Suggestions Please


I have always owned high end speakers and amps. However, I have always used my home theater AV Receiver as the pre amp. Recently I purchased an Audio Research Pre Amp and Audio Research CD player and opened my eyes to a taste of true listening pleasure.

However, gone is the days of day of bass and treable control and I am now seeing that not all recordings are created equal. Albums I loved like "Rush Signals" has no bass what so ever, and Pink Floyd "The Wall" blows me away. I was trying to figure out where my bass has gone and on Holloween, I put in one of those spooky CD's and cranked it up. The constant heart beat was clear and solid bass that blew me away. Once again leading me to re-evaluate my music collection...

So, I am on a quest to buy some new music and I am looking for suggestions in Jazz, Rock, and New Age. Dynamic bass is where my taste is, so any suggestions would make my day...I do like acoustic stuff as well...
mgrabow

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Waterloo Lily - Caravan
Beyond the Missouri Sky - Charlie Haden/Pat Methany
Stationary Traveler - Camel
The Planets - Dutiot/Montreal Symphony (Penguin Classics)
Also

"Mix Up" - Patrick O'Hearn
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - Elton John
"Tommy" - The Who
"Moving Waves" - Focus
Another nice rock recording with lots of good predominant bass is Drama by Yes (remasered CD with bonus tracks, Chris Squire, bass).
One more:

A lot of Jim Capaldi's solo work post-Traffic is exceptional. This was an extremely talented little known, and much under appreciated solo artist.

"Electric Nights" is one of my all time favorites. The second side of this album is beautifully recorded, pop/rock perfection IMHO, if you can find it.