What Are Your Perennially Favorite Albums?

[Mike Perlowin RIP]

Miles Davis: Sketches of Spain

Kenny Burrell: Guitar Forms

George van Eps: Soliloquy

Johnny Smith: Phase 2

Charlie Byrd: Mr. Guitar and Blues for Night People*

Angel Romero with Andre Previn and the London Philharmonic: Conceorto De Aranhuez / Fantasia Para Un Gentlehombre

Jim Hall: Conceirto and Live

The Modern Mandolin Quartet's first CD.

Trio Con Brio: Impressions*

Quaternaglia guitar quartet: Forobodo (Available only in Europe)

*-out of print

I an honored and flattered that Charlie included my Firebird Suite CD in his list. Thank you Charlie.

[Kevin Macneil Brown]

King Crimson- Lark's Tongues in Aspic, Discipline

Byrds- Mr. Tambourine Man, Notorious Byrd Brothers

Miles Davis- Kind of Blue, Get Up With It

Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper- Very Best Of

Red Simpson- Roll, Truck, Roll

King Sunny Ade- Bobby Benson

Billie Holiday/Lester Young- A Musical Romance

Beach Boys- Pet Sounds

Shelby Lynne- I am Shelby Lynne

Charles Ives/ Boston Symphony/Tilson-Thomas- Three Places In New England

Morton Feldman/ Univ. Cal. Chamber Chorus- Rothko Chapel

Brian Eno- Another Green World, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks

John Coltrane- Crescent

Bach/Fournier- Suites For Unaccompanied Cello

Various Artists- Africa Dances (Original Music)


These are some of the records that have hit me way down deep at various times in my life and can still take me back to that original feeling.

[Roger Rettig]

...and I forgot to include:

The Beach Boys: "Sunflower" and "Surf's Up"

Dunno how I forgot - they always come in the car with me like all the others!

[Steve Atwood]

"Feel the Spirit" (Gospel collection)
"Best of Don Williams Vol. 2"
"In the Spanish Style", Christopher Parkening
"The Guitar In Spain", Oscar Ghiglia
"Fernando Sor: 20 Studies", Narciso Yepes
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Glenn Gould
"Gordon Bok"
"Detroit Deisel", Alvin Lee
"Journeman", Eric Clapton
"The Rolling Stones"

I haven't bought any Hawaiian music yet -- don't know where to start, but I've pretty much worn out my Jerry Byrd instructional tapes.

Wish I hadn't sold my Joe and Eddie, Jim Kweskin Jug Band, and Country Joe and the Fish records.

[Dave Van Allen]

iPods and similar devices make it so much easier to have so many of my favorites at my fingertips, reviewing any period of my "personal musical history" is only a few moments away

Jimmy Day Steel & Strings comp CD
Buckaroos Carnegie Hall- THE CLASSIC BUCKAROOS!
Duane Eddy Twang a Country Song w/ BUDDY EMMONS!
The Tony Bennett & Bill Evans albums
Jerry Byrd Hi Fi Guitar
Jerry Byrd Steel Guitar Classics
Tony Bennett "Rodgers & Hart Songbook' With George Barnes and Ruby Braff
Night Life, The Other Woman - Albums, Ray Price
Jonathan Goes Country- Jonathan Richman-Tom Brumley Again
The Vanduras- Gary and Geoff Brandin!
Tom Brumley- In Time
Tom Brumley - Tom Cattin'
Lloyd Green- Steel Rides and Cool Steel Man
Lloyd Green - Revisited
K-Tel records- "Instrumental Gold" 2 cd comp of "easy listening"
Esquivel! Other Worlds other Sounds
Alvino Rey - A Swingin' Fling !!!!!
a Stan Getz compilation on CD i have that has most of Getz, Gilberto, Byrd etc... on it
Rick Nelson; Rudy The Fifth-TOM BRUMLEY!!!!!!!!!
The Beatles Complete Discography
POCO Pickin' up the pieces, DeLIVErin', From The Inside-RUSTY YOUNG
Rolling Stones Between the Buttons
Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow, Beck Ola, The 1st JB Group
Buckaroos Wanted- The World's Most Dangerous
and so many more

[Brint Hannay]

I take "perennial favorites" to be the ones whose effect on me never diminishes over the years, and no matter how many times I hear them. Sticking with albums old enough to have stood the test of time, and in no particular order:

As mentioned above, Jelly Roll Morton-New Orleans Memories
The Electric Flag-A Long Time Comin'
First Paul Butterfield Blues Band album
Commander Cody-Live From Deep In the Heart of Texas
Byrds-Younger Than Yesterday, Notorious Byrd Brothers, Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde
The Grateful Dead-first album
Moby Grape
Roy Buchanan-Live Stock
Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
Richard Thompson-Amnesia, Rumor and Sigh
Beatles-everything except Sgt. Pepper (I managed to burn out on S.P. completely)
Dylan-Blonde on Blonde, Highway 61 Revisited
Hendrix-Are You Experienced, Cry of Love
Coltrane-almost everything, all periods
Thelonious Monk-Blue Note recordings
Miles-Kind of Blue, Milestones, In a Silent Way
Wes Montgomery-Full House
Django Reinhardt-anything
Charlie Parker-anything
Ricky Skaggs-Highways and Heartaches, Waitin' For the Sun to Shine
Albert Lee-Albert Lee
Charley Pride In Person
Buddy Emmons-Black Album, One For the Road
Alasdair Fraser (Scottish fiddler) & Paul Machlis-The Road North
The Bauls of Bengal
Many, many classical albums: Bach, D. Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Chopin...

Of course there are others I’m not thinking of!

[Kent Thompson]

Where do you start.

The Best Of Curtis Potter
Buck Owens At Carnagie Hall
The Carl Smith Anniversary Album
Ocean Front Property - George Strait
It's All In The Swing - Buddy and Ray
Abbey Road - Beatles
Time - Ray Price
Celtic Thunder
I'd Fall In Love Tonight - Roger Whittaker

Too many to mention..

[Eric Jaeger]

Perennial or currently in heavy rotation?

Perennial:

Rickie Lee Jones: Rickie Lee Jones

Gabor Szabo: Spellbinder

Dave Grisman Quintet: Dave Grisman Quintet

Merle Haggard: This Is

Kris Kristofferson: Silver Tongue Devil and I

Jimmie Dale Gilmore: One Endless Night

Jennifer Warnes: Famous Blue Raincoat

Glenn Gould: Brandenbergs

Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde

The Band: The Band

This could go on, but you get the picture....

Some of you clearly grew up in the same household I did. Did you notice how eclectic most of these lists are? I'm impressed with the breadth of interest people have.

Too bad more don't share it

-eric

[Brint Hannay]

Some I didn't think of before:

Captain Beefheart-Safe As Milk
Mothers of Invention-Freak Out!, Uncle Meat
Ry Cooder-Paradise and Lunch, Into the Purple Valley, Bop Till You Drop, Get Rhythm
David Lindley-El Rayo-X, Very Greasy

[Stephen Gambrell]

What---Nobody listens to opera??

[Eric Jaeger]

What---Nobody listens to opera??

Only if it's Wagner

[Dave Harmonson]

Didn't Mark Twain say "Wagner's music isn't as bad as it sounds".
Some of my faves: Ry Cooder Paradise and Lunch, Sowtime, and Bop til You Drop
Little Feat: Sailing Shoes, Waiting for Columbus
Doc and Merle Watson: Live on Stage
Emmy Lou Harris: Elite Hotel
Van Morrison: Moondance
The Band: The Band, House at Big Pink, Northern Lights Southern Cross
Rodney Crowell: Ain't Livin' Long Like This

[Ray Minich]

Trapeze, the "Hotwire" LP

Doobie Brothers, "The Captain & Me" also "Toulouse Street".
( I see Tommy Johnston is supporting and encouraging his daughter to perform now...)

CSNY, "Deja Vu"

[P Gleespen]

For me (and in no particular order):

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue

Dale Watson – The Truckin’ Sessions

Jesus Lizard – Goat

Melvins – Ozma

Frank Sinatra - Ring a Ding Ding

Beatles - White Album

Mickey Katz - Simcha Time

Shellac – At Action Park

Frank Zappa - The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life

Misfits - Walk Among Us

John Coltrane – Impressions

Fugazi - 13 Songs

Buck Owens – Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat

King Crimson - Discipline

Helmet – Strap it On

George Jones - She Thinks I Still Care (The United Artists Years)

Parilament - Mothership Connection

Funkadelic - Let's Take it to the Stage

Merle Haggard – Swingin’ Doors

Fear - The Record

Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Slint - Spiderland

Miles Smiles

Hem – Eveningland (I know that Hem’s probably too new to really qualify as a perennial favorite, but their songs have a real timeless quality, and I’m sure that they will still be on my list in the future)

(edited to correct an embarrassing spelling mistake)

[P Gleespen]

whoops

[Bill Bassett]

Let's see:

Pat Matheny, Last Train Home

Danny Wilson, Bee Bop Mop Top

Anything by Steely Dan

4 Wheels Down, (Local AZ Band) Hang On For Life

[Scott Hiestand]

wow, let' see....

The Church - Hologram of Baal
Vern Gosdin - (pretty much anything)
Pat Martino - Consciousness
Johnny Paycheck - The Real Mr. Heartache
Colin Newman - Not Too
Flying Burrito Brothers - Anthology
Merle Haggard - Strangers
Keith Whitley - I Wonder What You Think of Me
Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All
Wire - 154
John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Waters
The Beatles - Help
Kate Bush - Sensual World
Simon and Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
Gordon Lightfoot - Don Quixote
Captain Beefheart - Shiny Beast

...to be edited when I think of more!

[Dennis Olearchik]

Chris & Herb - Bakersfield Bound
Grateful Dead - Mars Hotel
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus
Poco - Inamorata
Weather Report - Heavy Weather
XTC - Oranges & Lemons