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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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jadem6
gjames
35 posts
 
Tough to narrow down to just five but I'll try to hit various genres

1. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto # 2- Earl Wild, Chesky Gold Remaster.

2. Gary Peacock/Ralph Towner- Oracle, ECM. Talk about a sonic and musical blockbuster. The speed of the upright bass on this CD is mind boggling.

3. Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherezade- Eije Oue, Reference Recordings. Wonderful music, outstanding recording.

4. Holly Cole- Don't Smoke in Bed with Cassandra Wilson's Blue Light 'til dawn a very close second, if you like this style of music.

5. Doug MacLeod- Hard to Find, JVC XRCD. Just listen and you'll understand why.
garfish
1,840 posts
 
Another.........Jacintha "Autumn Leaves" the songs of Johnny Mercer, an FIM XRCD2 is the best CD I have ever heard in my system. But a couple others I would add to the list are 1. Alison Krauss "Forget About It", amd 2. Allison Moorer "Alabama Song"-- both are very well recorded and great music-- these two are not "audiophile discs though". Cheers. Craig
porschecab
336 posts
 
Diana Krall, surely mentioned.
cdelplato
110 posts
 
In no particular order....

Peter Gabriel "Security"
Larry Carlton & Lee Rittenour "Larry & Lee"
Dire Straits "Love Over Gold"
XTC "English Settlement"
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark "Architecture & Morality"
rosypup
8 posts
 
well, jazz will dominate my list, but i also have varied taste. (whoever recommended curtis mayfield, and issac hayes, i can get with that. and honorable mention. al green's, let's stay together. i like my soul too).

1) kind of blue
2) sonny rollins, a night at the village vanguard
3) ella fitzgerald, mack the knife

4) antony santos, la battala. check this out, you will love it, more peppy than the jazz.

5) traffic, low spark of high heeled boys. it doesn't get better than than the title song. the pinnacle of rock (it's a little jazzy too).

best song perhaps: my back pages as done by keith jarrett. just beautiful.

i also like the song 'stop draggin my heart around" by stevie nicks. her and steve winwood were amazing voices.
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