What 3 Albums of 2/3 Genres (PopRock, Jazz, Classical) Would You Recommend?


For all the questions I ask about systems and gear, I really need to ask more about music because that's why we do this, right? 

If we (meaning, any of us really) met today, what 3 albums would you loan out to listen to from:
(1) Pop/Rock;
(2) Jazz; and/or
(3) Classical. 

Pick any 2 or all 3 categories. 

I think the following parameters might be helpful: 

--Avoid Canon Choices:  It might help to try to dig a bit deeper than albums that are in the cannon of genres 1 and 2--e.g., Beatles Abbey Road or Miles Davis Kind of Blue--only because they have so much appeal and crossover ability that they are relatively obvious choices.  

--Lump in sub/other Genres:  Of course be mindful that you can and should lump in other genres as sub-genres--e.g. Folk, Blues, Electronic. Shoehorn them in where you think appropriate. 

--Musical Content/Sonics:  Both should matter to some degree.  The albums can be well known or just one of your pets that you'd like to share. 

Thanks in advance! My music collection will thank you!!!


jbhiller

Showing 1 response by oblgny

Hmmm....

ROCK

Be-Bop Deluxe - Live In The Air Age.
Chris Whitley - An Anthology 1991 - 2001
Son Volt - American Central Dust

JAZZ

Steven Scott Trio - Renaissance
The Lounge Lizards - Live In Tokyo
Omar Avital - Abutbul Music

SINGER/SONGWRITER

Jose Gonzalez - How Low
Ani DiFranco - Dilate
Jeffrey Foucault - Shoot The Moon Right Between The Eyes

My classical music vocabulary is too limited to bear inclusion here largely because I learned all of my classical appreciation from Bugs Bunny,  old Disney cartoons,  and compilation albums that my mother purchased for my father at the A&P when we were kids.  That's not to say that I don't like or appreciate classical music - I do.  I've just never delved as deep into it as I have the aforementioned and other genres.