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Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

I've been listening to some of my favorite recordings this weekend and was wondering what others on Audiogon felt were there favorites. We have all seen the Stereophile "Records to Die For", The Absolute Sounds recommended list, Music Directs' list, The Golden Ear, etc. now I'm hoping to assemble the Audiogon "Recordings To Die For". Please list your five favorite recordings, the ones you listen to over and over or play for friends. I would assume the sonic quality is excellent in that this is an audiophile site. The performance and enjoy ability should also be excellent. Please leave your top five, even if they are already chosen so we can discover the very top for the Audiogon listeners. ALSO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CRITICIZING OTHERS OPINIONS AND JUST LEAVE YOUR FAVORITES!

August 2002: I have compiled a summary and a full printer-friendly list of all of the recommendations below.
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wwoost
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1)Charles Mingus - Ah Um (Title is supposedly some kind of joke in latin, does anyone get it?)
2)Duke Ellington - Afroeurasian Eclipse: got this one referral from W. Marsalis and the LCJO.
3)T. Monk - Might as well start with his earliest compilation of classics, but you wont stop there...
4) For God sakes lets get Van Morrison on the list; Moondance is surely deserving but I listen to A night in San Francico more.
5) Springsteen - The Wild the Innocent...
Did I really leave off Dylan, Beatles, Steely, Floyd, Sting...
sc53
720 posts
 
Sonny Rollins, Way Out West (XRCD is best, but any version sounds great); Rodney Crowell, Houston Kid; Guy Clark, Cold Dog Soup; Van Morrison, Astral Weeks; Bach, Solo Cello Suites, performed by anybody!
3chihuahuas
108 posts
 
sc53-I have the Way Out West XRCD too. I was wondering if your xrcd played certain instrument on the left side and others on the right side? I have had good experiences with other XRCD and maybe I just got unlucky and purchase a bad copy. Then again, maybe it's my cd player that's not picking up the codes.
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
My suggestion will be
Diana Schur "MUSIC IS MY LIFE"
HDCD
dbear44
42 posts
 
Great selection of discs folks.I'll skip mentioning Kind of Blue and Patricia Barber again. Here are a few others that I love that haven't been mentioned.

1. Lenord Cohn- Live
2. Carmen Lundy-Old Devil Moon XRCD fabulous!
3. Neal and Leandra-Hears and Hammers
4. Rusted Root-Cruel Sun (also:When I Woke)
5. Ain't Misbehavin' Broadway Cast Recording RCA
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