A personal list of albums I truly love. Each post focuses on one album I return to and that always feels good. The posts are grouped into five categories: Jazz Music, Rock and Pop, Classical Music, World Music, and Soundtracks. The purpose is not to review or promote, but to reflect on music that matters to me.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Shinola - John Scofield Trio
Released: 1982
Recorded: December 12–13, 1981
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Characters - John Abercrombie
Released: May 1, 1978
Recorded: November 1977
More info: ECM Records link
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
Desire - Bob Dylan
Released: January 5, 1976
Recorded: July 28 - 31, August 11 and October 24, 1975
More info: Wikipedia link
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group
Released: July 7, 1987
Recorded: March - April 1987
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Where In The World? - Bill Frisell
Released: 1991
Recorded: October, 1990; January - February, 1991
More info: Wikipedia link
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Kofi - Donald Byrd
Released: February 24, 1995
Recorded: December 16, 1969 (#1 - 2) December 4, 1970 (#3 - 5)
More info: Wikipedia link
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Impressions - John Coltrane
Released: July 1963
Recorded: November 3, 1961 - September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963
More info: Wikipedia link
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Valentine - Bill Frisell
Released: August 14, 2020
Recorded: late 2019
More info: Wikipedia link
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Portraits of Duke Ellington - Joe Pass
Released: 1975
Recorded: June 21, 197
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Synergy - Tim Miller
Released: March 25, 2022
More info: Discogs link
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Ask The Ages - Sonny Sharrock
Released: 1991
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
Released: January 20, 1975
Recorded: September 16 - 19 and December 27 - 30, 1974
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Life, At The Village Vanguard - Gilad Hekselman
Released: April 5, 2024
Recorded: live March 20 - April 2, 2022
More info: Bandcamp link
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Underground - Thelonious Monk
Released: May 1968
Recorded: December 14 and 21, 1967 and February 14, and December 14, 1968
More info: Wikipedia link
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Flux - Ben Monder
Released: June 24, 1997
Recorded: 1995
More info: Ben Monder Website link
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Monday, October 20, 2025
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar - Frank Zappa
Released: May 11, 1981
Recorded: July 1972; February 1976; February 1977 - December 11, 1980
More info: Wikipedia link
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Sunday, October 19, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Swallow Tales - John Scofield
Released: June 12, 2020
Recorded: March 2019
More info: ECM Records link
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Invisible Resonance Trio - Garrison Fewell
Released: 25 September 2015
Recorded: 2013
More info: The Free Jazz Collective link
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Sunday, October 12, 2025
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Up and Coming - John Abercrombie
Released: January 13, 2017
Recorded: April-May 2016
More info: ECM Records link
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Sunday, October 5, 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Anthem - Ralph Towner
Released: 12 March 2001
Recorded: February-March 2000
More info: ECM Records link
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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Hand Jive - John Scofield
Released: August 9, 1994 (US) (CD)
Recorded: October 1993
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Fervency - Pasquale Grasso
Released: February 7, 2025
Recorded: 2021
More info: DL Media Music link
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Monday, September 8, 2025
Jonathan Kreisberg - New for Now
Release: 18 April 2005
More info: Criss Cross Jazz link
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Sunday, September 7, 2025
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Miles Okazaki - Figurations
Released: May 8, 2012
More info: Bandcamp link
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Released: January or February 1960
Recorded: May 4-5, 1959 - December 2, 1959
More info: Wikipedia link
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Monday, August 25, 2025
Strings! - Pat Martino
Released: 1967
Recorded: October 2, 1967
More info: Wikipedia link
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Sunday, August 24, 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025
Solo Guitar - Ted Greene
Released: 1977
More info: Bandcamp link
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
It's About Time - Joe Diorio
Released: May 1, 2005
More info: Jazz Music Archives link
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Sunday, August 17, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
Three Trios - Nguyên Lê
Released: 15 January 1997
Recorded: October 12 - November 23 1996
More info: All About Jazz link
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Homes - Gilad Hekselman
Released: October 9, 2015
Recorded: May 10–11, 2014
More info: JazzDaGama link
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Charlie Haden - Jim Hall
Released: September 30, 2014
Recorded: July 2, 1990
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Midnight Blue - Kenny Burrell
Released: Early May 1963
Recorded: January 8, 1963
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Monday, July 28, 2025
Ghost Town - Bill Frisell
Released: March 7, 2000
More info: Wikipedia link
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Sunday, July 27, 2025
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Y Los Cubanos Postizos - Marc Ribot
Released: June 16, 1998
Recorded: 1998
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Land of the Midnight Sun - Al Di Meola
Released: October 25, 1976
Recorded: July & August 1975
More info: Wikipedia link
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Sunday, July 20, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
Evidence - Steve Khan
Released: 1980
Recorded: July 12 & 19, 1980
More info: Discogs link
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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Consentrik - Nels Cline
Released: March 14, 2025
Recorded: February and July 2024
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
El Hombre - Pat Martino
Released: 1967
Recorded: May 1, 1967
More info: Wikipedia link
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Song for My Father - Horace Silver
Released: End of January 1965
Recorded: October 31, 1963; January 28 and October 26, 1964
More info: Wikipedia link
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Friday, July 11, 2025
Concierto - Jim Hall
Released: 1975
Recorded: April 16 & 23, 1975
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Epistrophy - Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan
Released: April 12, 2019
Recorded: March 2016
More info: ECM Records link
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Friday, June 27, 2025
Smokin' At The Half Note - Wes Montgomery
Released: November 1965
Recorded: June 1965 and September 22, 1965
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Friday, June 20, 2025
Small Town - Bill Frisell
Released: May 26, 2017
Recorded: December 2015
More info: ECM Records link
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Two Jims And Zoot - Jimmy Raney
Released: 1964
Recorded: March 11 & 12, 1964
More info: Wikipedia link
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Friday, June 13, 2025
Friends Seen and Unseen - Charlie Hunter
Released: July 13, 2004
More info: Discogs link
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Friday, June 6, 2025
Matador - Grant Green
Released: 1979
Recorded: May 20, 1964
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Moonlight In Vermont - Johnny Smith
Released: September 1956
Recorded: March 1952 - August 1953
More info: Wikipedia link
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Day Trip - Pat Metheny
Released: January 29, 2008
Recorded: October 19, 2005
More info: Jazz Times link
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
In Pas(s)ing - Mick Goodrick
Released: May 25,1979
Recorded: November 1978
More info: ECM Records link
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Friday, March 7, 2025
The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark - Grant Green
Released: 1997
Recorded: December 23, 1961 (CD 1, 8-10; CD2 1-3)
January 13, 1962 (CD 1, 1-7)
January 31, 1962 (CD 2, 4-9)
More info: Wikipedia link
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Monday, March 3, 2025
Rough House - John Scofield
Released: 1979
Recorded: November 27, 1978
More info: Enja Records link
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Sunday, February 23, 2025
Virtuoso - Joe Pass
Released: December 1973
Recorded: August 28, 1973
More info: Wikipedia link
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Friday, February 21, 2025
Evening Falls - Jacob Young
Released: March 22, 2004
Recorded: December 2002
More info: ECM Records link
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time And The Infinite - Adam Rogers
Released: February 12, 2007
Recorded: March 17, 2006
More info: Criss Cross Jazz link
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Monday, February 3, 2025
Falling Grace - Romain Pilon
Released: March 4, 2022
More info: Bandcamp link
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Reflection of a Clear Moon - Garrison Fewell, Laszlo Gardony
Released, 11 March, 1997
Recorded: 5 August, 1995
More info: Discogs link
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Sunday, January 19, 2025
Solitary Tales - John Stowell
Released: 15 June, 2012
Recorded: July 23, 2008
More info: All About Jazz link
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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Beyond The Missouri Sky - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny
Released: February 25, 1997
Recorded: Dates before and April 15, 1996
More info: Wikipedia link
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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Charlie Hunter - Charlie Hunter
Released: June 6, 2000
More info: All About Jazz link
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
Live On Bourbon Street - Lenny Breau, Dave Young
Released: 1995
Recorded: June 14, 1983
More info: Wikipedia link
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Saturday, January 4, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
A Lovesome Thing - Kurt Rosenwinkel, Geri Allen
Released: 2023
Recorded: September 5, 2012
More Info: Wikipedia link
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Within A Song - John Abercrombie Quartet
Released: April 20, 2012
Recorded: September 2011
More Info: ECM Records
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