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Software Must Haves

Both my parents and grandparents were very into music, so although I am comparitively young, my listening tastes are truly expansive. I even like rap which I find most of you hate. Anyway, I finally have my system in a state that I truly enjoy, and probably won't be upgrading for a while (yeah right). Now I need more software. So...If you had to make a list of must have recordings, what would they be. Now I'm not talking about some obscure oboe player from Sri Lanka that "is 2 die 4" I'm talking about albums like "Kind of Blue" , pieces of music that anyone with a good collection should have. I have what I think are a lot of them, but I would love some other opinions.
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ben_campbell
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LOL I'm actually on Exit Stage Left as part of the Glaswegian choir!
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viridian
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Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane, Monk/Trane
Rashaan Roland Kirk, Kirkathon and The Inflated Tear
Bill Evans, You Must Believe In Spring
Bud Powell, Time Waits
Chet Baker, Plays Lerner and Lowe and Chet
Airto, Promises of the Sun
Modern Jazz Quartet, Fontessa
Cannonball Adderly, Live
Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz To Come
Oliver Nelson, The Blues and the Abstract Truth
Les McCann and Eddie Harris, Swiss Movement
Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage
Wes Montgomery, California Dreamin'
Wayne Shorter, The All Seeing Eye and Speak No Evil
Johnny Hartman, The Voice That Is
Charles Mingus, Mingus Ahh Umm

That should get you started. My current favorite is Pat Boone's "In A Metal Mood", he does a salsa-tinged version of Led Zep's "Stairway To Heaven", with big-band backing, that will have your hair standing on end.
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ejlif
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You gotta have John Coltrane "A Love Supreme"
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