Most recordings you own by a single artist, group, or composer


I went and purchased two more John Coltrane CD’s, "Blue Train" and "Traneing In", in spite of, relative to other artists, having way too many of his albums already. I do love his music and just now counted having forty-eight of his albums, not even including the ones he recorded with Miles Davis.

Is there anyone else out there at least equally nutty, or has more recordings by any single artist, band or composer? If so, who do you like, and how many of their albums have you collected and play? Miles Davis at thirty-three records and CD’s, comes in a not too distant second in my collection.

Hopefully this topic hasn’t been broached before here.

Mike
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richmos, that was the best Zappa band ever--Jean-luc Ponty, George Duke, Ruth and Ian Underwood, Bruce and Tom Fowler, and was it Ralph Humphreys on drums?  Much better than the band that recorded "Bongo Fury" in that building, IMO.
That was the band Frank used for Overnight Sensation. Yes Ralph Humphreys on drums. I've got to say, though, I probably listen to Hot Rats the most.
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (a sound that is slowly disappearing from the world), and the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (a sound that has long since disappeared from the world).  We won't hear their like again.  Ditto for the old Soviet-era Russian orchestras.  These groups typified a more colorful, organic style of playing that modern internationalized and standardized conservatory training has just about eradicated.  I sorely miss those sounds, and try to collect every decent example of them ever recorded....which has been a huge but enjoyable pastime of mine for decades.
Zappa for me as well.  Tostadounitos and Richmos, I do love that particular Zappa band, but I love them all (like my kids I guess?).  The relative sloppiness of Bongo Fury (with Frank flubbing the beginning of "The Muffin Man" and Captain Beefheart, ... just being Captain Beefheart, has never kept me from enjoying the album, especially the closing line.  And picking a favorite band means I'd have to skip some singularly great players (Vai, Bozzio, Chester, etc.).  One of the things I love about Frank is how much the personalities/talents of the band infected the music, despite Frank's singular vision and reportedly iron grip.  I'm thinking not only of Bongo Fury, but also Live at the Filmore/Just Another Band with Flo and Eddie, Live in NY with Don Pardo and Bozzio's flourishes, and anything with the Ikettes singing back up.  I do so miss him -- now, especially.