Best tracks to "show off" your system

Different systems excel in different kinds of music, so there is no "right answer" to this question.

My system, with three elaborate subwoofer systems reproduces loud organ and chorus music in a way that no little box can approach, but yet that little box might excel for a solo violin (I have one that does).

Some multichannel recordings are spectacular, if you have a multichannel system, but might not be so special in plain stereo.

And for systems with horn midrange/tweeter, dixieland jazz is great.

Thanks guys! i too find i have to go out and buy some CD's.

That Jack Johnson CD is great.

I also found some good ones on the O bother where art thou soundtrack. I have the SACD version.

Willie Nelson - Stardust, and Georgia (sweet harmonica on that one) on the Startdust CD.

I'll have to check out the Steely Dan stuff

Stumpie, you should hear Jack Johnson's Brushfire Fairytales on vinyl... Sounds even better...

For me, a couple of choices are: Louis Armstrong- St. James Infirmary on vinyl and Gary Karr-Adagio di Albinoni on Cisco 24k CD. This last one is duet of double bass virtuoso accompanied by pipe organ. Amazing sound! Cheers,
Spencer

To add some classical selections:

1. Holst's "The Planets"(eg Mars,Jupiter,Uranus)
Philharmonia Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner
DG 445-860-2 (1995)

2. Almost anything sung by Jessye Norman
See eg "Brava Jessye! The very best of Jessye Norman"
Philips 454-693-2 (1971-1993)

3. For pure fun: 1958 Mercury Living Presence Version of
Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture"
(remastered for CD 1995)

conducted by Antal Dorati,
played by:

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
University of Minnesota Brass Band
Bronze Cannon(French,1775)of US Military Acadamy Westpoint
Bells (over 100tons!) of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon at Riverside Church

Mercury 434-360-2

A couple of fun ones: Dafos (Mickey Hart) and Mondo Head (Kodo). Both are audiophile drumming albums, both are superbly recorded.