What CDs to buy

"Graceland" by Paul Simon. There's a lot to like on that album and recorded cleanly.

I feel the early cd the AAD sound better than the DDD.Those are the one's all Digital, that have exaggerated Bass sounds.When I have compared the first AAD cds.to the new,recut ones DDD the AAD win every time.

Charles Mingus Tijuana Moods (RCA Victor) – even if you're not a dedicated jazz fan. Terrific album and recording.

+1 for Sting's "Ten Summoner's Tales".  Superbly written, played and recorded.

+1 for "Jazz At The Pawnshop".  I've got the 3-CD anniversary edition - marvelous.

Most any Steely Dan will sound good.  Always very well-produced music.  I like "Two Against Nature".  "West of Hollywood" is a great song, one of my reference tunes.  Donald Fagen's "Kamakiriad" is also a stellar recording, nominated for Album of the Year, FWIW.

Norah Jones' "Come Away with Me" was very well done, also a great collection of songs.  Won a Grammy for best engineered album, FWIW.

- Rodney Crowell: The Houston Kid. A perfect album.

- The Notorious Cherry Bombs (Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill): s/t. Joyful singin’ and pickin’!

- The Johnny Staats Project (Bluegrass super-session): Wires & Wood. Virtuoso musicianship.

- Iris DeMent: The Way I Should.

-        "           : Lifeline.

-        "           : Sing The Delta.

-        "           : The Trackless Woods.

-        "           : Workin’ On A World (due out Feb 24th).

Why on CD? ’Cause they have never been available on LP (except for promo-only copies of The Way I Should, one copy of which I own).