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Dave's Faves!

Welcome to my page of favorite music. A catalog of some of the music most important to me. Links included to other fan pages, sometimes to official band web-sites. Occasional photos, commentaries and/or discographies included, at my whim.
Absolute favorite bands/artists within each category are marked with: Please bear with us as we update this page.

Favorite Classical Composers

Bach Favorite compositions: The Art of the Fugue (As recorded by the Philomusica of London - I sure wish this version would be released on CD!), The Brandenberg Concertos
Stravinsky Favorite compositions: The Firebird Suite, the Rite of Spring
Bartok Favorite compositions: Music for Strings, Percussion, & Celeste; the 6 string quartets, Contrasts
Beethoven Favorite compositions: 6'th Symphony (Pastorale)
Ravel Favorite Compositions: Bolero
Mozart Favorite compositions: ?? (There are just too many to choose from!)

Most over-rated: Brahms

Favorite Jazz Artists:

Miles Davis Favorite albums: Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, Live Evil, In a Silent Way, but they are all good, really!
Another Miles Link.
Duke Ellington Favorite albums: almost anything! But check out his adaptation of the Nutcracker Suite!
Modern Jazz Quartet Favorite albums: Pyramid, For Ellington
John Coltrane Favorite albums: My Favorite Things, Giant Steps, A Love Supreme
Ornette Coleman Favorite albums: The Shape of Jazz to Come, Tomorrow is the Question, Of Human Feelings, Virgin Beauty (guest appearance by Jerry Garcia!)
Eric Dolphy Favorite albums: Out to Lunch
Weather Report
Favorite albums: Heavy Weather, Black Market, Mr. Gone
Links:
Joe Zawinul
Jaco Pastorius
Another Jaco link.
Wayne Shorter

Chick Corea Favorite albums: Light as a Feather (w/ Flora Purim), Where Have I known You Before
Don Sebesky Favorite albums: Giant Box
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin Favorite albums: The Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire
Another Mahavishnu link.
Pharoah Sanders Favorite albums: Thembi (Thanks, Jamie, wherever you are!!), Karma
Sonny Sharrock Favorite albums: Ask the Ages

Another Sonny sharrock page.
And yet another one.

Elton Dean Favorite Albums: Just Us, Bladik and anything with Soft Machine!
Eric Kloss Favorite Albums: Bodies Warmth, Together
Pat Martino Favorite Albums: Fire Dance, Live at Yoshi's
James Blood Ulmer Favorite Albums: Free Lancing
Oregon Favorite Albums: Friends, Winter Light

Most over-rated: Keith Jarrett

Favorite Pop/Rock/Progressive Artists (not an exhaustive list!):

Favorite albums: All of them! (See discography below)
Links:
Robert Fripp
Peter Sinfield
Ian McDonald
Bill Bruford
John Wetton
David Cross
Adrian Belew
Tony Levin
Trey Gunn
Pat Mastelotto
Greg Lake
Keith Tippett
Gordon Haskell
Mel Collins
Ian Wallace
21^st Century Schizoid Band

More Crimson links:

Discipline Global Mobile
Elephant Talk
Frippertronics
Discipline Records via Artist-Shop
King Crimson Live

Photos:

The 1969 incarnation - original lineup!
The 1973 incarnation of the band.
The 1974 trio.
The 1984 quartet.
The 1994 double trio.
Robert Fripp then.
Robert Fripp more recently.
Robert Fripp.
Robert Fripp & Adrian Belew.
Adrian Belew.
Bill Bruford.
Bill Bruford
From the 2000 tour in Denver.

Discography - page 1
Discography - page 2
Discography - page 3
Angelina's Drawing

Favorite albums: All of them! (OK, if forced to choose, I'd probably go with Three Friends, Octopus, & In a Glass House, followed closely by Acquiring the Taste, Free Hand, and The Power and the Glory.)
Photos:

The boys in the band.
In concert with Kerry on cello.

Discography

The Beatles Favorite albums: Magical Mystery Tour, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, the White Album, Revolver, Rubber Soul, followed closely by Abby Road, Let it Be.
Links:
The Beatles at Rockmine.
Pepperland
Lennon
McCartney
Harrison
Another Harrison Link
Blue Jay Way
Instant Karma

Photos of the Happy Family:

Nasty Jonah
Jude so sweet
Cousin Silas
UncleRufus

Cream Favorite albums: Wheels of Fire, Disraeli Gears, Goodbye
Links:
Eric Clapton Favorite collaborations (in addition to Cream): Blind Faith (w/Steve Winwood, Rick Gretch & Ginger Baker), Derek & the Dominoes (with Duane Allman, et al.) Another Clapton link.
Jack Bruce
Ginger Baker
Photo.

Yes Favorite albums: Close to the Edge, Fragile, The Yes Album

Links:
Rick Wakeman
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson

Traffic Favorite albums: Last Exit, Mr. Fantasy, Traffic, John Barleycorn Must Die, followed closely by The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Far From Home
Links:
Steve Winwood
Dave Mason
Jim Capaldi

Jimi Hendrix Favorite albums: Electric Ladyland, Are You Experienced?, Nine to the Universe, followed closely by Axis: Bold As Love
Photo

Steely Dan Favorite albums: The Royal Scam, Aja, Gaucho, Two Against Nature, followed closely by Katy Lied, Can't Buy a Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy and the solo Donald Fagen efforts The Nightfly, Kamakiriad
Discography

Jefferson Airplane Favorite albums: Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxters, Crown of Creation, followed closely by Volunteers, Bark and the spinoff projects Sunfighter, Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun, Blows Against the Empire
links:
Marty Balin
Paul Kantner
Jorma Kaukonen

Talking Heads Favorite albums: Remain in Light, Naked
Links:
David Byrne

Jethro Tull Favorite albums: Stand Up, Benefit, followed closely by Aqualung, This Was, Thick as a Brick

Moody Blues Favorite albums: In Search of the Lost Chord, To Our Children's Children's Children, Days of Future Passed, followed closely by On the Threshold of a Dream, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Seventh Sojourn Another link

Pink Floyd Favorite albums: Meddle, Atom Heart Mother, Dark Side of the Moon, A Saucerful of Secrets, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, followed closely by Wish You Were Here, Ummagumma
Syd Barrett
Another Barrett link.
Roger Waters.
Another Roger Waters link.

Grateful Dead
Another Dead Link Favorite albums: Workingman's Dead, American Beauty, Blues for Allah, followed closely by Aoxomoxoa, Live Dead

Jeff Beck Favorite albums: Blow By Blow, Wired
Another Jeff Beck link.
After Crying Favorite Albums: De Profundis, 6
Camel Favorite Albums: Moonmadness, The Snow Goose

Most over-rated: Elvis Presley

Favorite Folk-Rock Artists:

Bob Dylan Favorite albums: All of them! (if forced to choose,...Blonde on Blonde, Desire, Blood on the Tracks)
Another Dylan Link.
photo
The Incredible String Band Favorite albums: The Incredible String Band, The 5,000 spirits, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Joni Mitchell Favorite albums: Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark, Blue, Mingus, followed closely by Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Hejira, Clouds, Ladies of the Canyon
Pentangle Favorite albums: Cruel Sister, Sweet Child followed closely by Basket of Light
Aztec Two Step Favorite Albums: Aztec Two Step
Brewer & Shipley Favorite albums: Tarkio Road
Donovan Favorite albums: Sunshine Superman, followed by The Hurdy Gurdy Man

Most over-rated: Joan Baez

Other Favorites:

Frank Zappa Favorite albums: Hot Rats, Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar, Jazz from Hell
HP Lovecraft Favorite albums: HP Lovecraft II
Taj Mahal Favorite Albums: Music Fuh Yuh, The Natch'l Blues, Evolution, Ooh So Good 'n Blues, Senor Blues
Tom Waits Favorite albums: Small Change, Nighthawks at the Diner
photo
Another Tom Waits link.
Philip Glass Favorite albums: Koyaanisqatsi
Steve Reich Favorite albums: Music for Eighteen Musicians, Triple Quartet
Terry Riley Favorite albums: Rainbow in Curved Air, In C, Salome Dances for Peace
Kronos Quartet
Ravi Shankar Favorite albums: Live at Monterey
John Cage

Honorable Mention:

Soft Machine
Brian Eno (His collaborations (with Robert Fripp, David Byrne, David Bowie, etc.) and extensive production work (Talking Heads, U2, etc.) are more impressive to me than his solo efforts).
David Bowie Favorite albums: Ziggy Stardust & Spiders from Mars, Pin Ups, Scary Monsters, Heros, Low
The Who Favorite Albums: Tommy, Who's Next, Face Dances, Live at Leeds
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Favorite Albums: Crosby, Stills & Nash (w/Suite Judy Blue-Eyes), Deja Vu, 4-Way Street
Links:
CSN
Neil Young

Anekdoten Favorite Albums: Vemod, From Within
Rolling Stones Favorite Albums: Beggar's Banquet, Goat's Head Soup were O.K., but this is one group who produced TONS of great songs (I could probably name 40 without trying which are top-notch) yet few memorable albums. Almost any compilation album is better than almost any original studio album, including Flowers, Through the Past, Darkly, Hot Rocks, More Hot Rocks & Fazed Cookies
Another Stones link.
Spirit Favorite Albums: The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, Spirit, The Family that Plays Together, followed closely by Clear, Son of Spirit, Farther Along
Cat Stevens Favorite Albums: Tea for the Tillerman, Catch Bull at Four
Arlo Guthrie Favorite Albums: Alice's Restaraunt
Warren Zevon Favorite Albums: A Quiet, Normal Life, Sentimental Hygiene, Transverse City
Steve Miller Band Favorite Albums: Sailor, The Joker
Blood, Sweat & Tears Favorite Albums: Child is Father to the Man, BS&T II, BS&T III
Links:

Al Kooper

Todd Rundgren Favorite Albums: A Wizard - A True Star, Faithful (You get bonus points if you can name his first big group. No, not Utopia! The group (circa 1969) that put out Under the Ice, one of the heaviest `B' - sides to ever come out of the music industry!
Another Todd Rundgren site.
The Doors Favorite Albums: The Doors, Strange Days, The Soft Parade
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer Favorite Albums: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Trilogy
links:

Keith Emerson
Greg Lake
Carl Palmer

Fleetwood Mac Favorite Albums: Bare Trees, Future Games, Mystery to Me, Rumors
Hot Tuna Favorite Albums: Hot Tuna, First Pull Up Then Pull Down, Burgers, The Phosphorescent Rat
Leo Kottke Favorite Albums: 6 & 12 String Guitar
Another Kottke link.
Van Morrison Favorite Albums: Moondance, Tupelo Honey, St. Dominic's Preview
Stevie Wonder Favorite Albums: Talking Book, Songs in the Key of Life, Innervisions
Ry Cooder Favorite Albums: Into the Purple Valley, Jazz, Mambo Sinuedo
Chicago Favorite Albums: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago II, Chicago III
Elton John Favorite Albums: Goodby Yellow Brick Road, Madman Across the Water, Honky Chateau
Peter Gabriel Favorite albums: So, Us
Mike Oldfield Favorite Albums: Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations
Santana Favorite Albums: Abraxas, Caravanserai
Paul Simon Favorite Albums: Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon
The Roches Favorite Albums: Keep On Doin', Another World
Buffalo Springfield
Robin Trower Favorite Albums: BLT (with Jack Bruce), Bridge of Sighs
Another Trower link.
The Mandrake Memorial Does anyone remember this unusual band from Philadelphia in the late 60's?
Favorite Albums: Puzzle, followed closely by the eponymous debut album and Medium
Bob Marley & the Wailers Favorite Albums: Burnin', Kaya, followed closely by Natty Dread, Exodus, Rastaman Vibration
The Zombies Favorite Albums: Oddessy & Oracle
The Yardbirds
The Byrds
Another Byrds link.
And another one.
And yet another one.
Procol Harum
Bruce Springsteen Favorite albums: Welcome to Asbury Park, NJ, Born to Run, Nebraska

And now, for a little humor, I recommend:

This page of mondegreens.
This page of Yankovisms.
The music of Tom Lehrer.
The Firesign Theater.

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Last revised: 1/20/07


	Welcome to my page of favorite music. A catalog of some of the music most important to me. Links included to other fan pages, sometimes to official band web-sites. Occasional photos, commentaries and/or discographies included, at my whim. Absolute favorite bands/artists within each category are marked with: Please bear with us as we update this page.