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Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

I've been listening to some of my favorite recordings this weekend and was wondering what others on Audiogon felt were there favorites. We have all seen the Stereophile "Records to Die For", The Absolute Sounds recommended list, Music Directs' list, The Golden Ear, etc. now I'm hoping to assemble the Audiogon "Recordings To Die For". Please list your five favorite recordings, the ones you listen to over and over or play for friends. I would assume the sonic quality is excellent in that this is an audiophile site. The performance and enjoy ability should also be excellent. Please leave your top five, even if they are already chosen so we can discover the very top for the Audiogon listeners. ALSO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CRITICIZING OTHERS OPINIONS AND JUST LEAVE YOUR FAVORITES!

August 2002: I have compiled a summary and a full printer-friendly list of all of the recommendations below.
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jadem6

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Name - Artist (Format; Label)
Waiting for Columbus - Little feat (LP; Warner Bros)
Shootout at the Fantasy Factory - Traffic (LP - Island)
Sunday at the Vanguard - Bill Evans (CD; Riverside - a little 'bright' - LP is probably much better)
Explorations - Bill Evans (SACD; Riverside)
Sound of Sonny - Sonny Rollins (SACD; Riverside)
Silver's Blue - Horace Silver Quintet (LP; Epic)
Meeting by the River - Cooder & Bhatt (CD, Water Lily Acoustic)
Tabula Rasa - Fleck, Bhatt, and Chen (CD, Water Lily Acoustic)
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Yes, Nimbus does have a few Indian classical recordings that are "warm" (i.e., capture ambience and hall acoustical charateristics - most of you know but in the rare instance that you don't). Water Lily Acoustics label also has some cool Indian classical & fusion recordings.

Believe it or not, there are some older unreal (or is it too real?), warm Amjad Ali Khan sarod recordings as well. This is not necessarily true for the other old Indian recordings - hence the specific example. Since Indian classical recordings NEED to be directional to "feel" the tabla on the left (right of the performer) and main performer in the center or right - the separated mics and old-world-classic Stereo affect without mixing works really well.
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Cantando - Bobo Stenson (ECM) CD.
Natural Elements - Shakti Columbia (now sony?) LP
Traditional music of India - Ali Alkbar Khan (Fantasy) CD.
Ragas - Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan (Fantasy) LP.
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