97. Wayne Shorter / Wayning Moments (1962)

This album, his last LP on the Vee-Jay label and only his third as a leader, has aged very well. That's quite typical of other titles in the Shorter catalog. But in addition to providing really good listening for 2013, I think Wayning Moments should be important to listeners for another reason. It demonstrates his skills as soloist, leader, and composer at an early stage. It's the prelude to his Blue Note years, a simple portrait of blues and bop that was perhaps more appropriate to the market Vee-Jay was reaching than the music Shorter would record for Blue Note. I turn it on and marvel at the growth of the artist from tenor in the Jazz Messengers, to this year's Without a Net. Say anything you like about Wayne Shorter, you cannot ignore the arc, the sweep, of his career in music. Recorded 1961, the sounds contained here are very much in the same vein as Blakey's Jazz Messengers. It's hard bop with both feet in the blues, straight-ahead jazz that is very slick and rendered with virtuosic skill. The band stays tight, the arrangements are concise, and no one takes too many chances. But no one needs to, because they're clearly not trying to do anything of the sort. In the opener, Freddie Hubbard plays alongside Shorter, adding strident Latin overtones to Bonfa and Jobim's "Black Orpheus." Eddie Higgins also gets in some nice choruses on piano, like the one in Shorter's "Dead End," "Callaway Went That-A-Way," or his comping and interplay with Shorter's solo voice in "All of Nothing at All" that is simply magical. Shorter has every other composition credit on the album for a total of four. Sandwiching Shorter's music between piecess by other composers (or maybe it's the other way around?), the album does not feel a single bit uneven, a testament to both the group and the compositions.

96. Eric Dolphy / Conversations (1963)

The first side of this LP contains loosely swinging and glittering interpretations of two tunes ("Jitterbug Waltz" and "Musical Matador") that are, upon first impression, standard enough. But in Dolphy's hands they are things transmuted: multiform, elastic musical caricatures, elating and jubiliant. They are filled with evocative solos by Dolphy and feature tantalizing interplay with his group. Bobby Hutcherson paints the walls with thick chords and his two independently minded mallets seem to dance in circles while Dolphy ambulates on whichever instrument in the foreground. While the second side contains a shade of what colors the first, it is largely a different, darker and more serious, affair. Still rooted deeply in traditional material and reverently anchored to its origins, the music of Side Two seeks progress in the opposite direction. Like Dolphy's solo extemporizing of "Love Me," where his phrases adopt the cadence and tonality of the human voice and the alto literally speaks. In an impassioned conversation between two lovers (I think, but who knows?), he blows figures that invoke the ballad's humanity: blind, animalistic and primal sounds of raw feelings. It is beautiful but also adeptly cerebral, setting the stage for the centerpiece to come, "Alone Together." This is a reaching, expressionistic and inherently modern synthesis of traditional jazz and contemporary art music. Together with  The Iron Man (recorded during the same sessions and itself another under-appreciated slab of Dolphy alchemy) the two records play like notecards to Dolphy's thesis presented on Out to Lunch. The final 13-minute piece creeps along just Davis and Dolphy, capriciously turning corners and building up others in its wake, as if trying to lose an unseen pursuer. With the preponderance of university and public radio jazz programs, this octet needs more attention. Airplay, airplay! It's like a Dolphy codex, a smaller, more manageable prototype of the brilliance that was to come.

95. The Jazz Five featuring Vic Ash and Harry Klein / The Five of Us (1960)

Vic Ash played a sweet clarinet but also came to double on tenor sax, and the latter is what he mostly does here. Harry Klein, the great British barisax, is the other reed, along with a rock solid Malcolm Cecil on bass and the piano of Brian Dee. Their set is slick and refreshing jazz in the deep rhythm and blues vein that should immediately resonate with Blue Note listeners. The twin-sax front line is similar to that of another great, and perhaps more well known, British hard bop super group: The Jazz Couriers featuring Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott. Such a comparison is easy to make, but the texture and dynamics of the Jazz Five are quite different than that of the Couriers, without mentioning stylistic differences between the members of the two groups. On "The Five of Us," the group works with an uptempo tune of its own composition, the latter section demonstrating its willingness to exploit the baritone in the arrangement, likewise with "'Pon My Soul." The group swings in a tight arrangement but maintains a freewheeling, loose and savvy spirit that I associate with Charles Mingus. Four of the five members were noted composers, and this EP features mostly their music instead of American-penned standards. That wins points in my book, and I think the quality of the compositions alone should warrant more serious interest from the American jazz community. Certainly someone took note: Riverside renamed the record The Hooter and released in stateside. There is one American tune, the ubiquitous "Autumn Leaves." It's a rather charming arrangement done in sections like vignettes, featuring a contribution from each member. I especially like Malcolm Cecil's pensive and melancholic chorus on the bass, right before it wraps up, and the opposition of the saxes is fantastic. If you're going to listen, and I recommend that you do, then stop! Don't read too much about it beforehand. It's better to just listen cold and let it take you where it will. You can swing by the BritJazz blog for a free download of the EP. If you do, be sure to leave a comment and say hey to the managers.

94. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall (2005)

Considering the complexity of Monk's style and the assertive individuality of Coltrane's style on the tenor, this music isn't just blazingly good, it's also surprisingly cohesive, at least to me. Rediscovered 2005 at the Library of Congress, it sheds invaluable light on the fabled partnership between Monk and Coltrane. Monk is so energetic, he's jumping all over the keyboard like popcorn, supported by a really intuitive drummer in Shadow Wilson.  Sometimes Coltrane lays out for long section while Monk sketches the melody or takes a chorus. But when Coltrane steps back in, Monk comes alive in give-and-take interplay that surges the whole group ahead. Coltrane isn't giving us a smattering of scalar flights of fancy. He's carefully picking and choosing his spots as an ensemble player and featured soloist. It' so much more mature than the music previously available from this union, and kudos to all involved for bringing it out in the open. It makes me wonder what else is hidden in the Library of Congress?

93. Etta James / At Last! (1961)

In James' debut long player, the young vocalist demonstrates her versatility in a variety of related musical forms (pop, soul, rhythm and blues) while bringing her strongest suit (the blues) to make an impact in all. Raw ballads ("A Sunday Kind of Love" and "Stormy Weather") or songs approaching bubblegum if not for James' gravely vocal ("Tough Mary") are rendered as justly as the pair of Willie Dixons ("Spoonful" and "I Just Want to Make Love to You"). Her style combines different vocal techniques, vacillating between the heartbroken spoken-word to a gut-wrenching growl, or thin, girlish whisper. She is really exciting in tunes like "Trust in Me" when she careens through the whole arsenal in the span of a few seconds. It's an emotional roller coaster, a wild ride. Leonard and Phil Chess had the wherewithal to see James' crossover potential, and invited Riley Hampton to add strings to the session. This gives Ms. James an eloquent backdrop that frames her voice in stately beauty. The CD reissue includes several singles not issued on the LP, like the above "Spoonful." 

92. Hank Mobley / A Slice of the Top (1966)

I just picked up this 1966 session by Hank Mobley and it's an odd one. Mobley is featured in the midst of several other interesting young players: McCoy Tyner does piano, Reggie Workman on bass and Billy Higgins on drums --  a good rhythm section of highly individualistic voices, plus Lee Morgan, Kiane Zawadi, Howard Johnson, and James Spaulding. The record is odd for choice of instrumentation, containing euphonium and tuba in addition to tenor, flute, and alto sax. Arrangements by Duke Pearson try to give order to this motley bunch but I can't help feeling that that the whole thing is a little awkward. It's a quartet (or quintet), that looks to be struggling to accommodate the extra pieces in a way that is relevant. At times the octet plods along like two people walking in the same pair of pants, instead of swinging in a tight but dangerously crowded arrangement, as demonstrated by similarly orchestrated groups of Charles Mingus or Thelonious Monk. I'll have to keep listening and I get the keen feeling that this one will grow on me. Look out!

91. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra / Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band (2003)

This superb 3-disc set from Bluebird compiles all the master takes  from 1940-42, plus a handful of juicy alternate takes. These sides are for the Duke catalog what the Complete Decca Recordings are for Basie. The comparisons should generally end there, but I just want to convey how important they are not only to the group, but to the notion of jazz itself. And finally, justice was done to this historic music in terms of packaging and audio quality (I say finally, but we've had this set for 10 years now), a clear improvement over previous digital offerings. If you already own RCA's Complete Duke Ellington set and you're only a casual listener, then there isn't much to entice you into repurchasing. But if you lean the way of the completist, or you're more serious about your collection, then you really need to have this on your shelf. It's many people's favorite Duke orchestra, and in hindsight the stand looks like a murderer's row of jazz legends. Of course you get Ben Webster and Jimmy Blanton, but there's also Cootie and Cat Anderson, Sonny Greer, Juan Tizol, Ray Nance, Rex Stewart.... the list goes on and on, without even getting into the vocalists. I'm not going to bother talking about individual tracks because we all have our favorites, and there isn't a lemon in the bunch. Above all, this music proves that eloquence is truly timeless.

90. Frank Morgan and George Cables / Double image (1986)

Another nice disc in Frank Morgan's comeback, and definitely something for the shelf. These two musicians are quite a pair. If a trio is less complicated and gives the leader greater clarity and flexibility than a quartet, then a duo takes that rationale to the next level. This album is aptly titled and features Morgan and Cables almost as sympathetic col-leaders. I'd love to hear Morgan's memories of the session. His alto is characteristically expressive. Together with Cables at the piano, they work through an interesting set list. I say it's interesting because there's only two chestnuts: "All the Things You Are" and "After You've Gone," which are quite good. The rest of the record is mixed of more recent stuff and a few originals. On the first side they do a really nice interpretation of Wayne Shorter's "Virgo" (sound the bias alarm, that's one of my favorite tunes) and "Blues for Rosalinda," which is a blues written by Morgan. Bop-inflected blues are his forte, complete with lightning-fast flurries of Birdlike chromaticity. In this regard, I am struck by how similar Morgan and Cables can be. Their choruses are saturated with the mood and use dynamics wisely, before flying up the registers in deftly fingered runs of dazzling acuity. The record closes with a meditative version of Miles' "Blue in Green," but not before Cables has a serious workout in his tune, "I Told You So," which you have to hear to appreciate. Seriously! It might be out of print, but if you can find a copy, buy it now.

89. Charles Mingus / East Coasting (1957)

Happy Birthday, Charles Mingus! He'd would have been 91 today. I like East Coasting a lot, and always have. Maybe it's the title, but the longer I remain in exile west of the Mississippi, the more I am drawn to this record. The lineup is one of my very favorite Mingus groups, probably because of Shafi Hadi on alto and tenor, but it's complemented by Bill Evans. Proceedings start with a beautifully longing take of "Memories of You," which crackles through some unexpected turns as the soloists lend their voices. That's a good rule for the whole record, which is always surprising me. No matter how many times I hear it, I hear something new. Tonight, for instance, I'm really into that bass solo in "West Coast Ghost," and the brief but alarming resurgence of the ensemble when Mingus finishes, before they take it out on a lamb. Mingus was always concerned with harnessing group chemistry and giving his musicians plenty of freedom to interpret changes, and this album is an outstanding exemplar of that magic. It might lack the gravitas of other dates, but who cares. I need to hear "Celia" one more time....

88. Various Artists / Ultra Lounge Sampler (1996)

Without buying every disc in the Ultra Lounge series, you can have a nice cross-section of what the series offers in the slick Ultra Lounge Sampler. The CD came clad in gaudy leopard print fuzzy fabric that will inspire the animal in you at the next cocktail party or late night rendezvous. Each disc in the series focuses on a specific sub-genre of exotica, like Space Age, Tiki, Mambo, etc., and this collection dips its toes into each. I can dig the variety, and good sequencing makes a nice ride. It starts off with a real bang, or rather a real hoot and a chirp, with the archetypal "Mondo Exotica" by Martin Denny. Following are the wild vocal contortions of Yma Sumac, and then it's straight to Cape Canaveral with "Glow Worm Cha-Cha-Cha." The Rhapsodesia section is a nice touch, putting Julie London's syrupy "Go Slow" (don't miss "Teach Me Tiger" either!) right after two swingin' tunes by Louis Prima and Bobby Darin. There's a lot of pop nostalgia here, and it's all handled by the best studio orchestras in the business.

87. Bobby Hutcherson / Dialogue (1965)

On Hutcherson's debut as leader, the members of his sextet make as much of an impact as he does. It's a lineup packed with powerful young players of the new jazz, many of whom are noted as leaders in their own right. But they create consistency that rejects the lie that too many cooks will spoil the soup. All compositions are by Andrew Hill, except "Idle While" and "Dialogue," by Joe Chambers. It's a good set, and the material is quite diverse. Like the mambo of "Catta" or free spirit displayed in "Le Noirs Marchant," all are enhanced by the group's diverse musical personalities. Hutcherson and Rivers, for example, play licks that are rhythmically jarring and colored by dissonance. But they're remarkably lyrical soloists, and the places they find musicality can be revelatory. Rivers also brings bass clarinet, flute, and soprano sax along with his tenor, so textures are always changing. The young Freddie Hubbard is also on the record, and his clarion trumpet is heard plainly above the ensemble, an ascendant talent whose first date as leader was just a few months off. 

86. The Oscar Peterson Trio / Night Train (1962)

Probably the most well known of all Oscar Peterson dates, thanks to the archetypal deep swing of the title track. I read that Peterson's father was a railroad porter, and the composition and album are a tribute to him. The leader invests a lot of emotion in these quiet but swinging selections. There's a lot of good material on this record -- "C-Jam Blues," "Georgia on my Mind," "Moten Swing," "Honey Dripper," and "Night Train" are all bona fide classics. Peterson is comparatively quiet behind the keys, humming less and seemingly content while employing bouts of delicious slides and twinkling arpeggios to get his point across. He uses the dynamics of the keyboard very effectively to underscore the emotional impact of each piece. And remember those other two -- Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen -- ain't no slouches, either. I think Ray's about as bluesy as Oscar. Four stars, and a good album for a date.

85. Lester Young / The Jazz Giants (1956)

The Green-Ramey-Jones factor is in effect here, as Lester blows for the first time alongside the exquisite Roy Eldridge and Vic Dickenson. Teddy Wilson provides piano, his first date with Prez in a decade, and the whole thing really swings. The chemistry is great and it's a good listen. Knowing who is on the session, I love hearing one chorus while waiting for the next guy. Lester does some fireworks (try "Gigantic Blues," also note Eldridge, Wilson and Jones) but he sounds profoundly blue throughout the others. I never bought the description of Prez as lean or altoesque, or however that's said. He's got a  big, sonorous tone that portrays (and occasionally betrays) every nuance of the piece. These are mostly ballads so it suits this album especially well. In the arrangements, Lester usually goes first followed by Dickenson or Eldridge. When they get to the end, the whole band takes it out. It reminds me of a big band arrangement, and harnesses the septet's additional weight to good effect.

84. Modern Jazz Quartet / Concorde (1955)

I vividly remember the day I bought this LP. It was among the first jazz records I ever purchased, and I found it sitting at a yard sale in the next neighborhood. I must have been about 15 years old. In a box filled mostly with movie soundtracks, I found Concorde along with MJQ's Fontessa and Black Sabbath's Live at Last. I bought all three for fifty cents apiece, and went home happy. I didn't know much about jazz back then, but after studying the back cover intently, I made the right choice. This album is classic MJQ and also features the debut of Connie Kay. The Gershwin medley is the centerpiece, paired with an innovative take of "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" on the second side. But there are surprises everywhere, as with the quiet beauty of "All of You" or lively conversation between Jackson and Lewis on "I'll Remember April." Milt Jackson is a hero pretty much everywhere (can you tell I like him?), at once bluesy and virtuosic. There's strong musicality in each of the tracks blowing sections, and it's hard to tell that Kay hasn't been playing with the other three members all along.

83. Benny Golson / Gone with Golson (1959)

Rooted in Don Byas, et al., Golson takes at least one conservatively melodic chorus before stepping out a little farther. He's a very melodic player overall, but by the end of his turn, he's rushing ahead like a steam locomotive of emotional force. His arrangements and compositions are superb. In those furious bursts of energy it's easy to see his influence on Coltrane, but the leader's skills as composer also attracted Trane. Like the peculiar resolutions in "Soul Me" which work within, rather than toward, the gospel mode to ply such an intriguing charm. As for sidemen, Curtis Fuller is indispensable, transcending the slide and keenly harnessing the dynamic capabilities of his horn to make sympatico statements after Golson (try "Autumn Leaves). Brothers Ray and Tommy Bryant are an important unit whether it's comping, impeccable timekeeping, or taking their own choruses. So is Al Harewood felt, together about as solid a rhythm section as you could ask for. There's no Art Farmer in sight, but this isn't a Jazztet date and it's nice to watch Golson fly on his own, as it usually is.

82. Eddie "Lochjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958)

The second installment of the Jaws Cookbook is a hot and steamy affair, steeped in the deep blues magic of the proprietor and soulful organ fury of Shirley Scott. She really works those draw bars! The intensity pulses and swells when Jaws takes a chorus, and the floodgates really open when he yields the floor to her. The Side 1 opener "The Rev" and followup "Stardust" really benefit from this treatment. As if to cool things off, or reel them back in, Jaws occasionally hands it over to Jerome Richardson on flute, which adds an additional texture that sounds as natural as the organ and tenor. After the wait, "Skillet" brings out the uptempo mode. Again Arthur Edgehill and George Duvivier take timekeeping duties, and their performances are the cord that hold the whole thing together, playing tightly and concisely . "The Broilers" raises the roof in Basie fashion, Jaws and Scott blowing huge choruses that seem to beg for the brass of a big band. The OJC CD includes "Willow Weep for Me," previously released on the Prestige sampler, The Soul Jazz Giants. Nice disc, overall.

81. Cliff Jordan / Cliff Craft (1957)

Here a truly swinging rhythm section (Sonny Clark, George Tucker, Louis Hayes) plays in support of leader Cliff Brown, who shows his versatility as a composer (the entire first side bears his name) and soloist on tenor sax. The phrases of his choruses, like those on "Soul-Lo Blues" and the exquisite "Sophisticated Lady" (therein, also listen to Tucker) are long and fluid, sometimes developed across several bars with thoughtfully timed. His front line includes Art Farmer on cornet, adding a layer of glossy professionalism to the session. The two horns sound great in unison or offsetting each other, as in "Cliff Craft" trading fours while Louis Hayes fills in between. Sonny Clark gets plenty of room in fresh, bluesy single-note solos that echo those of Jordan or Farmer. The session is a relaxed one, a good example of the hard bop quintet commonly purveyed by Blue Note during the 1950s. I can't overemphasize that rhythm section enough, the or the comfortable fluidity of Jordan's tenor. Those qualities jump out at me the most on this date, and what a great date it is.

80. Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery / The Dynamic Duo (1966)

The arrangements by Oliver Nelson are assertive but don't sound as if they're intruding on the small group which is at the core of this session. Nelson's robust charts quickly give way to the main attraction, a reactive meeting of the Smith and Montgomery schools. If you liked the big band on Smith's The Cat then you'll appreciate this album's similar vibe. There's intense, crispy drumming from Grady Tate, occasionally complemented by Ray Barretto. Montgomery on rhythm is as impressive as he is on lead, like the high-octane percussive comping in "Down by the Riverside." There's a huge contrast between the two leaders. Montgomery's smooth, melodic lines are the ideal foil for Smith's fiery, organ revival. They play off each other well. Things appear to cool off with "Night Train," but a relaxed tempo only stokes the flames! The second side is more standards, first the dark chart of "13," followed by a lighthearted "Baby it's Cold Outside." If I listen to this too soon after Bags Meets Wes, I invariably wish Smith and Montgomery could have called Bags to join them. What if...

79. Lester Young / The Complete Savoy Recordings (2002)

No excuses for not having this in the collection. Remastered from original tape and acetate recordings in sparkling 20-bit audio, sequenced chronologically, good notes and packaging. Together these make an exemplary product, but the music is a treasure. Lester Young was such a natural improviser. I read that a lot, and it's true, but words only take me so far. Listening to successive takes of "Ghost of a Chance," "Crazy Over J-Z," "Exercise in Swing," and "Blues 'n' Bells," the truth becomes ever more apparent. There it is, it's happening. Each time he takes a chorus, he's doing something else. In light of the outtakes, I'm by and large very pleased with the tracks selected as masters, which isn't always the case. Like the master of "Basie English." I love the blues lick during Lester's chorus (you know which one!), and overall it's clearly the better performance. But that's actually the second take, and during the first, it sounds like the group is working on something close to what Lester did later. Elsewhere, we hear Lester's processing of the young and modern music that supplanted the old guard, like those masterful bridges in "Ghost." I listen and feel like he's right next to me, a ghost in the passenger seat. Howdy, Prez.

78. Count Basie / Straight Ahead (1968)

Of all the ideas that floated by Basie in the '60s, this collaboration seems like the least evil of the bunch, and even good. Sammy Nestico composed and arranged all nine tracks. They're melodically inspired and tailored to match the strengths of the band, whose character is retained in quirky tunes like "Hay Burner" or the jumping "Magic Flea." At times the production seems superfluous (Basie's piano, or Marshall Royal's magnificent alto in "Lonely Street" inexplicably drenched in reverb) but compared to some of the other jobs this band did in the '60s (Beatles covers, or recording Disney tunes, to name just two), Straight Ahead is about as close as one can get to the "real" Basie Band without traveling back in time. Nestico recognized the strengths of soloists and much charm stems from their work. Like Eddie Davis on "Fun Time" or Eric Dixon on "Queen Bee." In fact, there's something to look forward to on each track, even if the drums sound like they're in another county. It isn't the first Basie I reach for, but it'll do.

77. Nat Adderley / Work Song (1960)

Some corners of hard bop were already getting funky by 1960 but Nat's classic album still sounds ahead of the curve. Selections are like a hard bop stew, highly inspired music expressed in various forms of funkified rhythm and blues, bop, gospel, and truly aching ballad work. Sam Jones makes an impression on me. He slides all over the place and plays his choruses as if he has a guitar sitting on his lap. His doubling on cello and movement to the front line boldly pays big dividends. Wes Montgomery was in on the session, and between these two there's enough bluesy gumption to hold down that part of the fort. This doesn't stop everyone else from contributing, though. The early "Work Song" and Cannonball's "Sack of Woe" are a fine one-two punch, except they're separated by three equally impacting tracks. At times, Adderley breaks the sextet down to a trio or quartet so there's evidence that this group could be effective hitting on all six or with just half its compliment. It's an album with levels that has staying power for a reason, fine music thoroughly worth its salt.

76. Nat Adderley Quintet / Blue Autumn (1983)

Recorded live at the Keystone, 1983. The quintet is Nat Adderley (c), Sonny Fortune (as), Larry Miller (p), Walter Booker (b), and Jimmy Cobb (d). There's a lot going on in this tribute, and it's a bit of a mixed bag. While Cannonball isn't in attendance, it's not always obvious with Sonny Fortune blowing alto, especially on the smoldering "For Duke and Cannon." That channel is again fulfilled by the last number, which is Willis' rollicking "Tallahassee Kid." And the band pays further homage with "Book's Bossa" in the middle of the set, a form popularized by Cannonball. Booker, Cobb and Willis are like a band unto themselves, working closely while Nat haunts the wings, shouting his encouragement. He flies in and out where needed in his characteristically bright and broad tone, especially in "Fifth Labor of Hercules," wildly shaping and reshaping themes before putting it all back in the box at the end. These performances don't just showcase the soloists, though. Like any Adderley band, it's a celebration of a band, and in this case, a really good band. 

75. The Bad Plus / Prog (2007)

I admit the title caught my eye: Prog. I like Bad Plus well enough, even if their brand of jazz-rock fusion tends to wear thin (or thick) on my ears after so long. In jazz we describe them as a piano trio. I say they're a power trio, lying closer to Cream than Oscar Peterson. Sure, that's a minor conundrum of classification, but this is an interesting album, and what we call "jazz" has become an interesting field, to say the least. There are some terrific originals (I like Iverson's "Mint" and Anderson's epic "Giant"), but this record's trick is in the interpretation of progressive rock like Rush ("Tom Sawyer"), David Bowie ("Life on Mars"), and Tears for Fears ("Everybody Wants to Rule the World"). These invoke the roots of both the prog rock and jazz-rock fusion, a crossing of wires in a genre of crossed wires. I love it. Remember Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, and Return to Forever? How they smashed exploratory jazz head-on with the fury of electricified rock and roll? All those extravagant displays of musicianship that pushed the envelope so far into left field that the genre designation didn't just stop mattering, it ceased to be? My language skirts hyperbole, but that's how I feel when I listen to Prog. I think they've really hit the nail squarely with this record -- it is innovative, attentive, intelligent, and really exciting. It cuts straight to the root of why these compositions have come to be what they are to us, and why we appreciate either style of music, running with that idea until the band is out of string and must make its own. And that thrill is why I listen to jazz.

74. Louis Armstrong / The Hot Fives, Vol. 1 (1990)

Another set of essentials where the remastered audio leaves much to be desired. It's quite muddy and as I own several of these sides on 78 rpm disc, I can attest that there is a big (well, huge) difference and I prefer those originals. But considering this disc sells on Amazon for less than a dollar, it's worth a punt until you buy an upgrade. Supposedly this box set remastered by John R.T. Davies did not apply the same noise reduction, or rather kept the hiss, preserving more character in the high end. But I haven't listened to that collection. Reviews all point to it being a considerable improvement. If you are a more casual listener, or feel like many do that an old recording sounds like an old recording, and don't mind cloudy audio, then here you'll find plenty to enjoy. Take archetypal Louies like "Cornet Chop Suey," "Gutbucket Blues" or "Muskrat Ramble," plus that famous scat vocal on "Heebie Jeebies." Thankfully, as with other Columbia remasters, the detailed liners make up for the sub-par audio. 

73. The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 1 (1958)

This first installment of the Cookbook is a treat for rhythm and blues fans, but holds sophisticated playing between its grooves and stays aloof from cliches, leaning closer to hard Chicago R&B than the half-cooked tunes I typically associate with items stamped "soul jazz." I should expect as much from the former partner of Johnny Griffin. Here, Jaws is joined by the talented Shirley Scott, who veritably steals the show in pulsing, impassioned choruses and wise use of the draw bars. George Duvivier plays solidly with deft Arthur Edgehill in a concise and unpretentious fashion that adds a feeling of security. There are several of the uptempo numbers in which Jaws excelled ("Have Horn, Will Blow," "Three Deuces") but the big tenor, along with a game Scott, really make their mark in the ballads. "But Beautiful" (pushing 13 minutes and sweating) and "In the Kitchen" are like love letters to the Hawk school, eloquent and hard swinging. You can tell these two get along, especially when Davis steps in after Scott, practically finishing each others sentences.

Archived listening list, 2013-2016

I decided to create a page to keep track of the records I listen to each day. This is it. I've "hidden" it among April entries so the link for the main page won't interfere with more recent content. Any questions or comments about what I've been washing my ears with are welcome in the comment box.

Somewhere in January or February...
2031. Steely Dan - Gaucho
2030. Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
2029. Neu - Neu
2028. Led Zeppelin - I
2027. Cream - Wheels of Fire
2026. Giant Sand - Heartbreak Pass
2025. Giant Sand - Backyard BBQ
2024. Giant Sand - proVISIONS
2023. Friends of Dean Martinez - On the Shore
2022. Miles Davis - Black Magus
2021. Giant Sand - Ramp
2020. Six Organs of Admittance - Ascent
2019. Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepini On
2018. Can - Future Days
2017. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
2016. Giant Sand - Chore of Enchantment
2015. Catherine Wheel - Adam and Eve
2014. Ray Lynch - Deep Breakfast
2013. Sibelius by Ormandy & the Philadelphians - Symphony No. 2
2012. Can - Tago Mago
2011. Giant Sand - Heartbreak Pass
2010. Cream - Wheels of Fire
2009. Queen - Night at the Opera
2008. Giant Sand - proVISIONS
2007. Giant Sand - Ramp
2006. Friends of Dean Martinez - On the Shore
2005. The Grateful Dead - Fallout from the Phil Zone (disc 2)
2004. Miles Davis - Black Magus
2003. Six Organs of Admittance - Ascent
2002. Timber Timbre - Creep on Creepin' on
2001. Can - Future Days
2000. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
1999. Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged
1998. Janis Joplin - Pearl
1997. Friends of Dean Martinez - Retrograde
1996. Giant Sand - Glum
1995. Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
1994. Pavement - Brighten the Corners
1993. The Everly Brothers - A Date with the Everly brothers
1992. Pavement - Brighten the Corners
1991. Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station
1990. The Decemberists - 5 Songs
1989. Giant Sand - Heartbreak Pass
1988. Wilco - Being There
1987. Friends of Dead Martinez - Retrograde
1986. Friends of Dean Martinez - A Place in the Sun
1985. Friends of Dean Martinez - The Shadow of Your Smile
1984. Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On
1983. Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
1982. Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator)
1981. Gillian Welch - Revival
1980. Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Moutnain
1979. Calexico - Carried to Dust
1978. Friends of Dean Martinez - A Place in the Sun
1977. Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On
1976. Giant Sand - Glum
1975. Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Mountain
1974. Bil Laswell/Pete Namlook - Psychonavigation 1
1973. Rainer Ptacek - Alpaca Lips
1972. Portishead - Portishead
1971. Drive By Truckers -
1970. Walter Gbbons - Jungle Music (disc 1)
1969. Agitation Free - 2nd
1968. Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Mountain
1967. XTC - Mummer
1966. Dave Brubeck Quartet - The Crossing
1965. Friends of Dean Martinez - A Place in the Sun
1964. John Lurie - Stranger than Paradise: Music from the original scores
1963. Various artists - Rockers: Original motion picture soundtrack 
1962. Bill Laswell / Hashisheen - The End of Law
1961. The Great Jazz Trio - Collaboration
1960.The Blues Magoos - Electric Comic Book
1959. Amon Duul II - Yeti
1958. Amy Beach - Piano Concerto in C# Minor
1957. George Duke - I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry
1956. Helmet - Mean Time
1955.Lester Young - The Immortal Lester Young
1954. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
1953. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees
1952. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
1951. Led Zeppelin - Presence
1950. Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
1949. The Beach Boys - SMiLE (bootleg of original session material circa 1967)
1948. Led Zeppelin - Coda
1947. Third Ear Band - Alchemy
1946. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
1945. Led Zeppelin - Presence
1944. Pink Floyd - "When You're In" 06/29/1973 Tampa, FL
1943. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees
1942. Frank Zappa - Roxy: The Soundtrack (finally saw the film, too!)
1941. Led Zeppelin - Presence
1940. Grateful Dead - 05/15/1970 I Fillmore East New York, NY
1939. Richard Strauss by Kolner Rundfunk, Dmitri Mitropoulos - Also Sprach Zarathustra
1938. Stevie Wonder - Inner Visions
1937. New Riders of the Purple Sage - 05/15/1970 III Fillmore East New York, NY
1936. Lionel Hampton & Stan Getz - Hamp & Getz
1935. Led Zeppelin - Presence
1934. Led Zeppelin - Coda
1933. Led Zeppelin - Presence
1932. Six Organs of Admittance - Six Organs of Admittance (LP+EP)
1931. Six Organs of Admittance - The Sun Awakens
1930. Chico Hamilton Quintet feat. Eric Dolphy - The Original Ellington Suite
1929. Sun Araw - Off Duty / Boat Trip
1928. The Doors - The Doors
1927. The Doors - LA Woman
1926. David Nelson Band - Keeper of the Key
1925. Dan Zanes - Carl Sandburg/American Songbook
1924. Nino Rota - "Plain Soleil" (Purple Noon) appreciated watching the film, but actively seeking an audio recording on disc
1923. The Doors - The Doors
1922. Black Orpheus: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1921. Eric Dolphy - Conversations
1920. David Gilmour - On an Island
1919. Igor Stravinky conducts the Firebird Suite / Columbia Masterworks series
1918. The Doors - LA Woman (Bruce Botnick remix)
1917. The Doors - LA Woman
1916. The Doors - The Doors (Bruce Botnick remix)
1915. The Doors - The Doors
1914. David Nelson Band - Keeper of the Key
1913. Frank Zappa - Lather
1912. Area - Crac!
1911. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
1910. Chico Hamilton Quintet feat. Eric Dolphy - The Original Ellington Suite
1909. Muddy Waters - Live at the Newport Folk Festival
1908. Area - Crac!
1907. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
1906. Lionel Hampton - Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings
1905. Luc Ferrari - Interrupteur/Tatulogos 3
1904. Ricky Lee Jones - Sermon of Exposition Boulevard
1903. De Dannan - The Best of De Dannan
1902. Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins Plays for Bird
1901. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
1900. Friends of Dean Martinez - A Place in the Sun
1899. Both Hands Free - Both Hands Free
1898. Amon Duul II - Dance of the Lemmings
1897. Henry Cow - Leg End
1896. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead
1895. Great Speckled Bird - Great Speckled Bird
1894. Frank Sinatra - The Radio Years
1893. Dan Zanes - Parades and Panoramas
1892. The Zombies - Odyssey and Oracle

1891. Miles Davis - Round Midnight

1890. Bartok/Benny Goodman - Mikrokosmos

1889. V.A. - The American Clarinet: Music from the Fleischer Collection

1888. William Grant Still - Lenox Avenue

1887. The Allman Bros. band - Idewild South

1886. Joe McPhee - Underground Railroad

1885. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

1884. Frank Sinatra - A Swingin' Session

1883. Deep Purple - Machine Head

1882. Dzyan - Electric Silence

1881. Amon Duul II - Wolf City

1880. Can - Ege Bamyasi

1879. Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique by Boulez and Cleveland Orchestra

1878. Yes - 90125

1877. Yes - Fragile

1876. Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night

1875. Can - Saw Delight

1874. Frank Zappa - Lather

1873. BBL - One

1872. Khan - Space Shanty

1871. Quatermass - S/T

1870. Egg - The Civil Surface

1869. Braille - Melody & Menace

1868. Townes Van Zandt - Live at Houston's Old Quarter

1867. Welch & Rawlings - Revival

1866. Memphis Slim - The Come Back

1865. Miles Davis - Round Midnight

1864. Bobby Hutcherson - Oblique

1863. Muddy Waters - Live at the Newport Folk Festival

1862. Bobby Hutcherson - Montara

1861. Bobby Hutcherson - Happenings

1860. Huey Lewis & the News - Sports

1859. Huey Lewis & the News - Fore!

1858. Chuck Mangione - Love Notes

1857. The Beach Boys - SMiLE

1856. The Beach Boys - Stack O Tracks

1855. Braille - Melody & Menace

1854. The Flyte Reaction - Strawberry Lip Salvation

1853. Can - Landed

1852. Can - Soon Over Babaluma

1851. The Beaqch Boys - Surf's Up

1850. Porcupine Tree - In Fear of a Blank PlanetSTanley Turrentine - Look Out!

1849. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington

1848. Dave Brubeck - Take Five

1847. Dave Brubeck - Jazz: Red Hot and Cool

1846. John Coltrane - Soultrane

1845. Rabih Abou-Khalil - Journey tot he Centre of the Egg

1844. Ramases - Glass Top Coffin

1843. Peter Mennin - Symphony No. 3 by Seattle Symphony, Gerhard Schwarz

1842. Paul McCartney - Ram

1841. Brian Wilson - Lucky Old Sun

1840. Brian Wilsom Presents SMiLE

1839. Nino Rota - Film Music by Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Gianluigi Gelmetti

1838. Brian Wilson - S/T

1837. Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin

1836. The Clash - London Calling

1835. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

1834. Grant Green - Green Street

1833. Black Uhuru - Love Crisis

1832. Black Uhuru - Black Soudns of Freedom

1831. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees

1830. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

July 2015

1829. Brainticket - Cottonwoodhill
1828. Hector Berlioz by Vienna Philharmonic, Rudolf Kempe - Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9
1827. Jean Sibelius by the Cleveland Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - The Swan of Tuonela
1826. Jean Sibelius by the Cleveland Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Symphony No. 2
1825. Gary Burton - Whiz Kids
1824. Groundhogs - Thank Christ for the Bomb
1823. Ray Brown (and guests) - Some of My Best Friends are... the Sax Players
1822. Henry Cowell by Northwest Chamber Orchestra Seattle, Alun Francis - Music for Strings
1821. Juliette Kang - 1994 Gold Medal Winner of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
1820. The Moscow Sessions, Vol. 2 (Tchaikovsky No. 5)
1819. Amy Beach - The "Gaelic" Symphony (Naxos)
1818. Anton Bruckner by Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Otto Klemperer - Symphony No. 4
1817. Jean Sibelius by Philadelphia Orchestra, Stowkowski - Symphony No. 4
1816. Tangerine Dream - Zeit
1815. ELO - Face the Music
1814. Frank Sinatra Sings the Selected Johnny Mercer
1813. Karol Szymanowski by BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky - Symphony No. 2
1812. Mountain - Climbing!
1811. Godspeed You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress
1810. Buddy Rich - The Solos
1809.  Gordon and Tray - Bone Structure (fantastic!)
1808. Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett - Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett
1807. Maria Muldaur - Waitress in the Donut Shop
1806. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies by BBC Philharmonic, Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 2
1805. Ahmad Jamal - Digital Works
1804. Ahmad Jamal - Live at the Pershing / But not for Me
1803. Motorhead - Overkill
1802. Keith Jarrett Trio - Somewhere Before
1801. Hans J. Salter - The Invisible Man
1799. Joe Lovano - From the Soul
1798. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
1797. Ray Brown - Some of My Best Friends are... the Sax Players
1796. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Sound System Scratch
1795. Dark - Dark Round the Edges
1794. Augustus Pablo - Message Music
1793. Dmitri Shostakovich by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitnik - Symphony No. 4
1792. REM - Fables of the Reconstruction
1791. Ornette Coleman - Virgin Beauty
1790. Olivier Messiaen by Hakon Austbo - La Fauvette des Jardins (Naxos) 
1789. John Coltrane - Crescent
1788. Dmitri Shostakovich by Atlanta Symphpny Orchestra, Yoel Levi - Symphony No. 10
1787. Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn

1786. Red Crayola - Soldier Talk

1785. Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets

1784. REM - Fables of the Reconstruction

1783. Tommy Newsom & Ken Peplowski - The Feeling of Jazz

1782. Sergei Rachmaninov by BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Tadaaki Otaka - Symphony No. 3 and Isle of the Dead

1781. Modern Jazz Quartet - Concorde

1780. Stan Getz - Captain Marvel

1779. Duke Ellington - Indigos

1778. Steve Lacy - The Door

1777. Giger Lenz Marron - Beyond

1776. Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge

1775. Jimmy Buffet - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

1774. Thelonious Monk - The Art of the Ballad

1773. Ahmad Jamal - At the Pershing / But Not For Me

1772. Ahmad Jamal - Chamber Music of the New Jazz

1771. Bill Evans - Conversations with Myself

1770. Mars Everywhere - Industrial Sabotage

1769. Steve Lacy - The Door

1768. Quasar - Man Coda

1767. Manuel Gottsching - E2-E4

1766. Steve Hillage - Live Herald

1765. Ixt Adux - Brainstorm

1764. Ahmad Jamal - Chamber Music of the New Jazz

1763. Sonorhc - Outrelande

1762. Giger Lenz Marron - Beyond

1761. Duke Ellington - Far East Suite

1760. Robert Wood - Sonabular

1759.  Conlon Nancarrow - Studies for Player Piano (Vol. 1 & 2 - Wergo)

1758.  Mastodon - Leviathan

1757.  Robert Ashley - Automatic Writing

1756.  Weather Report - 8:30

1755.  Steve Howe - Beginnings

1754.  Electric Light Orchestra - Face the Music

1753.  Electric Light orchestra - Eldorado

1752. Yes - 90125

1751. Yusuf Lateef - Cry! Tender

1750. Giger Lenz Marron - Beyond

1749. Sonorhc - Outrelande

1748. Lennie Niehaus - Volume 5: The Sextet

1747. Yes - Fragile 

1746. Yes - Close to the Edge

1745. Mastodon - Leviathan

1744. Mastodon - Crack the Skye

1743. Bill Laswell & Pete Namlook - Psychonavigation

1742. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 

1741. Embryo - Opal

1740. Lester Young - Blue Lester

1739. Artcane - Odyssee

1738. Deep Purple - Machine Head

1737. Andromeda - Definitive Collection

1736. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours

1735. Earthless - Rhythms from a Cosmic Sky

June 2015

1734. Agitation Free - 2nd
1733. Tangerine Dream - Rubycon
1732. The Red Crayola - Soldier-Talk
1731. Duke Ellington - Far East Suite
1730. Don Cherry - Art Deco
1729. Lester Young - The Jazz Giants of '56
1728. Miles Davis - Black Magus
1727. Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
1726. Oregon - Friends
1725. Hank Mobley - Soul Station
1724. Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
1723. Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
1722. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1721. Agitation Free - Malesch
1720. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
1719. Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
1718. Weather Report - Heavy Weather
1717. Joe Lovano - Celebrating Sinatra
1716. Joe Lovano - From the Soul
1715. Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley
1714. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
1713. The Jeff Lorber Fusion - Wizard Island

1712. Oregon - Friends

1711. The Beach Boys - SMiLE (somebody's stereo mix from Traders' Den, not too shabby)

May 2015

1710. Area - Crac!
1709. Raw - Raw Holly
1708. Pantin - Pantin
1707. Mosaik - No. 1
1706. Garbage - Garbage
1705. Machines Have Landed - Machines Have Landed
1704. Ramases - Glass Top Coffin
1703. Strange - Raw Power
1702. Terraced Garden - Melody & Menace
1701. Steely Dan - Aja
1700. Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning
1699. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - The Hard Game of Love
1698. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
1697. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
1696. Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1695. Entrance - The Pond
1694. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1693. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
1692. Various Artists - Banjo Songs of the Southern Mountains
1691. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz, 1936-1946
1690. Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors
1689. The Knowbody Else - The Knowbody Else
1688. Cartoon - Cartoon
1687. BBL - One
1686. Swegas - Child of Light
1685. Flying Island - Flying Island
1684. Kandahar - In the Court of Catherina Squeezer
1683. Id - Where are We Going?
1682. Ashby Ostermann Orchestra - Ashby Ostermann Orchestra
1681. Eroica Trio - West Side Story Suite for Piano (Arranged by Raimundo Penaforte)
1680. Sam Cooke - The Best of Sam Cooke
1679. Paul Simon - Graceland
1678. The Grateful Dead - 05/15/1970 Fillmore East, II
1677. Jean-luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean
1676. Humus - Chess Music
1675. Sunblind Lion - Observer
1674. Jean-luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger
1673. Kandahar - Long Live the Sliced Ham
1672. Surprise - Assault on Merryland
1671. Flying Island - Flying Island
1670. Jon Anderson - Song of Seven
1679. Hippopotamus - Schnatterzapfen
1678. Both Hands Free - Both Hands Free
1677. Animorphose - Palimpseste
1676. Ray Warleigh/Frank Gibson/John Taylor/Ron Mathewson - Reverie
1675. Little Feat  - Dixie Chicken
1674. Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now
1673. Flying Island - Flying Island
1672. Jon Anderson - Song of Seven
1671. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
1670. Sol Hoopii - Master of the Hawaiian Guitar
1669. Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage, Act I
1668. Frank Zappa - Live at the Roxy
1667. Ex Ovo Pro - Dance Lunatic
1666. Robert Wood - Sonabular
1665. Robert Wood - Tarot
1664. Soft Machine - NDR Jazz Workshop
1663. Naffi - Yum Yum Yum Yum Ya
1662. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1661. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Farther Out
1660. Kandahar - Long Live the Sliced Ham
1659. Cartoon - Music from Left Field
1658. Ex Ovo Pro - Dance Lunatic
1657. Les Baxter - Space Escapade
1656. Weather Report - Heavy Weather
1655. Country Joe & the Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body
1654. Flying Island - Flying Island
1653. Sun Ra - Astro Black
1652. Ashra - Blackouts
1651. The Knowbody Else - The Knowbody Else
1650. The Other Ones - 6/26/1998 Charlotte, NC
1649. The Bluegrass Cardinals - Welcome to Virginia
1648. Louis & Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet: Original MGM Soundtrack
1647. Hot Rize - Radio Boogie
1646. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1645. Sol Hoopii - Master of the Hawaiian Guitar
1644. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz, 1936-1946
1643. Frank Zappa - Civilization Phaze III
1642. Frank Zappa - WOIIFTM
1641. Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
1640. Ethos - Ardour
1639. George Pegram & Walter Parham - Pickin' and Blowin'
1638. Surprise - Assault on Merryland
1637. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
1636. Grant Green - Green Street
1635. Naffi - Yum Yum Yum Yum Ya
1634. Manfred Mann Earth Band - The Roaring Silence
1633. Pink Floyd - 11/01/1987 Miami, FL
1632. XTC - Mummer
1631. Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage, Act I
1630. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
1629. Hot Rize - Hot RIze
1628. Frank Zappa - Live at the Roxy
1627. Frank Zappa - Civilization Phaze III
1626. Frank Zappa - We're Only in it for the Money
1625. Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
1624. George Pegram & Walter Parham - Pickin' and Blowin'
1623. Sol Hoopii - Master of the Hawaiian Guitar
1622. Surprise - Assault on Merryland
1621. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz, 1936-1946
1620. Louis & Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet: Original MGM Soundtrack
1619. Ethos - Open Up
1618. Ethos - Ardour
1617. Quasar - Nebular Trajectory
1616. Quasar - Man Coda
1615. Country Joe & the Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body
1614. Steely Dan - Aja
1613. Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Songs
1612. BBL - One
1611. Led Zeppelin - 4/27/1974 Cleveland, OH
1610. Ashra - Blackouts
1609. George Pegram & Walter Parham - Pickin' & Blowin'
1608. Jean-luc Ponty - The Enigmatic Ocean
1607. Kilfenora Ceili Band - Irish Traditional Music: Jigs, Reels & Polkas (Legacy)
1606. Manfred Mann Earth Band - The Roaring Silence
1605. Sidney Bechet - Great Original Performances 1924-1938
1604. Led Zeppelin - 4/27/1974 Cleveland, OH
1603. Kandahar - In the Court of Catherina Squeezer
1602. Kandahar - Long Live the Sliced Ham
1601. John Denver - Windsong
1600. BBL - One
1599. Grant Green - Green Street
1598. Gigi Gryce - Saying Somethin'!
1597. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
1596. Ashra - Blackouts
1595. Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen
1594. Steely Dan - Aja
1593. Pink Floyd - "Meddled" (Harvested bootleg of John Peel Session from September, 1971)
1592. XTC - Mummer
1591. Country Joe & the Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body
1590. Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
1589. Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Songs
1588. Ethos - Ardour
1587. Ethos - Open Up
1586. Quasar - Nebular Trajectory
1585. Quasar - Man Coda
1584. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
1583. Country Joe & the Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body
1582. Steely Dan - Aja
1581. Tal Farlow - The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow
1580. Renaissance - Scheherazade & Other Stories
1579. Hank Mobley - Workout
1578. Ex Ovo Pro - European Spassvogel
1577. Colosseum - Daughter of Time
1576. Ethos - Ardour
1575. Dark - Teenage Angst
1574. Cartoon - Cartoon
1573. Steve Hillage - Live Herald
1572. Tarantula - Tarantula
1571. Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1570. Kilfenora Ceili Band - Irish Traditional Music: Jigs, Reels & Polkas (Legacy)
1569. Various Artists - Traditional Irish Pipe and Tinwhistle Music
1568. Various Artists - Banjo Songs from the Southern Mountains (Riverside)
1567. Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan - The Whirlwind
1566. Ethos - Open Up
1565. Jeremy Steig - Howlin' for Judy
1564. Del the Funky Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George was Here
1563. Hal McKusick - Now's the Time: 1957-1958
1562. Ramases - Space Hymn (You're the only one, Joe, the only one.)
1561. Cultural Noise - Aphorisms Insane
1560. Gollum - Gollum
1559. Hank Mobley - Workout
1558. Aerosmith - Aerosmith
1557. Robert Wood - Tarot
1556. Ethos - Open Up
1555. Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning
1554. Surprise - Assault on Merryland
1553. Tubby Hayes - Eighth Wonder
1552. Ramases - Space Hymns
1551. The Miles Davis Quintet - Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
1550. Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Songs
1549. Aerosmith - Rocks
1548. Saga - To Whom it Concerns
1547. Ex Ovo Pro - European Spassvogel
1546. Giora Feidman - The Dance of Joy
1545. Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
1544. Cartoon - Cartoon
1543. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
1542. Sonorhc - Purf
1541. Little Feat - The Last Record Album
1540. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
1539. Hank Mobley - Workout
1538. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
1537. Led Zeppelin - Presence
1536. Saga - To Whom it Concerns
1535. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
1534. Little Feat - The Last Record Album
1533. Swegas - Child of Light
1532. Ex Ovo Pro - European Spassvogel
1531. Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
1530. Hank Mobley - Workout
1529. Tubby Hayes - The Eighth Wonder
1528. Renaissance - Ashes are Burning
1527. Renaissance - The Turn of the Cards
1526. Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
1525. Sonorhc - Purf
1524. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
1523. Giora Feidman - The Dance of Joy
1522. Little Feat - The Last Record Album

1521. Ramases - Space Hymns

1520. Steve Hillage - Live Herald

1519. Aerosmith - Rocks

1518. Aerosmith - Aerosmith

1517. Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Songs

1514. Tabu - Tanz Intim

1513. Robert Wood - Tarot

1512. Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan - The Whirlwind

April 2015

1511. Cartoon (US) - Music from Left Field (fantastic! just this Frank Zappa fan needed to hear)
1510. Cartoon (US) - Cartoon
1509. The Soft Machine - NDR Jazz Workshop
1508. Quasar - Nebular Trajectory
1507. Tabu - Tanz Intim
1506. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
1505. Terraced Garden - Braille
1504. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
1503. Aerosmith - Aerosmith
1502. Aerosmith - Rocks
1501. Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts
1500. Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now
1499. Little Feat - Little Feat
1498. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
1497. Little Feat - The Last Record Album
1496. Little Feat - 10/31/75 Orpheum Theater, Boston, Massachusetts
1495. Steve Hillage - Live Herald
1494. Steve Hillage - Fish Rising
1493. Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Songs
1492. Various Artists - Banjo Songs of the Southern Mountains
1491. The Bluegrass Cardinals - Welcome to Virginina
1490. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1489. Miles Davis - Steamin'
1488. Blue Oyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live
1487. Chick Webb - Rhythm Man
1486. Various Artists (Seasum Ennis/Dubliners/Clancy Bros.) - Traditional Irish Pipe and Tinwhistle music
1485. Robert Wood - Vibrarock
1484. Robert Wood - Tarot (excellent!)
1483. Arcane V - Marron Dingue
1482. Manfred Mann Earth Band - The Roaring Silence
1481. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
1480. Frank Zappa - Orchestral Favorites
1479. Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
1478. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
1477. Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures
1476. Jon Anderson - Song of Seven
1475. Quasar - Man Coda
1474. Astral Weeks - A Yellow Dawn
1473. The Flyte Reaction - Strawberry Lip Salvation
1472. Robert Wood - Vibrarock
1471. Gong - Flying Teapot
1470. Ash Ra Tempel - First
1469. Artcane - Artcane
1468. Anubis - Anubis
1467. Didier Bocquet - Pictures of Life
1466. Albatross - Albatross
1465. Irving Fazola - Faz (ASV/Living Era)
1464. Ashley Hutchings - Morris On
1463. Didier Bocquet - Sequences
1462. The Bluegrass Gentlemen - Welcome to Virginia
1461. Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1460. Agitation Free - Malesch
1459. Bill Monroe - Compilation, 1953-1959
1458. Flatt & Scruggs - 'Tis Sweet to be Remembered
1457. Ramases - Space Hymns
1456. Rock-Consort Munchen - Renaissance Rock
1455. Lee Morgan - Cornbread
1454. Air - Air
1453. Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
1452. Ex Ovo Pro - European Spassvogel
1451. Frank Zappa - Orchestral Favorites
1450. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1449. Curved Aid - Phantasmagoria
1448. Aerosmith - Rocks
1447. Ernie Watts Quartet - Body & Soul
1446. Kandahar - Long Live the Sliced Ham
1445. Kandahar - In the Court of Catherina Squeezer
1444. The Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead
1443. Anamorphose - Palimpseste
1442. Earl Scruggs - Classic Bluegrass Live, 1959-1966
1441. Hill Andon - Page One
1440. Quasar - Man Coda
1439. Quasar - Nebular Trajectory
1438. Mars Everywhere - Industrial Sabotage
1437. Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Songs
1436. Sunblind Lion - Observer
1435. Steve Hillage - Live Herald
1434. Steve Hillage - Fish Rising
1433. Gong - Flying Teapot
1432. Dee Dee Ramone - Demos. I don't have a title. It starts with "Mashed Potato Time."
1431. Red Allen - The Complete County Recordings
1430. Giger Lenz Marron - Where the Hammer Hangs
1429. Kilfenora Ceili Band - Irish Traditional Music: Jigs, Reels & Polkas (Legacy)
1428. Paddy Glackin & Robbia Hannan - The Whirlwind
1427. Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman - Her Mantle So Green
1426. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
1425. Saga - To Whom It Concerns
1424. Brave Old World - Klezmer Music
1423. Earl Scruggs - Classic Bluegrass Live, 1959-1966
1422. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1421. Astral Weeks - A Yellow Dawn
1420. The Flyte Reaction - Strawberry Lip Salvation
1419. The Bluegrass Gentlemen - The Bluegrass Gentlemen
1418. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1417. Agitation Free - Malesch
1416. The Gonda Sextet - Samanenek
1415. Amphyrite - Amphyrite
1414. Ash Ra Tempel - First
1413. Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Sounds
1412. Blue Phantom - Distorions
1411. Earl Scruggs - Classic Bluegrass Live (1959-1966)
1410. Rumple Stiltzken Comune - Wrong from the Beginning
1409. Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap
1408. The Bluegrass Cardinals - Welcome to Virginia
1407. The Fourth Way - Werewolf
1406. Flatt & Scruggs - 'Tis Sweet to be Remembered
1405. Both Hands Free - Both Hands Free
1404. Sonorhc - Outrelande
1403. Kandahar - Pictures from the Past
1402. Kandahar - Long Live the Sliced Ham
1401. Giora Feidman - The Dance of Joy
1400. The Grass is Greener - Traditional Bluegrass Instrumentals
1399. Steve Hillage - Fish Rising
1398. Steve Hillage - Live Herald
1397. Agitation Free - Malesch
1396. Manfred Mann Earth Band - The Roaring Silence
1395. Didier Bocquet - Voyage Cerebral
1394. Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan - The Whirlwind
1393. Steve Hillage - Live Herald
1392. The Fourth Way - Werewolf
1391. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1390. Ash Ra Tempel - First
1389. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
1388. Chick Webb - Rhythm Man
1387. Blue Phantom - Distortions
1386. Various Artists - Banjo Songs from the Southern Mountains (Riverside)
1385. Kandahar - Long Live the Sliced Ham
1384. Kandahar - Pictures from the Past
1383. Giger, Lenz, Marron - Where the Hammer Hangs
1382. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
1381. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Hard Game of Love

1380. Chick Webb - Rhythm Man

1379. Amphyrite - Amphyrite

1378. Jimmy Martin - King of Bluegrass

1377. Agitation Free - Malesch

1376. Manfred Mann Earth Band - The Roaring Silence

1375. The Ventures - In the Vaults with the Ventures, Vol. 1

1374. Spirale - Spirale

1373. Steve Hillage - Live Herald

1372. Hot Rize - Hot Rize

1371. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1

1370. Flatt & Scruggs - 'Tis Sweet to be Remembered

1369. Kandahar - In the Court of Katharina Squeezer

1368. Kandahar - Long Live the Sliced Ham

1367. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Come On Back

1366. Jimmie Lunceford - Strictly Lunceford (Disc 1)

1365. Octopus 4 - Confluents

1364. Red Cravens & the Bray Bros. - 419 West Main

1363. Jim Mills - My Dixie Home

1362. Del McCoury Band - Blue Side of Town

1361. The Grass is Greener - Sales Tax Toddle

1360. The Grass is Greener - Traditional Bluegrass Instrumentals

1359. Earl Scruggs - Classic Bluegrass Live (1959-1966)

1358. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy

1357. Steely Dan - Gaucho

1356. The Rolling Stones - Aftermath

1355. Flatt & Scruggs - 'Tis Sweet to be Remembered

MARCH 2015

1354. Slim Whitman - A Travelin' Man
1353. Ray Warleigh/Frank Gibson/John Taylor/Ron Mathewson - Reverie
1352. Humus - Offshore
1351. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1350. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
1349. Irving Fazola - Faz (ASV/Living Era)
1348. Brave Old World - Klezmer Music
1347. Giora Feidman - The Dance of Joy
1346. Earl Scruggs - Classic Bluegrass Live
1345. Elmer Bird - The Banjo Man
1344. At Home on the Range with Hank Snow
1343. Ash Ra Tempel - First
1342. Various Artists - Banjo Songs from the Southern Mountains
1341. Giger Lenz Marron - Beyond
1340. Giger Lenz Marron - Where the Hammer Hangs
1339. Manfred Mann Earth Band - The Roaring Silence
1338. Del McCoury Band - Blue Side of Town
1337. The Poplin Family of Sumter, South Carolina
1336. Manfred Mann Earth Band - The Roaring Silence
1335. Terraced Garden - Melody & Menace
1334. Various Artists - Black Banjo Songsters
1333. Hank Snow - The Blue Velvet Band (compilation)
1332. The Bluegrass Cardinals - Welcome to Virginia
1331. Giger Lenz Marron - Beyond
1330. The Bluegrass Gentlemen - The Bluegrass Gentlemen
1329. Irving Fazola - Faz (ASV/Living Era)
1328. Louis & Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet, Original Score
1327. Ash Ra Tempel - First
1326. The Poplin Family of Sumter, South Carolina
1325. Id - Where are We Going?
1324. Kandahar - Long Live the Sliced Ham
1323. Red Cravens & the Bray Bros. - 419 West Main
1322. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1321. Giger Lenz Marron - Where the Hammer Hangs
1320. Giger Lenz Marron - Beyond
1319. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1318. Third Quadrant - Seeing Yourself as You Really are
1317. Tango Luger - Tango Luger
1316. Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1315. The Bluegrass Cardinals - Welcome to Virginia
1314. George Pegram & Walter Parham - Pickin' and Blowin'
1313. Earl Scruggs - Classic Bluegrass
1312. Jim Mills - My Dixie Home
1311. Giger Lenz Marron - Where the Hammer Hangs
1310. Steely Dan - Gaucho
1309. Henri-Michel Raschle - Daemonia: The Magic Trip Through Your Soul
1308. Hazel & Alice
1307. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1306. Slim Whitman - At Home on the Range, Vol. 1
1305. Dave Brubeck - Take Five
1304. Jim Mills - My Dixie Home
1303. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
1302. Del McCoury Band - Blue Side of Town
1301. The Bluegrass Gentlemen - The Bluegrass Gentlemen
1300. Giger Lenz Marron - Where the Hammer Hangs
1299. Irving Fazola - Faz (ASV/Living Era)
1298. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1297. Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1296. Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals - High on a Mountain
1295. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Hard Game of Love
1294. Del McCoury Band - Blue Side of Town
1293. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1292. Hot Rize - Radio Boogie
1291. Red Cravens & the Bray Bros - 409 Main
1290. Kenny Baker & Josh Graves - The Puritan Sessions
1289. Nu Creative Methods - Nu Jungle Dances
1288. Giger Lenz Marron - Beyond
1287. Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman - Her Mantle So Green
1286. Seamus Ennis/Tommy Makem/The Dubliners - Irish Pipe & Tinwhistle Songs (Legacy)
1285. Kilfenora Ceili Band - Irish Traditional Music: Jigs, Reels & Polkas (Legacy)
1284. John Doherty - Bundle and Go
1283. Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan - The Whirlwind
1282. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1281. Del McCoury Band - Blue Side of Town
1280. Solaris - Misty Morning
1279. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1278. The Fourth Way - Werewolf
1277. Scratch Perry - Super Ape
1276. Gonda Sextet - Samanenek
1275. Rock Consort Munchen - Renaissance Rock
1274. Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures
1273. Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
1272. Frank Zappa - Orchestral Favorites
1271. Astral Weeks - A Yellow Dawn
1270. Didier Bocquet - Sequences
1269. Amphyrite - Amphyrite
1268. Nu Creative Methods - Le Marchand de Calicot
1267. Nu Creative Methods - Nu Jungle Dances
1266. Humus - Offshore
1265. Martin Denny - Exotica, Vol. 3
1264. The Abstracts - The Abstracts
1263. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
1262. Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
1261. Albatross - Albatross
1260. Chris Miller Plays Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe (please go to bandcamp and listen to this)
1259. Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
1258. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
1257. Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie - Roy & DIz
1256. Bakmak - Out of the Blue
1255. Bakmak - Forward Flight
1254. Didier Bocquet - Sequences
1253. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1252. The Grass is Greener - Sales Tax Toddle
1251. The Grass is Greener - Traditional Bluegrass Instrumentals
1250. Zerfas - Zerfas
1249. Didier Bocquet - Pictures of Life
1248. Didier Bocquet - Sequences
1247. Terraced Garden - Melody & Menace
1246. Terraced Garden - Braille
1245. Anubis - Anubis
1244. Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors
1243. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
1242. Kozmetika - Kozmetika
1241. Captec Project - Human Tricks
1240. Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap
1239. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1238. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1237. Combo 8 - Vibrationer
1236. Terraced Garden - Braille
1235. Terraced Garden - Within
1234. Gycklarnas Afton - Gycklarnas Afton
1233. Hans Koller Free Sound - For Marcel Duchamp
1232. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1231. Zut Un Feu Rouge - Kafka vs. Chaplin
1230. Zut Un Feu Rouge - Who's Afreud?
1229. Gollum - Gollum
1228. Naffi - Yum Yum Yum Yum Ya
1227. Blue Phantom - Distortions
1226. Colosseum - Daughter of Time
1225. Mars Everywhere - Industrial Sabotage
1224. Humus - Offshore
1223. Humus - Chess Music
1222. The Grass is Green - Traditional Bluegrass Instrumentals
1221. Hot Rize - Hot Rize (at least four times)
1220. Gollum - Gollum
1219. Both Hands Free - Both Hands Free
1218. Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
1217. Out of Focus - Wake Up
1216. Clark Terry - Portraits
1215. Sonorhc - Outrelande
1214. Sonorhc - Purf
1213. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
1212. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - The Hard Game of Love
1211. Artcane - Odyssee
1210. Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel

1209. Arcane V - Marron Dingue

1208. Amphyrite - Amphyrite 

1207. Albatross - Albatross

1206. BBL - One

1205. The Grass is Green - Sales Tax Toddle

1204. Hot Rize - Hot Rize

1203. Humus - Chess Music

1202. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - The Hard Game of Love

FEBRUARY 2015

1201. Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel
1200. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
1199. Jimmy Giuffre 3 - The Easy Way
1198. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1197. Miles Davis - Steamin'
1196. Red Allen - The Complete County Recordings
1195. Hal McKusick - Now's the Time
1194. Great Jazz Trio - Collaboration
1193. Scratch Perry - Super Ape
1192. Sun Ra - The Nubians of Plutonia
1191. Bob Dylan - Desire
1190. Comus - First Utterance
1189. Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
1188. Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures
1187. Amon Duul II - Only Human
1186. The Grass is Greener - Sales Tax Toddle
1185. The Grass is Greener - Traditional Bluegrass Instrumentals
1184. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
1183. Agitation Free - Malesch
1182. Ronnie Cuber - Two Brothers
1181. Louis & Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet Original Score
1180. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
1179. Benny Carter - Jazz Giant
1178. Del the Funky Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here
1177. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 3: California Connection
1176. Kraftwerk - Radioactivity
1175. Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen
1174. Quiet Riot - Quiet Riot: the 80's
1173. The Stanley Bros. - Country Pickin' and Singin'
1172. The Stanley Bros. - The Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys
1171. Comus - First Utterance
1170. Ronnie Cuber - Two Brothers (beware, the opening track is an earworm)
1169. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
1168. Bob Dylan - Desire
1167. The Other Ones - Charlotte, NC 06/26/1998
1166. Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures
1165. Louis & Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet Original Score
1164. Grant Green - Idle Moments
1163. Harold Land - West Coast Blues
1162. Agitation Free - Malesch
1161. Art Pepper - The Complete Aladdin Recordings, Vol. 3: The Art of Pepper
1160. Clifford Brown - The Clifford Brown Quartet in Paris
1159. The Grateful Dead - 11/07/1969
1158. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz
1157. Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap
1156. Janis Joplin - 18 Essential Songs
1154. Roger Waters - Radio KAOS
1153. The Deviants - Deviants' Third Album
1152. Frank Zappa - We're Only in it for the Money
1151. Frank Zappa - Trance Fusion
1150. Paul Simon - Rhythm of the Saints
1149. Edgar Winter's White Trash with Rick Derringer & Johnny Winters - Roadwork
1148. Howard Hanson - Symphony No. 3
1147. Faith No More - Angel Dust
1146. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
1145. Alan Hull - Pipedream
1144. Various Artists - Dynamite Ska, Vol. 2
1143. Grover Washington Jr. - Mister Magic
1142. Bob Dylan - Desire
1141. Various Artists - Left of the Dial
1140. Kraftwerk - Radioactivity

1139. Tubby Hayes - The Eighth Wonder

1138. Joe Harriot - No Strings

1137. Joe Harriot - With Strings

1136. Jimmy Buffet - Fruitcakes

1135. Jimmy Buffet - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

1134. Jimmy Buffet - Banana Wind

JANUARY 2015

1133. Ronnie Scott - Live at the Festival Hall
1132. Dave Brubeck - Jazz Red Hot & Cool
1131. Dave Brubeck - Oberlin College
1130. Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings
1129. Frank Zappa - Imaginary Diseases
1128. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 3
1127. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
1126. Jon Anderson - Song of Seven
1125. Jeremy Steig - Howlin' For Judy
1124. Redux on same the ska as below compilation, title TK
1123. Georges Brassens - The other half's compilation with the blue cover.
1122. Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now!
1121. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
1120. Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
1119. RAM - Where (In Conclusion)
1118. Kraftwerk - Radioactivity
1117. Jimmy Buffet - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
1116. Benny Golson - Tenor Legacy
1115. Jimmy Giuffre 3 - The Easy Way
1114. Pearl Jam - Binaural
1113. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (stereo)
1112. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (mono)
1111. Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
1110. Kraftwerk - Radioactivity
1109. Sun Ra - Other Planes of There
1108. John Coltrane - Crescent
1107. Rabih Abou Khalil - Blue Camel
1106. XTC - Mummer
1105. Sun Ra - Astro Black
1104. Don Byas - Tenor Sax Solos (Prestige 10")
1103. Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Mountain
1102. Dave Brubeck - Jazz at Oberlin
1101. Jamaican ska compilation that belongs to my wife. Can't remember the title.
1100. Steely Dan - Gaucho
1099. The Eagles - Hotel California
1098. Pearl Jam - Binaural
1097. Benny Carter - Jazz Giant
1096. Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
1095. Joe Harriott - Cool Jazz With Joe
1094. The Blasters - Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings
1093. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
1092. Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Mountain
1091. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Niagara Falls
1090. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
1089. Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
1088. Alan Hull - Pipedream
1087. Jimmy Buffett - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
1086. Byron Berline & John Hickman - Double Trouble
1085. Dave Brubeck - Jazz Red Hot & Cool
1084. Little Feat - Sailing Shoes
1083. Grover Washington Jr. - Mister Magic
1082. Little Feat - Sailing Shoes
1081. Grover Washington Jr. - Mister Magic
1080. The Best of Sam Cook
1079. Little Feat - Little Feat
1078. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty

DECEMBER 2014

1077. The Best of Sam Cook
1076. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
1075. The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys
1074. The Traveling Wilburys (complete box)
1073. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
1071. Santana - Some soundboard tape from 1973. Great show, can't remember the date,
1070. Frank Wess - Opus in Swing
1069. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
1068. Colosseum - Daughter of Time
1067. The Kruger Bros. - The Best of the Kruger Bros.
1066. Aerosmith - Rocks
1065. Rostropovich Conducts Prokofiev - The Complete Symphonies (I listened to 1, 5, 6, 7)
1064. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
1063. Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays for Bird
1062. Dave Brubeck - Time Further Out
1061. Sun Ra - The Nubians of Plutonia
1060. Frank Zappa - May 03, 1968, Denver, Colorado
1059. Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays for Bird
1058. Dave Brubeck - Time Further Out
1057. The Best of Sam Cooke
1056. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (Coral)
1055. Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays for Bird
1054. Frank Zappa - April 09, 1988, Le Stadium, Bourges, France
1053. Frank Zappa - December 02, 1980, Fort Collins, Colorado
1052. Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
1051. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
1050. Wyatt Rice - New Market Gap
1049. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Return of the Super Ape
1048. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1047. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
1046. Frank Zappa - December 02, 1980, Fort Collins, Colorado
1045. Steve Hillage - Fish Rising
1044. Sun Ra - Angels & Demons at Play
1043. The Stanley Bros. - The Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys
1042. Louis and Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet: Original MGM Soundtrack

1041. The Stanley Bros. - The Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys

1040. Frank Zappa - September 18, 1975, Royse Hall, UCLA

NOVEMBER 2014 

1039. Hank Mobley - Soul Station
1038. Blue Oyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live
1037. Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult
1036. Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
1035. Louis and Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet: Original MGM Soundtrack
1034. Frank Zappa - April 01, 1979 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
1033. Pearl Jam - Binaural
1032. Sidney Bechet - Great Original Performances, 1924-1938 (Robert Parker's Jazz Classics)
1031. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
1030. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - She's the One: Official Motion Picture Soundtrack
1029. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz: 1936-1946
1028. Johnnie Taylor - Raw Blues
1027. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
1026. Tal Farlow - The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow
1025. Seamus Blake - Bellwether
1024. Ellis Marsalis & Eddie Harris - Homecoming
1023. Del the Funky Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George was Here
1022. Dave Brubeck - Take Five
1021. Dave Brubeck - Take Five
1020. Sun Ra - Angels and Demons at Play
1019. Sun Ra - Nubians of Plutonia
1018. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
1017. Dark - Dark Round the Edges
1016. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
1015. Jimmie Lunceford - Strictly Lunceford (Disc 4)
1014. Chick Webb - Rhythm Man
1013. Louis and Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet: Original MGM Soundtrack
1012. The Complete Art Pepper, Vol. 3: The Art of Pepper
1011. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
1010. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
1009. Various Artists - Music from the Motion Picture Garden State
1008. Various Artists - Rockers: Original Soundtrack from the Film
1007. Frank Zappa - Imaginary Diseases
1006. Steely Dan - Gaucho
1005. Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
1004. Dark - Dark Round the Edges
1003. Curved Air - Phantasmagoria
1002. Blue Phantom - Distortions
1001. Comus - First Utterance
1000. Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult
999. Frank Zappa - Imaginary Diseases
998. Paul Desmond - Gaucho
997. Steely Dan - Gaucho
996. Paul Desmond - Take Ten
995. Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
994. Henry Cow - LegEnd
993. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
992. Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
991. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
990. Steely Dan - Gaucho
989. Frank Zappa - Imaginary Diseases
988. Pearl Jam - Ten
987. Pearl Jam - Binaural
986. Tom Waits - Alice
985. Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
984. Steely Dan - Gaucho
983. Steely Dan - Gaucho
982. Paul Simon - Graceland
981. Podcast, "Music From 100 Years Ago" feat. banjos from 1900-1940s
980. Paul Simon - Graceland
979. Phish - Junta
978. Frank Zappa (Petite Wazoo band) - Imaginary Diseases

977. The Best of Sam Cooke

976. Jimi Hendrix - South Saturn Delta

975. Flatt & Scruggs - How Sweet It Is, Complete Mercury Recordings, Disc 1

974. Somebody's symphony playing Mozart's #40

973. Martin Byrnes - Masters of Irish Music (LEA2004 w/ Reg Hall on piano, recommended)

972. Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman - Her Mantle So Green

971. Steely Dan - Katy Lied

970. Stanley Bros. - Country Pickin' & Singin'

969. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic

968. John Coltrane - Blue Train

OCTOBER 2014
967. Jimi Hendrix Experience - BBC Sessions
966. The Byrds - 5D
965. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willie & the Poor Boys
964. The Best of Sam Cooke
963. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
962. Steely Dan - Gaucho
961. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
960. Milt Jackson/Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes
959. Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
958. Teddy Charles Sextet - Salute to Hamp
957. John Coltrane - Lush Life
956. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
955. Miles Davis - The Complete Birth of the Cool
954. Paul Desmond, Benny Carter, Charlie Parker all playing on the soundtrack at a restraunt today. Diners gnoshed, were oblivious. Wife and I had an omlette.
953. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
952. Jimi Hendrix - South Saturn Delta
951. Talking Heads - Fear of Music
950. Whatever was playing on 650 WSM all night long....
949. J.D. Crowe & the New South - S/T (probably a 100 times, only listing it once.)
948. Freddy Fender - Greatest Hits
947. Srteely Dan - Gaucho
946. A tape of some John Lydon gig in Hollywood, California from 1997. Very good.
945. The Grateful Dead - 02/15/1973 Dane County Coliseum
944. The Grateful Dead - 03/01/1969 Fillmore West
943. John Coltrane - Blue Train
942. Miles Davis - 'Round Midnight
941. Various Artists - Fiddlesticks
940. Leo Rickard - Pure Piping
939. Pearl Jam - MTV Unplugged
938. John Cale - Slow Dazzle
937. Steely Dan  -Aja
936. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
935. Steely Dan - Gaucho
934. Pearl Jam - Ten (original mix for CD, not the recent redux)
933. Pearl Jam - Live tracks, rare shit and b-sides
932. Paul Desmond - Take Ten
931. What the fuck happened to October? By the author of this blog.

SEPTEMBER 2014

930. Stanley Bros. - Hymns and Sacred Songs
929. Red Allen - The Complete County Recordings

928. Blossom Dearie - May I Come In?

927. Reggae Cowboys - Rocksteady Rodeo

926. The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny: Hypnotique & Exotica, Vol, III
925. Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd - Monk's Dream
924. The Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys - Hymns and Sacred Songs
923. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
922. The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny: Hypnotique & Exotica, Vol, III
921. Tom Principato - Smokin'
920. Danny Morris Band - I Won't Wait (go buy this... now! and then go to a Danny Morris show)
919. John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
918. The Grass is Greener - Traditional Bluegrass Instrumentals
917. Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts
916. Aerosmith - Aerosmith
915. Various Artists - The Female Vocalists of Benny Goodman
914. Helen Ward - some very good compilation by ASV/Living Era; title tk
913. Norman Blake - The Hobo's Last Ride
912. Miles Davis - Miles in the Sky
911. The Essential Flatt & Scruggs
910. Burning Spear - Creation Rebel
909. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Come on Back
908. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
907. Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke
906. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
905, George Duke - Cool
904. Freddie Fender - Before the Next Teardrop Falls
903. Jimmie Dale Gilmore featuring Butch Hancock & Joe Ely - "Unplugged"
902. Frankie McWhorter - The Ranch Dance Fiddle
901. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Instrumentals
900. Stanley Bros. - Country Pickin' and Singin'
899. Stanley Bros. - The Stanley Bros. & the Clinch Mountain Boys

November & December 2013

01. Stanley Turrentine - T Time
02. Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors
03. Art Pepper - Friday Night at the Village Vanguard
04 . Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage, Act I
05. Chet Baker - The Italian Sessions
06. Dave Brubeck - Late Night: Live at the Blue Note
07. Art Pepper - The Art of Pepper
08. Curved Air - Air Conditioning
09. Curved Air - Phantasmagoria
10. Vince Gill - Bakersfield
11. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - Get Up!
12. Wynton Felder - Love is a Rush
13. Camel - Moonmadness
14. Johnnie Taylor - Raw Blues
15. Tal Farlow - The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow
16. Sam Rivers - Fuschia Swing Song
17. Irving Fazola - Faz
18. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz
19. The Oscar Peterson Trio Meets Roy Hargrove & Ralph Moore
20. Earl Bostic - Flamingo
21. Miles Davis - Big Fun
22. Hank Mobley - Workout
23. Tom Principato - Smokin'
24. Wayne Shorter - Juju
25. Eric Dolphy - Iron Man
26. Eric Dolphy - Conversations
27. John Coltrane - Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master Takes
28. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago
29. Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me a Dime
30. Muddy Waters - Anthology
31. Muddy Waters - Live at Newport
32. Sonny Boy Williamson - The Real Folk Blues
33. Either/Orchestra - The Calculus of Pleasure
34. Wes Montgomery - Smokin' at the Half Note
35. Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua
36. Paul Desmond - Take Ten
37. George Benson - Bad Benson
38. George Benson - In Concert Carnegie Hall
39. Benny Carter - Further Definitions
40. Yma Sumac - Xtabay
41. George Benson - Beyond the Blue Horizon
42. Can - Soon Over Babaluma
43. The Streets - Everything is Borrowed
44. Stevie Ray Vaughan - In the Beginning
45. Brio - Romance
46. Dollar Brand Duo - Good News from Africa
47. Grant Green - Retrospective, 1961-66
48. Ethan Iverson, Lee Konitz, Larry Grenadier, Jorge Rossey - Costumes are Mandatory
49. Teddy Wilson - "Teddy Wilson" (Sonny Lester Collection)
50. Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer
51. Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel
52. Babs Gonzales - Voila
53. Babs Gonzales - The Chronological Babs Gonzales
54. Van Morrison - Moondance
55. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
56. Various Artists - The Upsetter Selection: A Lee Scratch Perry Jukebox
57. Culture - Harder than the Rest
58. Culture - Two Sevens Clash
59. Burning Spear - Hail H.I.M.
60. Doc Watson - On Prayin' Ground
61. Dick Hyman and Ralph Sutton
62. The Gene Harris Quartet Plus One (Stanley Turrentine)
63. Dean Martin - My Kind of Christmas
64. Verve Presents the Very Best of Christmas Jazz
65. The Best of Sauter-Finegan
66. Beck - Mutations
67. Ame Son - Catalyse
68. Johnny Mathis - Merry Christmas
69. Harry Belafonte to Wish You a Very Merry Christmas
70. Gil Evans & Miles Davis - Quiet Nights and More
71. Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
72. Billy Preston - The Ultimate Collection
73. Stryker//Slagle Band with special guest Joe Lovano - The Scene
74. Lol Coxhill & Morgan Fisher - Slow Music
75. Jah Wobble & Nippon Dub Ensemble - Japanese Dub
76. Buck Hill Quartet - This is Buck Hill
77. Julius Hemphill -Dogon A.D.
78. Ted Heath - Fever: Ted Heath and his Music
79. Fletcher Henderson: Tidal Wave; the Original Decca Recordings
81. Stan Getz & Gilberto Gil - Getz/Gilberto
82. Dave Brubeck - Night Shift (rec. live at the Blue Note)
83. Passion Flower - Johnny Hodges
84. Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie - Roy and Diz
85. Sidney Bechet - Robert Parker's Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo (Great Performances: 1924-1938)
86. Chet Baker & Stan Getz - West Coast Blues Live
87. Miles Davis - Milestones
88. Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges - Side By Side
89. Jeff Beck - Wired
90. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
91. Vampire Weekend - Contra
92. The Polyphonic Spree - Together We're Heavy
93. St. Vncent - Strange Mercy
94. Frank Zappa - 05-06-1988 Hamburg
95. Duke Ellington - Indigos
96. Stan Getz with special guest Laurindo Almeida
97. Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk
98. Elvis Presley - If Every Day was Like Christmas
99. Modern Jazz Quartet - Concorde
100. Josh White Jr. - Jazz, Ballads and Blues
101. Josh White - Sings the Blues and Sings Vol 1 & 2
102. Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Mountain
103. Giant Sand - Glum
104. Giant Sand - The Chore of Enchantment
105. Art Pepper - The Art of Pepper
106. Spotted Eagle - Stand at the Center
107. Los Amigos Invisibles - Arepa 3000: A Journey into Venezuelan Space
108. Shirley Collins & Davy Graham - Folk Roots, New Routes
109. Hank Jones & Frank Wess - Hank & Frank
110. Texas Tornados - Texas Tornados
111. The Grateful Dead - Europe '72 Vol. 2
112. Jazz Mandolin Project - 10/19/95 Last Elm Cafe, Burlington VT
113. Little Feat - 10/31/75 Orpheum Theater
114.Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors
115. Duke Ellington - Three Suites
116. John Prine - John Prine
117. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
118. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz
119. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
120. Miles Davis & Gil Evans - Miles Ahead
121. Dean Martin - Season's Greetings
122. Brunson Brothers - Fleace Movae
123. The Faces - Ooh La La
124. Talking Heads - Fear of Music
125. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly
126. Bing Crosby - Christmas Classics
127. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
128. Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes (Disc 1)
129. Martial Solal & Johnny Griffin - In & Out
130. Sonny Stitt - Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J.J. Johnson
131. The Oscar Peterson Trio Meets Roy Hargrove & Ralph Moore
132. Stan Getz & Chet Baker Live
133. John Denver - Windsong
134. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
135. Steely Dan Pretzel Logic
136. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz
137. Dave Brubeck - Take Five
138. Steely Dan - Gaucho
139. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
140. The Smiths - The Smiths
141. The Byrds - Fifth Dimension
142. Black Sabbath - 13
143. Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather - No Substitutions: Live in Osaka
144. Clifford Brown Quartet in Paris
145. Sidney Bechet - Robert Parker's Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo (1924-1938)
146. Larry Young - Unity
147. Jeff Beck - Wired
148. Lol Coxhill - Ear of Beholder
149. Cornelius Cardew - Treatise: Live Prague 1967
150. Ernie Watts Quartet - Ernie Watts Quartet
151. Chick Webb & His Orchestra - Rhythm Man (transfers by John RT Davies)
152. Chick Webb & His Orchestra - Stompin' at the Savoy (Fabulous UK)
153. Chick Webb & His Orchestra - Stompin' at the Savoy (ASV/Living Era)
154. Philip Glass - The Photographer
155. Miles Davis & Gil Evans - Quiet Nights
156. John Prine - John Prine
157. Santana - Borboletta
158. DJ Spooky - Optometry
159. No Protection: Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor
160. Ernie Watts Quartet - Ernie Watts Quartet
161. Canned Heat - The Best of Canned Heat

January 2014

162. Traveling Wilburys - Vol. 1
163. Jimmy Lunceford - Strictly Lunceford (disc 1)
164. Sidney Bechet - Robert Parker's Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo (Great Performances: 1924-1938)
165. Enon - High Society
166. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz
167. Philip Glass - Analog
168. DJ Spooky - Celestial Mechanix: The Blue Series Mastermix
169. Rostropovich (conducting) - Prokofiev, Symphony #2
170. Steely Dan - Aja
171. The Doors - Strange Days
172. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (original mono mix)
173. Susana Baca - Seis Poemas
174. Philip Glass - The North Star
175. Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
176. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
177. The Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead
178. The Doors - L.A. Woman
179. Deltron Zero - Deltron 3030
180. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Hell Among the Yearlings
181. Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays for Bird
182. John Coltrane - Lush Life
183. Dick Hamilton - Got Swing?
184. The Doors - The Doors
185. The Doors - Strange Days
186. John Mayall with Eric Clapton - Bluesbreakers
187. The Young Rascals - Groovin'
188. Magic Slim Blues Band - West Side Soul
189. DJ Spooky - Celestial Mechanix: The Blue Series Mastermix
190. John Zorn - Port of Last Resort
191. Parliament - Mothership Connection
192. Red Krayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane
193. Dakota Staton - The Late, Late Show
194. De La Soul - Stakes in High
195. Various Artists - Rockers, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
196. XTC - The Big Express
197. Chico Hamilton Quintet - Jazz and Orchestral Themes Recorded for the Soundtrack of Sweet Smell of Success
198. Various Artists - Side Man: Jazz Classics from the Broadway Play
199. Various Artists - The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special
200. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
201. John Coltrane - Fearless Leader (Disc 2)
202. Neil Young - Decade
203. Fred Hirsch Trio - Dancing in the Dark
204. Terence Blanchard - Wandering Moon
205. Dave Holland - Prism
206. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
207. Various Artists - Upsetter Selection: a Lee Scratch Perry Jukebox
208. Peter Tosh - Legalize It
209. Charlie Christian - Genius of the Electric Guitar (Disc 2 sextets)
210. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Songs and Music from She's the One
211. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
212. Various Artists - Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrafk and More (CD, Disc 1)
213. The Who - Quadrophenia (CD, Disc 1)
214. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz
215. Opal - Happy Nighare Baby
216. Smashing Pumpkins- Gish
217. Van Morrison - Pay the Devil
218. Van Morrison - Moondance
219. Jo Stafford - The Portrait Edition
220. Ghost Train Orchestra-  Book of Rhapsodies
221. The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
222. Various Artists - Pulp Fiction: The Official Motion Picture Soundtrack
223. Hal McKusick - Now's the Time, 1957-58
224. Louis and Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet: Original MGM Soundtrack
225. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
226. The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers and Sisters
227. Brian Blade - Fellowship
228. Tom Petty & the Heart Breakers - Songs and Music from She's the One
229. Steely Dan - Katy Lied
230. The Housemartins - London 0, Hull 4
231. DJ Logic - The Anomaly
232. Del the Funky Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George was Here
233. DJ Spooky - Celestial Mechanix: The Blue Series Mastermix
234. The Golden Palominos - The Golden Palominos
235. Pere Ubu - Modern Dance
236. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
237. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
238. Ronnie Cuber - Live at the Blue Note
239. Ronnie Cuber - Live at the Blue Note
240. Frank Zappa - 03/07/1970 Olympic Auditorium, Losangeles, California
241. Frank Zappa - 11/06/1970 The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
242. Pere Ubu - New Picnic Time
243. George Jones - The Great Lost Hits
244. Various Artists - Hand Picked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records
245. The Last Poets - This is Madness
246. Seamus Ennis - The Wandering Minstrel
247. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
248. Gigi Gryce - Saying Somethin' / Saying Somethin' / The Hap'nin's / The Rat Race Blues / Reminiscin'
249. Henry Adolph conducting South German Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" by Beethoven
250. Alberto Lizzio conducting Philharmonia Slavonica - Symphony No. 1 by Beethoven
251. Alfred Scholz conducting London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 2 & Egmont Overture by Beethoven
252. Various Artists - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
253. Lydia Mendoza - Mal Hombre
254. XTC - Mummer
255. Gus Van Sant - Gus Van Sant
256. Shampoo - Shampoo
257. Terpandre - Terpandre
258. Mad Curry - Mad Curry
259. Zeppo Zetterlink - In the Poor Sun
260. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
261. Sun Ra - Nubians of Plutonia
262. Sun Ra - Angels and Demons
263. Van Morrison - 04/26/1970 Fillmore West, SF, CA
264. Frank Zappa - 06/22/1982 L Frankfurt, Germany
265. Dark - Dark Round the Edges
266. Comus - First Utterance
267. Manassas - Manassas
268. Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes (Disc 2)
269. Little Feat - 10/31/1975 Orpheum Theater
270. Jazz Mandolin Project - 10/19/95 Last Elm Cafe, Burlington, VT
271. Dark - Teenage Angst
272. Talking Heads - 09/16/1978 The Boarding House, SF, CA
273. John Blake - A New Beginning
274. St. Vincent - Marry Me
275. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
276. Los Texmaniacs - Borders y Bailes
277. Brian Blade - Fellowship
278. Harry Choates - Fiddle King of Cajun Swing
279. The Hooters - One Way Home
280. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
281. The Best of Sauter/Finegan
282. 10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair
283. Etienne Charles - Creole Soul
284. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Super Ape
285. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Roast fish, Collie Weed & Cornbread
286. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
287. Augustus Pablo - Message: Digital Productions 1986-94
288. St. Vincent - Actor
289. Jimmy Lunceford: Strictly Lunceford (Jazznocracy)
290. Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson
291. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Greatest Hits 1961-'76
292. The Ventures - The Best of the Ventures
293. Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks

February 2014

294. Philip Glass - North Star
295. Steve Hillage - Fish Rising
296. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz
297. Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic (Disc 3)
298. Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic (Disc 5)
299. Jimmy Buffett - Fruitcakes
300. Susana Baca - Seis Poemas
301. Los Tigres del Norte - La Granja
302. Lester Young - The Complete Savoy Recordings (Disc 1)
303. Jimmy Buffett - Living and Dying in 3/4 Time
304. Lester Young - The Complete Savoy Recordings (Disc 1)
305. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Element of Light
306. Sidney Bechet - Robert Parker's Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo (Great Performances: 1924-1938)
307. Neil Young - Psychedelic Pill
308. Neil Young - Massey Hall, 1971
309. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
310. The Upsetters - Upsetting the Nation: 1969-1970
311. The La's - The La's
312. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (Six times in a row today at work. Six times! and still the best)
313. Robin Trower - At the BBC: 1973-1975
314. Various Artists - Themes from Classic Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films
315. Various Artists - Television's Greatest Hits: 70s & 80s
316. Duke Ellington  - Sophisticated Lady (Victor Jazz label compilation)
317. Zbigniew Preisner - Trois Couleurs: Blanc, Bande Originale du Film
318. The La's - The La's
319. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
320. Sun Ra - The Nubians of Plutonia
321. The Beatles - Revolver
322. Eric Dolphy - Conversations
323. Ellis Marsalis & Eddie Harris - Homecoming
324. The Great Jazz Trio - Collaboration
325. Conspiracy of Owls - Conspiracy of Owls
326. DJ Spooky - Optometry
327. Augustus Pablo - Message Music
328. Jack Teagarden - Chicago Live 1960 & 1961
329. Bud Freeman - Newport News
330. Donald Byrd - Royal Flush
331. Donald Byrd - Requiem
332. Joe Derrane - Give Us Another
333. Gary Lucas -  Skeleton at the Feast
334. Steve Kuhn/Gary McFarland - The October Suite
335. John Lewis - Evolutions II
336. Frank Zappa - Cruising with Ruben & The Jets
337. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
338. Otis Redding - The Ultimate Otis Redding
339. Duke Ellington - Indigos
341. John Coltrane - The Gentle Side of John Coltrane
342. Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings (Disc 2)
343. Derek & the Dominos - Layla and other Assorted Love Songs
344. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
345. Duke Ellington - Indigos
346. Ethiopiques Vol. 14: Negus of Ethiopian Sax, Getatchew Mekurya
347. Duke Ellington - Indigos
348. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
349. Frank Zappa - Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
350. Alison Brown - Fair Weather
351. George Lewis & Kid Thomas - Ragtime Stompers
352. Jerry Garcia and David Grisman - Grateful Dawg: The Original Soundtrack
353. Tom Scott - Blow it Out
354. Steve Laury - Vineland Dreams
355. The Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson (Disc 1)
356. Zbigniew Preisner - Trois Couleurs: Blanc, Bande Originale du Film
357. Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds
358.  Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
359. Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
360. The Fat Babies - 18th & Racine
361. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
362. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
363. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
364. Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds
365. Duke Ellington - Sophisticated Lady (Victor Jazz label compilation)
366. Wynton Marsalis Septet - Blue Interludes
367. Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites: The Queen's Suite; The Goutelas Suite; The Uwis Suite
368. Julie London - Time for Love: The Best of Julie London
369. Dion - The Essential Dion
370. George Duke - Cool
371. Wailing Souls - Lay it on the Line
372. John Lewis - Evolutions II
373. Duke Ellington  - Indigos
374. Tommy Newsom - Friendly Fire
375. Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Not For Kids Only
376. Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington in the 40s (ASV Living Era)
377. Frank Zappa - The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
378. Sun Araw - Off Duty
379. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
380. Hank Mobley - Soul Station
381. Tangerine Dream - Zeit
382. Fletcher Henderson - Tidal Wave
383. Masada - Guitars
384. The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream
385. Chuck Berry - Live in Concert, Toronto, 1969
386. Duke Ellington - First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
387. Sun Araw - Off Duty
388. Ellis Marsalis & Eddie Harris - Homecoming
389. Duke Ellington - Blues in Orbit
390. Gillian Welch - Time the Revelator
391. George Jones - The Best of George Jones, Vol. 1: Hardcore Honky Tonk
392. Tangerine Dream - Zeit
393. Antonio Hart - Here I Stand
394. The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
395. The Faces - Ooh La La
396. The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies

March 2014

397. Art Pepper - The Complete Aladdin Recordings, Vol. 3

398. The Violent Femmes - Add it Up
399. Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
400. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
401. Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
402. John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music: Jazz Abstractions, Compositions by Gunther Schuller & Jim Hall
403. Howard Levy - Tonight and Tomorrow
404. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Lost First Album + Live at Stubb's Lubbock December '78
405. Bill Evans, Scott LeFaro, Paul Motian - Waltz for Debby
406. Fred Hirsch Trio - Dancing in the Dark
407. George Duke - Cool
408. Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five and Dimers like Me
409. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Cornbread
410. Pam Tillis - Homeward Looking Angel
411. Various Artists - Buena Vista Social Club
412. Ronnie Cuber - Two Brothers
413. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz, 1936-1946
414. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
415. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
416. Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five and Dimers like Me
417. Magic Slim - West Side Soul
418. Neil Young - Fork in the Road
419. Neil Young - Psychedelic Pill
420. Sun Araw - Off Duty
421. James Blunt - Back to Bedlam
422. Hank Mobley - Soul Station
423. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
424. George Russell - Ezz-thetic
425. Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison
426. The Doors - Greatest Hits
427. Duke Ellington - Indigos
428. Dave Brubeck - Trio
429. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
430. Various Artists - Women of the Blues
431. The Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa
432. Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
433. Miles Davis - Tribute to Jack Johnson
434. Various Artists - The Lads Like Beer
435. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
436. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
438. Erroll Garner - Jazz 'Round Midnight
439. Aram Khachaturian by Wiener Philharmoniker, 1962 - 2nd Symphony
440. Billy Eckstine - Billy Eckstine Sings with Special Guest Helen Merrill
441. Chick Webb - Rhythm Man
442. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
443. Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin - I'm in a Different World
444. Bob Dylan - The Times They are a-Changin'
445. Bob Dylan - The Freewheeling Bob Dylan
446. Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
447. Julie London - Julie is Her Name
448. Kevin Burke & Jackie Daly - The Eavesdropper
449. John Coltrane - Dakar
450. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 - Montreux '77
451. Erroll Garner - Jazz 'Round Midnight
452. Derek Bell - Musical Ireland
453. The Chieftains - 8
454. Various Artists (Claddagh Records) - Come Dance with Me in Ireland
455. Planxty - The Well Below the Valley
456. Kevin Burke - Up Close
457. Various Artists - The Best of Nashboro Gospel (Disc 1 - fantastic!)
458. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
459. Irving Fazola - Mostly Faz, 1936-1946
460. Clark Terry - Portraits
461. Bob Brookmeyer - Bob Brookmeyer & Friends
462. George Russell - Ezz-thetics
463. George Jones - Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Hardcord Honky Tonk
464. Ricky Skaggs - Songs My Dad Loved
465. Various Artists - Crazy Heart Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
466. Various Artists - Scream Themes
467. Hank Mobley - Soul Station
468. The Cranberries - No Need to Argue
469. Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself
470. Cannonball Adderley with Miles Davis - Somethin' Else
471. Modern Jazz Quartet - Django
472. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Come on Back
473. The Smiths - The Smiths
474. Hank Mobley - Soul Station
475. William Coulter & Friends - Celtic Crossroads
476. Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
477. Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
478. Alasdair Fraser & Paul Machlis - Legacy of the Scottish Fiddle, Vol. 1
479. Dan Zanes - Parades and Panoramas
480. Benny Goodman - Vol. 2, Clarinet a la King
481. Miles Davis - Tribute to Jack Johnson
482. Bunny Berigan - Key Sessions, 1931-1937
483. The Blue Shadows - On the Floor of Heaven
484. Bob Brookmeyer & Mads Vinding - Together
485. Pere Ubu - Dub Housing
486. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
487. Modern Jazz Quartet - Django
488. Dwight Yoakam - Dwight Plays Buck Owens
489. Mads Vinding Trio - Daddio Don
490. Dan Zanes - Parades and Panoramas
491. Mads Vinding Trio - Daddio Don
492. Pere Ubu - Dub Housing
493. The Police -Zenyatta Mondatta
494. Coleman Hawkins - Body and Soul
495. Deep Purple - Machine Head
496. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
497. Poco - The Very Best of Poco
498. Nat King Cole - Riffin' : The Decca, JATP, Keynote & Mercury Recordings (Disc 3)
499. Freddie Fender - Before the Next Teardrop Falls
500. Various Artists - Supernatural FairyTales: The Progressive Rock Era (Disc 1)
501. The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band
502. Can - The Lost Tapes (Disc 2)

April 2014

503. The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band

504. The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band
505. Country Gentlemen - Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
506. The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band
507. Lester Young - Blue Lester
508. Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading
509. Albert King - King of the Blues Guitar
510. Phil Seamen - Seamen's Mission (Disc 1, specifically the stuff with Joe Harriott)
511. Nat "King" Cole - Riffin': The Decca, JATP, Keynote & Mercury Recordings (Disc 2)
512. Lester Young - Lester Young Trio
513. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
514. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Super Ape
515. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Return of the Super Ape
516. Modern Jazz Quartet - Django
517. Dan Zanes - Parades and Panoramas
518. Dan Zanes - Parades and Panoramas
519. Alison Brown - Fair Weather
520. Lester Young - Blue Lester
521. Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading
522. The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band
523. Coleman Hawkins - Night Hawk
524. Cleman Hawkins - Body and Soul
525.  Albert King - King of the Blues Guitar
526. Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
527. Duke Ellington - Sophisticated Lady (Victor Jazz compilation)
528. Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five and Dimers Like Me
529. Charlie Haden's Quartet West - Haunted Heart
530. Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves
531. Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
532. Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five and Dimers Like Me
533. The Ramones - Road to Ruin
534. Duke Ellington - Sophisticated Lady (Victor Jazz compilation)
535. Billie Joe Shaver - Old Five and Dimers Like Me
536. Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter Houston
537. Skip James - Blues from the Delta
538. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - I Stand Alone
539. Duke Ellington - Sophisticated Lady (Victor Jazz compilation)
540. Henry Threadgill - Song Out of My Trees
541. Freddie King - Freddie King is a Blues Master
542. Neneh Cherry - Blank Project
543. Modern Jazz Quartet - Space
544. Fred Hersch - Alone at the Vanguard
545. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
546. Coleman Hawkins - In a Mellow Tone: The Prestige Collection
547. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Great Summit: the Master Takes
548. Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Satch Plays Fats
549. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
550. Coleman Hawkins - Night Hawk
551. Coleman Hawkins - In a Mellow Tone: The Prestige Collection
552. Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Satch Plays Fats
553. Paul Desmond - Easy Living
554. Weezer - Pinkerton
555. Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars - Satch Plays Fats
556. The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
557. John Lewis - Evolution II
558. Modern Jazz Quartet - Under the Jasmin Tree / Space
559. J.J. Johnson -  Quintergy: Live at the Village Vanguard
560. Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (awesome!)
561. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
562. Augustus Pablo - Message Music: Augustus Pablo's Digital Productions, 1986-1994
563. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
564. The Great Jazz Trio - Collaboration
565. John Scofield - A Moment's Peace
566. Hank Mobley - Soul Station
567. Gillian Welch - Revival
568. Ricky Skaggs - Songs My Dad Loved
569. Various Artists: Upsetter Selection: A Lee Scratch Perry Jukebox
570. Culture - Two Sevens Clash
571. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
572. Air - Air Show No. 1
573. Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus - Spirit of Nuff...Nuff
574. John Coltrane - Blue Train
575. Dan Zanes & Friends - Catch That Train
576. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
577. John Coltrane - Blue Train
578. Duke Ellington - Far East Suite
579. Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh & Frankie Kennedy - Ceol Aduaidh
580. Dan Zanes - Parades and Panoramas
581. Various Artists - The Lads Like Beer: the Fiddle Music of James Hill's Tyneside
582. Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes (all of 'em!)
583. Dan Zanes & Friends - Little Nut Tree
584. Dan Zanes & Friends - 76 Trombones
585. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
586. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
587. Mads Vinding Trio - Daddio Don
588. Ben Webster - Ben Webster & Associates
589. Blind Melon - Nico
590. William T. Stromberg conducting the Moscow Symphony Orchestra - House of Frankenstein
591. Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere
592. Steely Dan - Aja
593. Steely Dan - Katy Lied
594. Miles Davis - The Complete Birth of the Cool
595. The Traveling Wilburys - Vol. 1
596. Mary Lou Williams - The Zodiac Suite
597. Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
598. Various Artists feat. Phil Seamen - Seamen's Mission (Disc 2)
599. George Duke - Cool
600. J.J. Johnson - Standards: Live at the Village Vanguard
601. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
602. Martin Simpson - True Stories
603. Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes (Discs 3 & 4)
604. John Lewis - Evolution
605. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Return of the Super Ape
606. The Doors - The Doors
607. Milt Jackson - Olinga
608. Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes
609. Can - Soon Over Babaluma

May 2014

610. Dan Zanes - 76 Trombones
611. Miles Davis - Round About Midnight
612. Steely Dan - Gaucho
613. Parliament - Mothership Connection
614. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees
615. Frank Zappa - Sleep Dirt
616. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Dave Cash Collection
617. Alan Hull - Pipedream
618. Various Artists - Music from the Motion Picture Frida
619. Duke Ellington  - Never No Lament (Disc 3)
620. Spiritualized - Pure Phase
621. Steely Dan - Katy Lied
622. Parliament - Mothership Connection
623. The Incredible String Band - The Incredible String Band
624. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
625. Henry Mancini conducting the Mancini Pops Orchestra - Cinema Italiano: Music of Ennio Morricone & Nina Rota
626. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
627. Kris Kristofferson - The Silver Tongued Devil and I
628. Tal Farlow - Cookin' on All Burners
629. Blondie - Parallel Lines
630. Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Satch Plays Fats
631. Coleman Hawkins - In a Mellow Tone: The Prestige Collection
632. Ben Webster Meets Bill Coleman 
633. King Crimson - Larks Tongues in Aspic
634. Ben Webster Meets Mill Coleman
635. Coleman Hawkins - In a Mellow Tone: The Prestige Collection
636. Lavern Baker Sings Bessie Smith
637. Dexter Gordon - Go
638. Duke Ellington - Indigos
639. Franz Welser-Möst conducting the Cleveland Orchestra - Beethoven Symphony No. 9
640. Kris Kristofferson - The Silver Tongued Devil and I
641. Green on Red - Gas Food Lodging
642. Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Bluebird compilation)
643. The Complete Savoy Recordings of Lester Young
644. George Harrison - All Things Must Patt
645. Woody Herman & His Orchestra / Tito Puente - Herman's Heat & Puente's Beat
646. Woody Herman & His Orchestra - The Thundering Herds, 1945-47
647. Meredith Monk - Book of Days
648. Meehan / Perkins Duo - Travel Diary
649. Jeff Lynne - Long Wave
650. The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful
651. Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings (Disc 3)
652. Jeff Lynne - Long Wave
653. Lester Young - The Jazz Giants '56
654. Weather Report - Heavy Weather
655. The Best of Little Walter
656. Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk
657. New Order - Power, Corruption and Lies
658. Earl Hines - Solo Piano (Laserlight Digital)
659. Colin Nancarrow - Player Piano 1. Vol. 1-10. Studies 1-12
660. Dan Zanes - Parades and Panoramas'
661. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
662. Various Artists - Hand Picked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records
663. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
664. Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans - Fine Times at Fletcher's House
665. Stanley Turrentine - Look Out!
666. Monks - Black Monk Time
667. Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic (Disc 4)
668. The Complete Savoy Recordings of Lester Young (Disc 1)
669. The Morning Dew - No More, 1966-1969
670. Stanley Turrentine - Look Out!
671. New Riders of the Purple Sage - Powerglide
672. Spirit - Spirit
673. Various Artists - Towering Dub Inferno
674. Rabih Abou-Khalil/Joachim Kuhn/Jarrod Cagwin - Journey to the Centre of an Egg
675. Rufus Thomas - His R&B Recordings 1949-1956
676. John Fahey - Live in Tasmania
677. Scientist - Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
678. Stanley Turrentine - If I Could
679. Mickey Junior - Traveling South
680. Johnny Dodds - Wild Man Blues (ASV/Living Era)
681. Carlene Carter - Carter Girl
682. Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Dance Suite, etc.
683. Leopold Stokowski conducting Philadelphia Orchestra - Bach-Stokowski Transcriptions
684. Brian Blade & Fellowship Band - Landmarks
685. Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta
686. Various Artists - Handpicked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records
687. Various Artists - Handpicked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records
688. Various Artists - Handpicked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records
689. Various Artists - Handpicked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records (kind of my soundtrack lately)
690. Woody Herman & His Orchestra / Tito Puente - Herman's Heat & Puente's Beat
691. Lenny Tristano - Lenny Tristano
692. Lenny Tristano - Lenny Tristano
693. Lenny Tristano - Lenny Tristano
694. Lenny Tristano - The New Tristano
695. Lenny Tristano - The New Tristano
696. Riders in the Sky - Woody's Roundup
697. Nelson Riddle - Batman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
698. Various Artists - Handpicked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records
699. Susana Baca - Seis Poemas
700. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington
701. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
702. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington
703. Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross
704. Thelonious Monk - Monk the Composer
705. Various Artists - The Lads Like Beer
706. Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
707. UFO - Flying: One Hour Space Rock
708. Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers - 419 Main
709. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
710. Various Artists - The Big Lebowski: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
711. Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers - 419 Main
712. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1*
713. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 3: California Connection
714. Thelonious Monk - Monk the Composer
715. Thelonious Monk - Bright Corners

June 2014

716. The Hillmen - The Hillmen

717. Red Allen, David Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Jim Buchanan, James Kerwin, feat. Jerry Garcia - Bluegrass Reunion

718. Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers - 419 Main

719. Lonesome River Band - Still Learning

720. The Hillmen - The Hillmen

721. Byron Berline & John Hickman - Double Trouble

722. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe

723. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 3: California Connection

724. Del McCoury - Blue Side of Town
725. Red Allen, David Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Jim Buchanan, James Kerwin, feat. Jerry Garcia - Bluegrass Reunion
726. Various Artists - Bluegrass Breakdown (Vanguard Records compilation CD) 
727. Hank Mobley - A Slice of the Top 
728. Little Roy - Battle for Seattle
729. Original soundtrack by John Lurie from "Stranger than Paradise" and "The Resurrection of Albert Ayler"
730. The Complete Flanders & Swann
731. Various Artists - Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time (an
         ambitious title but c'mon, Doc, are you for real? The Greatest of all time? -ed.)
732. Chet Baker/Bill Evans - The Complete Legendary Sessions
733. Various Artists - Classic Disney, Vol. 3
734. Various Artists - Classic Disney, Vol. 4
735. Various Artists - Frozen: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
736. Red Allen, David Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Jim Buchanan, James Kerwin, feat. Jerry Garcia - Bluegrass Reunion
737. Can - Soon Over Babaluma
738. Little Roy - Battle for Seattle
739. The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band
740. Henry Threadgill - Rag Bush and All
741. Allan Sherman's Greatest Hits
742. Some conductor's vision of Gershwin stuff. Can't remember whose but it wasn't too hot.
743. The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band
744. Lonesome River Band - Still Learning
745. Lonesome River Band - Still Learning
746. Lonesome River Band - Still Learning
747. Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers - 419 Main
748. The Beach Boys - Summer Days
749. The Country Gentlemen - Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
750. J. D. Crowe & the New South - Flashbacks  
751. Red Allen, David Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Jim Buchanan, James Kerwin, feat. Jerry Garcia - Bluegrass Reunion
752. Nelson Riddle - Batman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
753. Lonesome River Band - Still Learning
754. Lonesome River Band - Talkin' to Myself
755. Kevin Spacey w/ orchestra conducted by John Wilson - Beyond the Sea: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
756. The Very Best of Joe Tex
757. Various Artists - Treasure Isle Presents Original Reggae: 40 Tighten Up Hits
758. Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself 
759. The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band
760. Dukes of the Stratosphear - Psonic Psunspot
761. The Specials - More Specials
762. Yes - Relayer
763. Santana - Zebop
764. Little Roy - Battle for Seattle
765. Black Uhuru - Black Sounds of Freedom + U-Black remixes + Love Crisis (Greensleeves CD) 
766. Black Uhuru - Black Sounds of Freedom + U-Black remixes + Love Crisis (Greensleeves CD)
767. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees
768. Jim & Jesse McReynolds - 1952-1955 (Bear Family Records compilation of Capitol recordings)
769. Jim & Jesse McReynolds - 1952-1955 (Bear Family Records compilation of Capitol recordings)
770. Jim & Jesse McReynolds - 1952-1955 (Bear Family Records compilation of Capitol recordings)
771. Jim & Jesse McReynolds - 1952-1955 (Bear Family Records compilation of Capitol recordings)
772. Little Roy - Battle for Seattle
773. Little Roy - Battle for Seattle
774. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (Coral)
775. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (Coral)
776. Miles Davis - 'Round Midnight
777. Miles Davis - 'Round Midnight
778. Santana - Zebop
779. Burning Spear - Creation Rebel
780. Burning Spear - Creation Rebel
781. Yes- Relayer
782. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Come On Back
783. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (Coral)
784. Jim & Jesse McReynolds - 1952-1955 (Bear Family Records compilation of Capitol recordings)

July 2014

785. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
786. Blind Melon - Nico
787. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (Coral)
788. The Essential Flatt & Scruggs
789. J.D. Crowe - Bluegrass Holiday
790. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
791. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (Coral)
792. Jimmy Martin - Don't Cry to Me
793. Tex Ritter - High Noon (Bear Family Records)
794. Seamus Ennis - The Bonny Bunch of Roses
795. Joe Roland - The Vibraphone Players of Bethlehem, Vol. 2
796. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
797. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 3
798. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
799. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 3
800. The Hillmen - The Hillmen
801. The Hillmen - The Hillmen
802. Flatt & Scruggs - The Complete Mercury Sessions
803. Don Reno & Red Smiley - Strictly Instrumental
804. The Lynn Morris Band - The Lynn Morris Band (Rounder)
805. Wyatt Rice - New Market Gap
806. Doc Watson - The Watson Family Album
807. Ralph Stanley & Jimmy Martin - Together for the First Time
808. Flatt & Scruggs - The Complete Mercury Sessions
809. Wyatt Rice - New Market Gap
810. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
811. Clarence White - 33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals
812. Lonesome River Band - Talkin' to Myself
813. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
814. The Seldom Scene - Recorded Live at the Cellar Door
815. Woody Guthrie - The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
816. The Grass is Greener - Traditional Bluegrass Instrumentals
817. The Boxcars - All In
818. Wyatt Rice - New Market Gap
819. The Stanley Bros. - The Essential Collection, 1947-1966
820. Gillian Welch - Revival
821. Walter Piston - Two New England Sketches
822. Katchaturian - Symphony No. 2
823. Hot Rize - Hot Rize
824. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Bluegrass Rules
825. Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys - S/T
826. The Strokes - Is This It?
827. The Osborne Bros. - Once More, Vols. I & II
828. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Bluegrass Rules
829. Jimmy Martin - King of Bluegrass

August 2014

830. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Bluegrass Rules

831. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (Coral)

832. Elvis Presley - Presley

833. Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard - Hazel & Alice

834. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - The Hard Game of Love

835. The Grascals - Long List of Heartaches

836. Miles Davis - The Complete Birth of the Cool

837. Sing Miler - Some compilation I can't remember the name of

838. Little Roy - Battle for Seattle
839. Alpha Blondy - The Best of Alpha Blondy
840. Burning Spear - Creation Rebel
841. Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
     (Note: I know I've listened to this at least 25 times since I started this list but I always forget to
     type the entry. I've heard it so many times, over many years, that I guess it's just become part
     of my DNA and it slips under the radar when it comes time to tally up what I've been listening to. I
     might post on it in the future. I should. If you are reading this and you haven't heard Marcus
     Garvey, then please find a copy and listen to it. You'll enjoy it. Burning Spear has so many fine
     albums. This one is my favorite It's calming to me, reassuring, and strong.)
842. Wes Cravens & the Bray Bros. - 419 Main
843. Red Allen - Lonesome & Blue: The Complete County Recordings
844. The Country Gentlemen - Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
845. Red Clay Ramblers - Merchants Lunch
846. Grandpa Jones - Grandpa Jones (The Country Music Hall of Fame)
847. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
848. Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
849. Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Sounds
850. George Jones - Hardcore Honky Tonk, Vol. 1
851. Burning Spear - Hail HIM
852. Burning Spear - Hail HIM
853. Red Allen - The Complete County Recordings
854. Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic (Disc 12)
855. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - The Hard Game of Love
856. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
857. Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers - 419 Main
858. Jack Kerouac featuring Zoot Sims & Al Cohn - Blues and Haikus
859. The Grass is Greener - Sales Tax Toddle
860. Prince Fatty Presents Holly Cook in Dub
861. Various Artists - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
862. The Uniques - Rocksteady, Pressure 69
863. Wailing Souls - Lay It On The Line
864. Riders in the Sky - Woody's Roundup
865. Lee Morgan - Cornbread
866. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 1
867. Big Youth - Screaming Target
868. The Bluegrass Album Band - Vol. 3: The California Connection
869. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - The Hard Game of Love
870. The Doors - The Doors
871. The Doors - Strange Days
872. Carole King & James Taylor - Live at the Troubadour
873. Roger Kellaway - Spirit Feeling
874. Kenny Baker & Josh Graves - The Puritan Sessions
875. Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley - Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
876. Lonesome River Band - Still Learning
877. The Grass is Greener - Traditional Bluegrass Instrumentals
878. Buddy Collette - Live from the Nation's Capital
879. Duke Ellington - Piano in the Background
880. Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
881. Lee Morgan - Cornbread
882. The Grateful Dead - 3/23/75 Kezar Stadium w/ guest Merl Saunders
883. The Grateful Dead - 03/01/69
884. The Grateful Dead - 05/15/70
885. The Grateful Dead - 09/28/75
886. John Kirkpatrick - Mazurka Berserker
887. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
888. Tom Waits - Alice
889. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
890. Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich
891. Sun Ra - Purple Night
892. Frank Zappa - 05/22/82 L (I think that was the date, can't remember)
893. Frank Zappa - Chalk Pie
894. Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston Texas
895. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - S/T
896. Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage, Act I
897. The Essential Flatt & Scruggs
898. The Essential Flatt & Scruggs