Stereophile: Record To Die For

Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden

Jazz - Released by ECM on May 3, 2010

The reason to mention the "particulars" of this document of informal sessions is because Keith Jarrett went to the trouble of doing so in his liner no ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

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Arne Domnerus, Georg Riedel, Bengt Hallberg, Lars Erstrand, Egil Johansen

Contemporary Jazz - Released by Proprius SACD on Jan 1, 1977

24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo

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Roxy Music

Rock - Released by EG Records on Mar 1, 1973

On Roxy Music's debut, the tensions between Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry propelled their music to great, unexpected heights, and for most of the group's ...

Robert Johnson

Blues - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Apr 22, 2011

Johnny Cash

Country - Released by American Recordings on Apr 26, 1994

Johnny Cash was in the unenviable position of being a living legend who was beloved by fans of classic country music without being able to interest an ...

Philip Glass

Minimal Music - Released by Sony Classical on Jan 1, 1989

Mention "minimalism" and certain names will pop up, both within and outside of the classical world: Terry Riley, Steve Reich, John Adams. The most fam ...

Vladimir Spivakov, Sergej Bezrodny, Dietmar Schwalke, Alexander Malter

Classical - Released by ECM New Series on Oct 15, 1999

Arvo Pärt is a living national treasure to Estonia, and this album reveals such intimate access to his faith, sadness, and humility. Structured in fiv ...

Gil Scott-Heron

Soul - Released by XL Recordings on Feb 8, 2010

I’m New Here is a shock. It’s a wallop filled with big nasty beats, a wide range of sonic atmospheres, and more -- sometimes unintentional -- autobiog ...

Oscars Motettkör, Marianne Mellnas, Alf Linder, Torsten Nilsson, Unknown Artist

Classical - Released by Proprius on Jan 1, 1976

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Sonic Youth

Rock - Released by DGC on May 1, 1994

Whereas Dirty and its predecessors were loud, distorted, and bordering on the fine line between pop and noise, Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star d ...

The English Concert and Andrew Manze

Concertos - Released by harmonia mundi on Nov 4, 2006

Some say it's violinist Andrew Manze's tone that makes him distinctive, that there's a sweetness to his non-vibrato swells and a strength to his flexi ...

24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo

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Dorothy Ashby

Jazz - Released by Cadet Records on Jan 1, 1968

The best and most complete album done by jazz harpist (a rare style) Dorothy Ashby. She didn't approach her instrument as if it were a gimmick, and sh ...

Nat King Cole

Pop - Released by Capitol Records on Jan 1, 1957

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Laurie Anderson

Pop - Released by Nonesuch on Jun 21, 2010

We haven't heard from Laurie Anderson in eight years -- since her Live at Town Hall NYC recording, cut two weeks after September 11, 2001 -- but that ...

Ry Cooder

Rock - Released by Warner Records on Jan 1, 1970

Blossom Dearie

Vocal Jazz - Released by Verve on Apr 1, 1957

24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo

The Band

Pop - Released by Capitol Records on Aug 15, 1972

Released on the heels of the stilted, static Cahoots, the double-album Rock of Ages occupies a curious yet important place in Band history. Recorded a ...

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Carl Heinrich Graun

Classical - Released by naïve classique on Sep 3, 2012

Nat King Cole

Pop - Released by Capitol Records on Jan 1, 1956

Once Nat King Cole gave up playing piano on a regular basis and instead focused on a series of easy listening vocal albums, jazz fans longed for him t ...

Ornette Coleman

Jazz - Released by Rhino Atlantic on May 5, 2008

This album belongs to a time when jazz record executives slapped broad boasts and proclamations onto their products. These usually celebrated the prow ...

René Jacobs

Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Apr 21, 2006