Discs you play again and again


To qualify for heavy repetition in my house, a cd has to be good music and a good recording. I would like to share the following 4 discs which I can't get enough of. (mostly pop)

1. Tori Amos-Scarlets Walk-Epic cut- A Sorta Fairytale, Bosendorfer Piano and killer vocals- my favorite recording
2.James Taylor- October Road- Columbia- cut My Traveling Star- again killer vocals- great recording!
3. Keb'Mo'- The Door- Sony SACD- cut The Door finally a poppish SACD that's not a repeat of some 25 year old analog recording- this one is new and beyond good
4. Dave Mathews Band- Crash RCA- cut So Much To Say- great dynamics - great everything

What do you have in heavy rotation now?
Happy Holidays

ps- Serve all recording selections with a glass of Kostriker Dark Beer

holzhauer
"Le Pas du Chat Noir", Anouar Brahem / Soothing, melodic,
hypnotic...very beautiful music.

"El Cant De La Sibil-La", Montserrat Figueras & Jordi Savall in
La Capella Reial De Catlunya / An astounding recording on the Alia Vox
label - Figueras has a remarkable voice that will test the range of any
system...a remarkable sense of atmosphere recorded in a stone
church....GORGEOUS music! The category it is usually found in is
"Early Music"

"Swordfishtrombone", Tom Waits / Love'em or hate'em...I
think the man's a genius myself. This is one I never tire of, though there
are many more. Tori Amos also has many I don't seem to tire of.

Alvin is also a very talented piccolo player. Not many people know this.
His rendition of Vivaldi's concerto for piccolo in C Major under
Christopher Hogwood's baton is indeed a stellar recording.

Marco
Pehare: great suggestion. The early Metheny discs are a real treat. Folk Songs on "80/81", especially the last part when Charlie Haden's bass kicks in gives me shivers every time I listen to it. Also, "New Chautauga" (sp?) is equally great.