Quite a while ago, a friend asked me to give him a list of my favorite music, and I put this list together.
More recently I created a few YouTube playlists for friends too. These are a bit more relevant today, though many of my favorite musical discoveries have remained consistent over the years.
Friend’s Playlist: (rock/pop with some jazz and classical works too)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLInJVrTW-HKHRTXCl3FXJOo8DYA8ci9PG
Soul/R&B Faves:
https://youtu.be/7L4RKhRZ0-M
Jazz Faves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQrXbvQI3kY&list=PLInJVrTW-HKENtPCGCvMNcOtVvYWGx2H1
These are the greatest works of Classical Music that I have encountered to date:
| Adams | John | Shaker Loops | |
| Bach | Johann S. | Mass in B Minor (Sanctus) | |
| Bach | Johann S. | Cello Suites | |
| Barber | Samuel | Sonata for Piano, Op 26 | |
| Barber | Samuel | Concerto for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 22 | |
| Barber | Samuel | Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 14 | |
| Barber | Samuel | Medea (Complete Ballet) | |
| Barber | Samuel | Toccata Festiva | Organ and Orchestra |
| Bartok | Bela | String Quartets (all) | |
| Bartok | Bela | Concerto for Orchestra | |
| Bartok | Bela | Wonderful Mandarin | |
| Bartok | Bela | Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion | |
| Beaser | Robert | Variations for Flute and Piano | |
| Beaser | Robert | Old Men Admiring Themselves i the Water | Flute & Piano |
| Beaser | Robert | Song of the Bells | Flute & Piano |
| Beethoven | Ludwig Von | Symphony 6 | |
| Beethoven | Ludwig Von | Symphony 9 | |
| Beethoven | Ludwig Von | String Quartets (Middle and Late) | |
| Beethoven | Ludwig Von | Septet in Eb Op. 20 | |
| Bergamo | John | Tulumbaz for Solo Timpani | |
| Bobak | Mark | e.e. cummings | |
| Brahms | Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100 | Violin | |
| Brahms | Johannes | Rhapsody Op. 53 | |
| Brahms | Johannes | Symphony 4 | |
| Brahms | Johannes | Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major | |
| Brahms/Schoenberg | Johannes/Arnold | Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25 (Orchestrated Version) | |
| Britten | Benjamin | Rejoice in the Lamb | |
| Britten | Benjamin | Ceremony of Carols | |
| Brooks | Vier Alte Lieder | ||
| Chopin | F. | Scherzos for Piano | |
| Copland | Aaron | Appalachian Spring (orig.Complete) | |
| Corigliano | John | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra | |
| Corigliano | John | Ghosts of Versailles | |
| Deane | Christopher | Mourning Dove Sonnet | Vibraphone |
| Debussy | La Mer | ||
| Debussy | Nocturnes | ||
| Debussy | Nuages | ||
| Debussy | Cello Sonata | ||
| Debussy | String Quartet | ||
| Diamond | David | Rounds for String Orchestra | |
| Ducasse | Roger | Trois Motets | |
| Duffy | John | Symphony No. 1 “Utah” | |
| Dupre | Marcel | Variations Sur un Noel | Organ |
| Durufle | Requiem | ||
| Durufle | Four Motets for Chorus | ||
| Eben | Petr | Landscapes of Patmos (Krajiny Patmosk) | |
| Eccles | Sonata in G Minor | Transcribed for Double Bass | |
| Elgar | Cello Concerto | ||
| Faure | Requiem | ||
| Ferneyhough | Brian | Time and Motion Study III | |
| Franck | Sonata in A | Violin | |
| French | Tania Gabrielle | Chamber Music | |
| Gershwin | George | An American in Paris | |
| Gershwin | George | Rhapsody in Blue | |
| Ginastera | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra | ||
| Handel | George F. | Dixit Dominus | |
| Harmonic Choir | Hearing Solar Winds | ||
| Hindemith | Paul | Four Temperaments | |
| Hindemith | Paul | Viola Sonata | |
| Ives | Charles | Central Park in the Dark | |
| Ives | Charles | Piano Concerto No. 2 (Concord) | (although I still don’t “understand” it) |
| Ives | Charles | Three Places in New England | |
| Janacek | Leos | Our Father | |
| Janacek | Leos | Glagolitic Mass | |
| Jarvinen | Arthur | Egyptian Two Step | |
| La Barbara | Joan | Sound Paintings | Shadow Song |
| La Barbara | Joan | Circular Song | |
| Ligeti | Aria III | ||
| Mahler | Symphony No. 4 | ||
| Marshall | Ingram | Fog Tropes | |
| Marshall | Ingram | Gradual Requiem | |
| Mendelssohn | Octet Op. 20 | ||
| Messiaen | Olivier | Turangalila Symphony | |
| Messiaen | Olivier | Chronochromie | |
| Messiaen | Olivier | Ascension | |
| Milhaud | La Creation Du Monde | ||
| Monk | Meredith | Atlas | |
| Monk | Meredith | Turtle Dreams | |
| Monk | Meredith | Paris | |
| Monk | Meredith | Ellis Island | |
| Moussorgsky-Ravel | Pictures at and Exhibition (Orchestral) | ||
| Musica Viva | Musica Viva La France | ||
| Orff | Carmina Burana | ||
| Penderecki | Krystof | Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima | |
| Persichetti | Vincent | Hollow Men, Op. 25 | Trumpet & String Orchestra |
| Persichetti | Vincent | Hollow Men, Op. 25 | Trumpet & Organ |
| Persichetti | Vincent | Symphony for Band (No. 6) | |
| Persichetti | Vincent | Sonata for Harpsichord Op. 52 | |
| Persichetti | Vincent | Sonata for Cello | |
| Piston | Walter | Sonata for Flute and Piano | |
| Poulenc | Francis | Sextet | |
| Poulenc | Francis | Sonata for Flute | |
| Prokofiev | Serge | Sonata in C Major Op. 119 | Cello and Piano |
| Prokofiev | Serge | Sonata in D Major, op. 94 | Flute and Piano |
| Prokovief | Piano Concerto No. 3 | (Agerich performance) | |
| Ravel | Maurice | Daphnis et Chloe (Complete) | |
| Ravel | Maurice | String Quartet | |
| Ravel | Maurice | Rapsodie Espagnole | |
| Reich | Steve | Desert Music | |
| Reich | Steve | Come Out | |
| Reich | Steve | Sextet | |
| Reich | Steve | Piano Phase | |
| Runswick | Daryl | Lady Lazarus | |
| Saint-Saens | C. | Sontata 1 | Violin and Piano |
| Schoenberg | Arnold | Survivor from Warsaw | |
| Schoenberg | Arnold | Ewartung | |
| Schubert | String Quintet in C | ||
| Schwantner | Joseph | Mountains Rising Nowhere | |
| Schwantner | Joseph | Black Anemones | Flute & Piano |
| Schwitters | Kurt | Ursonata | |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 5 | ||
| Sibelius | Violin Sonata (Concerto?) | ||
| Spratlan | Lew | Penelope’s Knees | |
| Spratlan | Lew | When Crows Gather | |
| Strauss | Richard | Don Juan | |
| Strauss | Richard | Don Quixote | |
| Strauss | Richard | Alpine Symphony | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Symphony of Psalms | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Duo Concertante | Violin and Piano |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Le Sacre (Rite of Spring) | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Petrushka | watch the reconstucted ballet to really understand it |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Symphonies of Wind Instruments | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Octet for Wind Instruments | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | L’Histoire du Soldat | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Concerto en Re | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Dumbarton Oaks Concerto | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Requiem Canticles | |
| Stravinsky | Igor | Agon | |
| Toch | Ernst | Geographical Fugue | |
| Torke | Michael | Ecstatic Orange | |
| Torke | Michael | Chamber Works (all) | |
| Varese | Ameriques | ||
| Vaughan Williams | Ralph | Dona Nobis Pacem | Choir and Orchestra |
| Vaughan Williams | Ralph | Five Mystical Songs No. 3 Love Bade Me Welcome | |
| Vaughan Williams | Ralph | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis | String Orchestra |
| Verdi | Giuseppe | Otello | |
| Verdi | Giuseppe | Requiem | |
| Villa Lobos | Heitor | Jet Whistle | Flute and Cello |
| Villa Lobos | Heitor | Bachianas Brasilieras No. 6 Little Train of the Capoeira | |
| Villa Lobos | Heitor | Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 | |
| Villa Lobos | Heitor | Cancao Do Dia | Soprano & Accompaniment |
| Villa Lobos | Heitor | Guitar Prelude No. 3 | |
| Yoshioka | Takayoshi | Three Dances | Percussion Ensemble |
| Zelenka | Jan Dismas | Magnificat in D | |
| Zelenka | Jan Dismas | Beatus Vir |
These are my favorite jazz recordings:
| Abercrombie | John | John Abercombie Quartet | |
| Abercrombie, Towner | John, Ralph | Five Years Later | |
| Adderly | Cannonball` | Portrait of Cannonball | |
| Adderly | Cannonball` | Things Are Getting Better | |
| Akiyoshi | Toshiko | Insights | Studio J |
| Akiyoshi | Toshiko | Road Time | |
| Basie | Count | Straight Ahead | |
| Basie | Count | Hay Burner | |
| Benson | George | Breezin’ | |
| Berlin | Jeff | Champion | Dixie |
| Bertoncini, Moore | Gene, Michael | Bridges | |
| Bertoncini, Moore | Gene, Michael | Close Ties | |
| Blake | John | Maiden Dance | |
| Blake | John | Twinkle of an Eye | |
| Blakey | Art | Keystone 3 | |
| Blakey | Art | Album of the Year | |
| Blythe | Arthur | In the Tradition | |
| Brand | Dollar (Abdullah Ibrahim) | Blues for a Hip King | |
| Brand | Dollar (Abdullah Ibrahim) | Voice of Africa | |
| Brand | Dollar (Abdullah Ibrahim) | Ekaya | |
| Brand X | Unorthodox Behaviour | ||
| Brand X | Livestock | ||
| Brand X | Do They Hurt | ||
| Brand X | Product | ||
| Brookmeyer | Bob | Composer, Arranger | Ding Dong Ding |
| Brookmeyer | Bob | Composer, Arranger | Hello and Goodbye |
| Brookmeyer | Bob | Composer, Arranger | Skylark |
| Brookmeyer Small Band | Bob | Live at Sandy’s | Michael Moore’s playing is great |
| Bruford | Bill | Gradually Going Tornado | |
| Bruford | Bill | Feels Good To Me | |
| Bruford | Bill | One of a Kind | |
| Brunel | Bunny | Touch | |
| Brunel | Bunny | Ivanhoe | |
| Burton, Towner | Gary, Ralph | Matchbook | |
| Byas, Stewart | Don, Slam | I.G.R. | |
| Cabo Frio | Just Having Fun | ||
| Carlton | Larry | Friends | |
| Charles | Ray | Greatest Hits | |
| Charles | Ray | Greatest Ray Charles | |
| Clare | Fischer | Twas Only Yesterday | |
| Clare | Fischer | Duality | |
| Clarke | Stanley | Journey to Love | |
| Clarke | Stanley | School Days | |
| Clarke | Stanley | I Wanna Play for You | |
| Clarke | Stanley | If This Bass Could Only Talk | |
| Coleman | Ornette | Virgin Beauty | With…Jerry Garcia! |
| Coltrane | John | Expression | His last recording |
| Coltrane | John | Transition | |
| Coltrane | John | Plays the Blues | |
| Coltrane | John | Afro Blue Impressions | |
| Coltrane | John | Village Vanguard Sessions | |
| Coltrane | John | My Favorite Things | |
| Coltrane | John | Coltrane’s Sound | |
| Corea | Chick | Tap Step | |
| Corea | Chick | Touchstone | |
| Corea | Chick | Secret Agent | |
| Corea | Chick | Light As A Feather | |
| Corea | Chick | Three Quartets | |
| Corea | Chick | Return to Forever Live | |
| Corea, McFerrin | Chick, Bobby | Play | Spain |
| Crusaders | Those Southern Nights | ||
| Curtis | King | Live at the Fillmore West | |
| David | Miles | Workin’, Steamin’, Relaxin’ | |
| David | Miles | Milestones | |
| David | Miles | Kind of Blue | |
| Davis | Miles | Live Jones Beach 8/28/82 | Personal recording |
| Davis | Miles | Nefertiti | |
| Davis | Miles | We Want Miles | Great live album: o.p.? |
| Davis | Miles | Decoy | |
| Davis | Miles | Tutu | |
| Davis/Evans | Miles/Gil | Miles Ahead | Duke, The |
| Dolphy | Eric | Last Date | |
| Dolphy | Eric | Here and There | |
| Dolphy | Eric | Far Cry | |
| Dolphy | Eric | Eric Dolphy | |
| Dolphy | Eric | Out to Lunch | |
| Drew | Kenny | Morning | |
| Dudziak | Ursula | Midnight Rain | |
| Dudziak | Ursula | Future Talk | |
| Ellington | Duke | Unknown Sessions | |
| Ellington | Duke | Such Sweet Thunder | |
| Evans | Bill | Portrait in jazz | |
| Evans | Bill | Explorations | |
| Evans | Gil | Priestess | |
| Evans | Gil | Out of the Cool | |
| Evans | Gil | Live at Sweet Basils | |
| Evans | Gil | Absolute Beginners | |
| Evans | Bill | Intuition | |
| Fitzgerald | Ella | Rodgers and Hart Songbook | |
| Frisell | Bill | Lookout for Hope | |
| Gong | Expresso | ||
| Gordon | Dexter | Manhattan Symphony | |
| Gordon | Dexter | Great Encounters | |
| Gordon | Dexter | Round Midnight | |
| Gordon | Dexter | Other Side of Round Midnight | |
| Hancock | Herbie | Speak Like a Child | |
| Hancock | Herbie | Dis is da Drum | |
| Hancock | Herbie | Headhunters | |
| Hawkins | Coleman | Body and Soul | |
| Holdsworth | Allan | Velvet Madness | |
| Holdsworth | Allan | Road Games | Jeff Berlin’s Best |
| Holland | David | Conference of the Birds | |
| Holman | Bill | Big Band in a Jazz Orbit | |
| Holman | Bill | Great Big Band | |
| Jarrett | Keith | Standards Live | |
| Jarrett | Keith | Still Live | |
| Jones | Elvin | Dear John C. | |
| Jones, Lewis | Thad, Mel | Consummation | Us |
| Jones, Lewis | Thad, Mel | Jazz Orchestra | Three in One |
| Jones, Lewis | Thad, Mel | Jazz Orchestra | ABC Blues |
| Jones, Lewis | Thad, Mel | Monday Night | Kids Are Pretty People |
| Jones | Quincy | Birth of a Band | Fantastic Arrangements |
| Jones, Davis | Elvin, Richard | Heavy Sounds | |
| Laswell | Bill | Baselines | |
| Manhattan Transfer | Best of | ||
| Manhattan Transfer | Vocalese | ||
| Marsalis | Wynton | anything with Art Blakey | |
| Martino | Pat | Footprints | |
| Mays | Lyle | Street Dreams | |
| Mays | Lyle | N. Texas State Big Band Compositions – Thesis Concert | |
| McCann, Harris | Les, Eddie | Les McCann & Eddie Harris | |
| McFerrin | Bobby | Spontaneous Inventions | |
| McIntyre | Ken | Home | |
| Metheny | Pat | First Circle | |
| Metheny | Pat | Pat Metheny Group | |
| Metheny | Pat | Bright Size Life | |
| Metheny | Pat | American Garage | |
| Metheny | Pat | Watercolors | |
| Metheny | Pat | Secret Stories | |
| Mingus | Charles | Three or Four Shades of Blues | |
| Mingus | Charles | Mingus Au Um | |
| Mingus | Charles | Candid Recordings | |
| Mingus | Charles | Mingus at Carnegie Hall | |
| Mingus | Charles | Blues and Roots | |
| Mitchell, Hall | Red, Jim | Jim Hall and Red Mitchell | Osaka Express |
| Mitchell, Hall | Red, Jim | Jim Hall and Red Mitchell | Fly Me to the Moon |
| Mitchell, Hall | Red, Jim | Jim Hall and Red Mitchell | Big Blues |
| Monk | Thelonius | Always Know | Criss Cross |
| Monk | Thelonius | Bye Ya | |
| Monk, Davis | Thelonius, Miles | Miles & Monk at Newport | |
| Monk/Trane | Monks Music, Thelonius Himself | ||
| Moses | Bob | When Elephants Dream of Music | |
| Moses | Bob | Visit With the Great Spirit | |
| Oregon | Oregon | ||
| Oregon | Crossing | ||
| Oregon | Oregon with Elvin Jones | Brujo | |
| Pastorius | Jaco | Invitation | |
| Pastorius | Jaco | Jaco Pastorius | |
| Pastorius | Jaco | Word of Mouth | Chromatic Fantasy |
| Pederson | Niels Henning Orsted | Dancing Under the Trees | |
| Peterson | Oscar | Walkin’ the Line | |
| Peterson | Oscar | Trio | |
| Purim | Flora | Everyday Everynight | |
| Purim | Flora | Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly | |
| Roos | Randy | Mistral | |
| Russell | George | Jazz in the Space Age | Manhattan |
| Russell | George | Ezz-Thetics | Round Midnight (best ever!) |
| Sanborn | David | As We Speak | |
| Schneider | Maria | Evanescence | |
| Schneider | Maria | Coming About | |
| Scofield | John | John Scofield Live | |
| Shannon Jackson | Ronald | Decode Yourself | |
| Soft Machine | Bundles | ||
| Stern | Mike | Upside Downside | Mood Swings |
| Tacuma | Jamaaladeen | Showstopper | |
| Tacuma | Jamaaladeen | Rennaisance Man | |
| Tatum | Art | Trio Rehearsal | |
| Towner | Ralph | City of Eyes | Jamaica Stopover |
| Towner | Ralph | Blue Sun | Wedding of the Streams |
| Tyner | McCoy | Enlightenment | |
| Weather Report | Black Market | ||
| Weather Report | Night Passage | ||
| Weather Report | Mr. Gone | ||
| Weather Report | 8:30 | ||
| Weather Report | Heavy Weather | ||
| Weather Report | Mysterious Traveller | ||
| Weather Report | Tale Spinnin’ | ||
| World Saxophone Quartet | Metamorphosis | ||
| Zappa | Frank | Zappa in New York | |
| Zappa | Frank | Studio Tan | |
| Zawinul | Joe | Zawinul Syndacate Immigrants | |
| Zorn, Lewis, Frisell | John, George, Bill | News for Lulu | Fantastic arrangements! |
Some great R&B or “dance” music:
| Baker | Anita | Rapture |
| Baker | Anita | Giving You the Best That I Got |
| Brothers Johnson | Look Out for Number One | |
| Brown | James | Ain’t That a Groove |
| Brown | James | Doing it to Death |
| Brown | James | In the Jungle Groove |
| Brown | James | Gravity |
| Browne | Tom | Magic |
| Cliff | Jimmy | Harder They Come |
| Clinton | George | Skeletons in the Closet |
| Collins | Bootsy | What’s Bootsy Doin’ |
| D’Arby | Terence Trent | Introducing the Hardline |
| Deee-Lite | World clique | |
| Earth, Wind, and Fire | Gratitude | |
| Frankln | Aretha | Jump to It |
| Frankln | Aretha | 10 Years of Gold |
| Frankln | Aretha | Do It Right |
| Funkadelic | Hardcore Jollies | |
| Funkadelic | Uncle Jam Wants You | |
| Funkadelic | Electric Spanking of War Babies | |
| Gabriel | Peter | So |
| Gaye | Marvin | Anthology |
| Gaye | Marvin | Every Great Motown Hit |
| Gaye | Marvin | Let’s Get It On |
| Human League | Fascination | |
| Isley Brothers | 3 + 3 | |
| Jackson | Michael | Off the Wall |
| Jackson | Michael | Bad |
| Jackson | Michael | Thriller |
| Jones | Quincy | Dude, The |
| Jones | Quincy | Back on the Block |
| Jones | Grace | Nightclubbin’ |
| Kaukonen | Jorma | Quah |
| Khan | Chaka | Naughty |
| Khan | Chaka | I Feel For You |
| Khan | Chaka | What’cha Gonna Do For Me? |
| Khan and Rufus | Chaka | Rufus and Chaka Khan |
| Michael | George | Faith |
| Ndegeocello | Me’Shell | Peace Beyond Passion |
| Paliament | Trombipulation | |
| Parliament | Motor Booty Affair | |
| Parliament | Everything – Tear the Roof Off | |
| Pleasure | Future Now | |
| Pleasure | Special Things | |
| Pleasure | Get to the Feeling | |
| Prince | Come | |
| Prince | Diamonds and Pearls | |
| Prince | Prince & NPG (My Name is Prince) | |
| Prince | Lovesexy | |
| Prince | Sign of the Times | |
| Prince | 1999 | |
| Public Enemy | Fear of a Black Planet | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Red Hot Sex Magik | |
| Sly and the Family Stone | Greatest Hits | |
| Soul II Soul | Keep on Movin’ | |
| Vandross | Luther | Best of |
| War | Greatest Hits | |
| Wonder | Stevie | Songs in the Key of Life |
| Wonder | Stevie | Talking Book |
| Wonder | Stevie | Inner Visions |
Quintessential Classic Rock:
| Abdul | Paula | Forever Your Girl | |
| Aerosmith | Toys in the Attic | ||
| Aerosmith | |||
| American Graffitti | |||
| Anderson | Laurie | Strange Angels | |
| Anderson | Laurie | Big Science | |
| Band | The | Stage Fright | |
| Band | The | Cahoots | |
| Beatles | White Album | ||
| Beatles | Let It Be | ||
| Beatles | Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | ||
| Beatles | Hey Jude | ||
| Beck | Jeff | Wired | |
| Blind Faith | Blind Faith | ||
| Blood, Sweat, and Tears | Blood, Sweat, and Tears | ||
| Bowie | David | Scary Monsters | |
| Bush | Kate | Sensual World | |
| Bush | Kate | Dreaming | |
| Bush | Kate | Never for Ever | |
| Byrne | David | Rei Momo | |
| Carey | Mariah | Vision of Love | |
| Chicago | Greatest Hits | ||
| Chicago | VII | ||
| Chicago | II | ||
| Clapton | Eric | Unplugged | |
| Clapton | Eric | 461 Ocean Boulevard | |
| Clapton | Eric | Slowhand | |
| Cole | Paula | Harbinger | |
| Cooder | Ry | Paris, Texas | |
| Cream | Disraeli Gears | ||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | CCR | ||
| Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young | CSN&Y | ||
| Dolby | Thomas | Aliens Ate My Buick | |
| Dolby | Thomas | Blinded By Science | |
| Dolby | Thomas | Flat Earth | |
| Doobie Brothers | Captain and Me | ||
| Eagles | On the Border | ||
| Emerson Lake and Palmer | Tarkus | ||
| Emerson Lake and Palmer | Brain Salad Surgery | ||
| Emerson Lake and Palmer | Trilogy | ||
| Eno | Brian | Before and After Science | |
| Fagen | Donald | Nightfly | |
| Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | ||
| Frampton | Peter | Frampton Comes Alive | |
| Frampton | Peter | Frampton | |
| Gabriel | Peter | Passion | |
| Gabriel | Peter | Us | |
| Gabriel | Peter | Security | |
| Gabriel | Peter | Solsbury Hill | |
| Galas | Diamanda | Masque of the Red Death | |
| Garcia | Jerry | Garcia | |
| Genesis | Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | ||
| Genesis | Selling England By the Pound | ||
| Grateful Dead | Blues for Allah | ||
| Grateful Dead | Steal Your Face | ||
| Grateful Dead | Mars Hotel | ||
| Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead (2 Alb Set) | Wharf Rat | |
| Grateful Dead | Live Dead | ||
| Heart | Dreamboat Annie | ||
| Hendrix | Jimi | Electric Ladyland | |
| Hendrix | Jimi | Crash Landing | |
| Hendrix | Jimi | Are You Experienced? | |
| Holy Modal Rounders | Last Round | ||
| Homer and Jethro | There’s Nothing Like an Old Hippie | ||
| Hot Tuna | Final Vinyl | ||
| Hot Tuna | Burgers | ||
| Hot Tuna | Double Dose | ||
| Jefferson Airplane | Flight Log | ||
| Jefferson Airplane | Volunteers | ||
| Jefferson Airplane | Blows Against the Empire | ||
| Jefferson Airplane | Bark | ||
| Jethro Tull | War Child | ||
| Jethro Tull | Passion Play | ||
| Jethro Tull | Thick as a Brick | ||
| Jethro Tull | Benefit | ||
| John | Elton | Goodby Yellow Brick Road | |
| John | Elton | Don’t Shoot Me | |
| John | Elton | Honky Chateau | |
| Johnson | Mark | Last Night on the Roller Coaster | |
| Johnson | Mark | 12 in a Room | |
| Jones | Rickie Lee | Flying Cowboys | |
| Jones | Rickie Lee | Magazine, The | |
| Jones | Rickie Lee | Pirates | |
| King | Carole | Tapestry | |
| Led Zeppelin | Houses of the Holy | ||
| Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffitti | ||
| Led Zeppelin | Presence | ||
| Led Zeppelin | Stairway to Heaven | ||
| Led Zeppelin | II | ||
| Lennox | Annie | Diva | |
| Little Feat | Feats Don’t Fail Me Now | ||
| Little Feat | Time Loves a Hero | ||
| Lynrd Skynyrd | Lynrd Skynyrd | ||
| Mahal | Taj | Ooooh! So Good ‘n’ Blue | |
| Marley | Bob | Kaya | |
| Marley | Bob | Babylon by Bus | |
| Mayall | John | Turning Point | |
| McKennitt | Loreena | Mask and the Mirror | |
| Mitchell | Joni | Mingus | |
| Mitchell | Joni | ||
| Mitchell | Joni | Court and Spark | |
| Mitchell | Joni | Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter | |
| Mitchell | Joni | Hejira | |
| Mitchell | Joni | Blue | |
| Mitchell | Joni | Hissing of Summer Lawns | |
| Mitchell | Joni | Wild Things Run Fast | |
| Neville Brothers | Yellow Moon | ||
| New Riders of the Purple Sage | NRPS | ||
| Nyro | Laura | First Songs | |
| Ordinaires | One | ||
| Pink Floyd | Animals | ||
| Pink Floyd | Dark Side of the Moon | ||
| Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | ||
| Poco | Best of Poco | ||
| Police | Zenyatta Mondatta | ||
| Police | Regatta De Blanc | ||
| Police | Synchronicity | ||
| Raitt | Bonnie | Sweet Forgiveness | |
| Reed | Lou | Sweet Jane | |
| Rolling Stones | Black and Blue | ||
| Rolling Stones | Exile on Main Street | ||
| Rolling Stones | Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) | ||
| Rolling Stones | Tattoo You | ||
| Rundgren | Todd | Something/Anything? | |
| Sade | Diamond Life | ||
| Santana | Greatest Hits | ||
| Santana | Abraxas | ||
| Simon | Paul | Graceland | |
| Simon | Paul | Still Crazy After All These Years | |
| Simon and Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | ||
| Simon, Garfunkel | Paul, Art | Collected Works | |
| Steely Dan | Gaucho | ||
| Steely Dan | Aja | ||
| Steely Dan | Katy Lied | ||
| Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic | ||
| Steely Dan | Royal Scam | ||
| Steely Dan | Can’t Buy a Thrill | ||
| Steely Dan | Countdown to Ecstasy | ||
| Sting | Ten Summoner’s Tales | ||
| Talking Heads | Fear of Music | ||
| Talking Heads | Remain in LIght | ||
| Talking Heads | Speaking In Tongues | ||
| Taylor | James | Greatest Hits | |
| Traffic | Best of | ||
| Traffic | John Barleycorn Must Die | ||
| Traffic | Traffic | ||
| Until the End of the World | Soundtrack | ||
| Van Morrison | Moondance | ||
| Waits | Tom | Nighthawks at the Diner | |
| Wasserman | Rob | Duets | |
| Who | Quadrophenia | ||
| Wonder | Stevie | Hotter Than July | |
| Yes | Close to the Edge | ||
| Yes | Relayer | ||
| Yes | Fragile | ||
| Yes | Yesterdays | ||
| Young | Neil | After the Gold Rush |
And finally, some artists from other countries who I like. Since imports can be so hard to get, I’ve just listed the artists: I like most recordings by these artists that I’ve found.
| Malicorne | France | |
| N’Dour | Youssou | Senegal |
| Nascimento | Milton | Brazil |
| Maal | Baaba | Senegal |
| Lins | Ivan | Brazil |
| Djavan | Brazil | |
| Ali Khan | Nusrat Fateh | India |