Great Album Purchases of 2005

Hi,

Nice to see Ryan Adams fans. Both Cardinal albums are two of my favorites. I bought quite alot this year.

Recent lps:

1.Radiohead- "OK Computer". Nice pressing from Canada
2.The Mars Volta- "Frances The Mule". 3 lps
3.Regina Spektor- "Soviet Kitsch"

CDs

4.Gillespie/Hubbard/Terry/Peterson- "The Trumpet Summit Meets Oscar Peterson Trio" Incredible horn work.
5.Dizzy Gillespie- "Something Old, Something New"
6.Bob Dylan- "Live at The Gaslight" Starbucks release with the Dylan era I enjoy most.
7.Wilco- "Live In Chicago".
8.Belle And Sebastian- "Push Barman To Open Old Wounds". Nice collection.
9.Clifford Brown- "Complete Blue Note and Pacific Recordings". 4 superb cd box set.
10."Ellington At Newport". The remaster with new music.
11.CAN- "Ege Bamyasi" Love this album. This SACD remaster closes in on the lp....but not quite.
12.Cheb i Sabbah- " La Kahena" My favorite of the lot. Improves with each play.

Some of my favorite purchases this year :
1.Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now
2.KD Laing - Hymns of the 49th Parallel
3.Jennifer Warnes - Love Lifts us Up 1968-83
4.Branford Marsailis - Eternal
Happy listening

Nice thread...some of the below obviously were issued b4 2005 but these are the best I've purchased this yr

Rock/Pop/etc
Maktub: Khronus: Alternative + Funk why these guys are not more famous is beyond me
Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation: yup that Robert Plant...it ain't Led Zep, but it'll do. Very strong effort.
Jacqui Naylor: folk with a tinge of jazz...think Norah Jones but with more diversity in song-writing
Molly Johnson: Another Day. See above but with more artistic vision.
Porterhouse Quintet: Thumbs Up Little Buddy: funk out!

Jazz/Jam Band/etc
Joshua Redman: Momentum...best effort to include elements of funk and chill into trad jazz improvisation so far by J
O'2L: Doyle's Branch. Chill with some jazz piano...
TJ Kirk: self titled album. I'm a fan of almost everything Charlie Hunter, the man with the 8 string elec gtr, does.
Martin, Word & Mediski: End of World Party; their best album...groove to it!
Beastie Boys: In The Sound From Way Out. Yes them but its not rap...but their sole instrumental album. Very good grooves....more like Jam Band
Jeff Parker: Relative. guitarist for streches out on his solo album. Perky and angular fusion
Kurt Rosenwinkel: a guitarist with a singular voice that is unmistakable...one of the best young jazz guitarists today
New Power Trio: Echo Park..piano trio with an edge..prefer to Bad Plus
Herbie Hancock: Gershwin's World. Hybird SACD. Forget about the recent Stabucks sponsered collaboration CD...this is the one you want
Ray Brown: Live at the Loa Hybird SACD. A classic, SACD really brings out the body of tone of Ray's double bass

One more, Bloc Party's Silent Alarm...how refreshing. A bit like Gang of Four but updated to present day.

Two more outstanding releases of 2005:

Sleater-Kinney, "The Woods" - The hardest rocking album I've heard in a long, long time. These girls make Led Zep sound like limp-wristed wimps.

Brian Jonestown Massacre, "Tepid Peppermint Wonderland" - This band rocks as if the 70s 80s 90s and 00s never happened. Sitar solo anyone?