Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

Bob James - H
Grover Washington - Skylarkin'
Spyro Gyra - Catching the Sun
Ramsey Lewis - Routes
Jeff Lorber Jusion - Wizard Island

(1)Bill Evans:Quintessence.While not the very best recording i own,i know every squeak and groan of ray brown's bass-or at least think i do,until some change is made in equipment,and i hear something new.Gorgeous music that i never tire of;(2)Miles Davis:Kind of Blue (gold cd);(3)Ella Fitzgerald:Clap Hands,Here Comes Charlie;(4)Sonny Boy Williamson:Keep it to Ourselves (DCC gold cd-the essence of "transparent");(5)Patricia Barber:Companion.

1.Jacintha-Here's to Ben
2.Lightnin' Hopkins-Goin' Away
3.Stan Getz Jao Gilberto-Getz Gilberto
4.Doug MacLeod-You Can't Take My Blues
5.Mighty Sam McLain-Give It Up to Love

#1 - Ry Cooder's "Bop 'Til You Drop" - as I understand it, this was the world's first pop CD - simply amazing, I will *never* get tired of this one. Buy it NOW!

#2 - Danny Gatton "Cruisin' Deuces" - Danny may be gone, but he'll never be forgotten - the finest guitar player this world has ever seen or heard. This rendition of "You Won't Matter Anymore" is spectacular!

#3 - Bruce Hornsby and The Other Ones - Unbelievably good live recording - "St. Stephen" just blows you away right from the opening chords.

#4 - Camel "A Live Record" - speaking of great live records, this is the first one I've ever heard that sounded better than the studio mixes. The entire Snow Goose Suite on disc 2 is marvelous. The crowd knows how to keep their mouths shut, too, thank God.

#5 - Joni Mitchell's "Court and Spark" - there are SO many good tunes on this release that I don't know where to begin - but I'll have to vote for "Big Yellow Taxi" as the best of the lot. "Raised on Robbery" rocks the house, too.

FIVE????? hahahaha!!!!
.kraftwerk-electric cafe-their BEST!
.osamu-osamu-japanese fusion jazz? his music eventually got classified in with new age. too bad. this is groundbreaking. one of minnie rippertons best vocalizations on record.
.patricia barber-a distortion fo love-what a musician.
.bela fleck-flight of the cosmic hippo-title cut is THE bass demo, especially for checking the woof to sub transition.
.miles davis/gil evans set on mosaic. DED quiet, beautiful perfs. nice vinyl! same for the miles/coltrane set on the same label/format.
.michael franks-sleeping gypsy-michael is very underrated as a jazz entity. the song-in the eye of the storm-was just what i needed to hear when things got messy in my marriage. that and the following:
.dan hicks and his hot licks-wheres the money?-al schmitt engineered this and its sooooo natural sounding. the song-is this my happy home?-was the second song that hit the spot during my pre divorce period.
.holst/the planets suite/zubin mehta/LA phil-maybe one of the greatest performance/recordings of all time. my $3 copy in A- cond is THE way to hear this but its been rereleased on vinyl and cd (a 2cd set with some j.williams and r.strauss).
.shirley horn-you wont forget me (w/miles d on one cut)-&-the main ingredient-the benchmark for female singer, AND shes a great pianist as well. her-look of love-on the ingredient disc TOWERS over diana kralls limpid version.
.dire straits-on the night-electrifyingly ALIVE from the first few seconds all the
way thru.
.mahlers 1st/tennestedt/LA phil (not the NY)-captivating and verrrrry well recorded.
.annie ross on the 'short cuts' soundtrack. to hell with love indeed!
.finally-kurt elling-the messenger-intelligent jazz, superior scatting, and hobgood is a world class jazz pianist.
.so there you have it, my five. oh, theres more, just give me time.
.....regards......tr