Audiogon "Recordings to Die for" a complete summary


Just in case any of you were wondering if I had a life at all, I hereby offer evidence proving that I definitely have no life. I have spent more than 100 hours listing in alphabetical order the submissions to my thread "Audiogon Recordings to Die for." The full list is thirteen complete pages in nine point type single spaced. I estimate people have made more than 600 different suggestions. Not a bad shopping list. Below is a summary of the most often recommended recordings. For this summary I have combined all vinyl and digital listings along with reference to record labels. On my overall list I have broken them out separately. I would like to thank all those who have made suggestions and encourage each of you to continue making more recommendations as you discover other pieces worthy of this list. I also would like to commend all of you for sticking to the rule of only posting music and not comments toward peoples recommendation. "Audiogon Recordings to Die for" is a great asset to us all, keep up the great work.

Updated 31 July 2000

16 Miles Davis "Kind of Blue"
5 Patricia Barber "Cafe Blue"
5 Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms"
4 Eva Cassidy "Live at Blues Alley"
4 Stan Getz &Joao Gilberto "Getz Gilberto"
4 Jacintha "Autumn Leaves" the songs of Johnny Mercer
4 Steely Dan "Aja"
4 Steely Dan "Two Against Nature"
4 Muddy Waters "Folk Singer"
4 Roger Waters "Amused to Death"
3 Cowboy Junkies "Trinity Session"
3 Dire Straits "Love Over Gold"
3 Dire Straits "On Every Street"
3 Peter Gabriel "Us"
3 Lyle Lovett "Joshua Judges Ruth"
3 Pink Floyd "Dark Side Of The Moon"
3 Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here"
3 Sting "Nothing like the Sun"
3 The Who "Who's Next"

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Original Thread (post your 2D4's)

128x128jadem6
some recent discoveries which are "2 Die 4"

Manute Katche: Neighborhood w/ Tomasz Stanko and Jan Garbarek: etheral jazz with a hearbeat: musician ship is stunning as is interplay
Bernard Allison: Energized, Live in Europe: smokin blues baby
Tim Ries: The Rolling Stones Project: jazz saxphonist interprets the Stones with Bill Frisell, Joh Scofield, Norah Jones joining in among others
I have since found Muddy Waters Folk Singer and except for the voice being too boomy at times, it is an outastanding recording. Excellent separation and the axoustic guitars are crisop and clear.
Here's my ideas:

Tristan and Isolde: London/Decca with Solti and Nilson.
Wayne Shorter--Speak No Evil (original Blue Note)
Miles Davis--Round About Midnight (find a 6-eyes mono)
Johnny Hodges---Blues-A-Plenty (the intro trumpet on track 4 (even on lp) will scare....HEAVY DBs)
Brahms' Piano Concerto #1 done by Riener/Rubinstien (1954)

Thoughts?
wanted to mention june tabor's "a quiet eye" as an outstanding recording. beautiful melodies with piano, strings, some horn smatterings, and of course her insanely dreamy voice.