Time for everbodys Top Ten list.....

Nice list, Sc53! A lot of your choices are on my list as well, including Beck's "Sea Change," which is my favorite album of the year and a stunning departure from his previous work, which I also admire.

Currently in heavy rotation:

Sleater-Kinney 'One Beat'
Allison Krauss and Union Station - new double live
Thelonious Monk -Riverside Tenor box set
Freedy Johnston 'Never Home'
Aretha Franklin-Complete Atlantic recordings
Arto Linday 'Noon Chill'
Captain Beefheart 'Shiny Beast Bat Chain Puller'
Fairport Convention 'Chronicles'
The Who 'The Ultimate Collection'
The Handsome Family 'In the Air'
Rolling Stones 'Stripped'
Lucinda Williams 'Sweet Old World'
Miles Davis 'Panthalassa'
Jeb Loy Nichols 'Easy Now'
Old 97s 'Fight Songs'

Time to restock and grab some other stuff. Good thread.

Pat Metheny Trio -- Live
Pat Metheny Group -- Speaking of Now
Messiah -- Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (The absolute best version imo)
Pat Metheny Group -- Imaginary Day
Beethoven -- The Five Piano Concertos, Serkin, Boston Symphony
Some Christmas records for the kids

The CD Recorder has fundamentally changed the way I listen to music. I now often put my favorite songs on CD-Rs; so a baker's dozen:
1. Cowboy Junkies "Waltz Across America" and "The Caution Horses"
2. Melissa Etheridge, CD-R of "Greatest Hits"
3. George Thorogood "Anthology"-- this CD set ROCKS, and GT gives you your moneys worth!
4. Soundtrack from movie "Dirty Dancing", 1 & 2-- poor recordings but great music.
5. Waylon Jenning's GH
6. Jerry Lee Lewis, 3 CD set "Legendary"
7. Jacinta, Diana Krall, Holly Cole, and Shirley Horn CD-R of favorite female jazz ballads.
8. Shirley Horn "Ultimate"
9. Loreena McKennitt "Book of Secrets"
10. JJ Cale "Guitar Man"
11. CD-R from Alison Krause "Forget About It" and Allison Moorer "Alabama Song".
12. Compilation CD-R "Blues & Soul, Nice and Slow"
13. CD-R compilation "Blues and Rock, Nice & Hot"
Cheers and Happy Holidays. Craig

People listening to classical music seem to be a pretty small minority here

Been listening lately to:
Sibelius Lemminkainen Suite & Karelia Suite RSO Helsinki/Kamu
Bach Goldberg Variations Murray Perahia, piano.
Songs of the Auvergne (arr. Canteloube) w/Victoria de los Angeles
Buena Vista Social Club presents Ibrahim Ferrer
Trio da Paz: Black Orpheus (Koko 1299) This relatively unknown CD combines fine musicianship with outstanding engineering. Have no idea how they pulled this off, but it sounds as good as the best vinyl.
Johnny Hartman: Once In Every Life
Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus and More (been enjoying this Prestige LP since 1975!)
West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast
The Tony Rice Unit: Backwaters (no weak tracks; great sonics, at least on LP)
Pharoh Sanders: Rejoice (Highlife and Nigerian Juju Hilife are incomparable sacred dance pieces ... have an aerobic workout and bliss out!)