One of the better and more thoughtful
Isaac Hayes compilations,
Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It? is a three-disc (two CDs and one DVD) set that covers his years on
Stax. There's a wide range of material here, from singles to deep album cuts, that provide a very representative look at these years, and
Stax is even wise enough to include
"I Stand Accused" and
"Walk on By" in their full 12-minute versions. Only minor quibbles could be made with the selections. The third disc, a DVD, contains three songs performed by
Hayes at
Wattstax. And then there's the cherry -- er, some other spherical object -- on top:
Hayes' performance of
Chef's
"Chocolate Salty Balls." ~ Andy Kellman