This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: – ···scholar·JSTOR(May 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
The Best of the Private Years is an album by Americanblues artist Taj Mahal, which was released in 2000.[1]AllMusic's verdict on the collection was " Mahal has a rich history, and this collection is living proof that a good bluesman gets better with age".[1]