Stanley's batting average was damn impressive all through the 1960s, there are MANY more albums that I enjoy than not. I just love his sound, I can listen to him no matter what mood I'm in and it always hits home. The "soul" in his sound is one of the reasons I return so frequently to his work, it just clicks with me completely. I would say the same thing about Blue Mitchell, Grant Green, Donald Byrd, John Patton (and others)...all players that I never tire of.