrumental "Quadrant 4" with Billy Cobham, The James Gang's "Alexis" and "Standing In the Rain," etc.), the selections by his first band, Zephyr, and as a hired hand with a Zep-clone band called Moxy, have not aged well. Disc 2 proves to be more consistent, including tracks with jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon ("Golden Rainbows," "Nitrogyclerin"), as part of Deep Purple's final '70s line-up ("Gettin' Tighter," "Owed to G"), and as a solo artist ("Dreamer," "Teaser," "Sweet Burgundy," "Shake the Devil," etc.). Although the set was out-of-print by the late-90's, 'The Ultimate' serves as a solid introduction to the talents of the great Tommy Bolin. ---Greg Prato, allmusic.com

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