Archive for September 28th, 2008

Vijay’s Desert Island Disks

albumcoverjimhall-concierto.jpgBeethoven 5&7 – Carlos Kleiber
The Kempler Legacy – Symphony 9 – philharmonic Chorus Philharmonic  Orchestra
Andrea Bochelli – Sogno
Pink Floyd – Darkside of the Moon
Patricia Barber – Live A fortnight in Paris; Café Blue
Enya  – Watermark
Hank Crawford Jimmy McGriff – Road Tested
Dave Brubeck ( Paul Desmond) – Time Out
Jan Garbarek – Rites
Jim Hall – Concierto
Iron Butterfly – In a Gadda Da Vidamonkey_cover.jpg
America – History
Weather Report –  Sweetnighter
Jazz at the Pawn Shop
Miles Davis – Bitches Brew; Kind of Blue
Level 42 – Level 42
Yes – Fragile
Sting – Bring on the Night
Sadao Watanabe – How’s Everything
Jai Uttal  – Monkey – Indian Fusion
Tuatara – Trading with the Enemy, Breaking the Ethers
Michael Wolff – Intoxicate
Wes Montgomery – Compact Jazz

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DaveK’s Desert Island Disks

kingdom-of-heavenposter.jpgCirc du Soleil – Varekai – Wonderful world sound
Mahler Symphony #2 (Simon Battle version & early Leonard Bernstein version) – exciting, dramatic
Mozart Requiem – Always inspirational, great music
Concerto for Organ – Poulenc – Fantastic ending – very dramatic
Tocatta Festiva – Barber – Very dynamic organ concerto, exciting
El Douje (Santa Cruz Modern Flamenco Guitarist) – fantastic sound
LoCura – Latin Group (last selection is cut off, but love their sound)
Libra – Marc Anthony – Magnificent ballads, great voice, great recording, exciting rhythms
Hans Zimmer – Batman Begins, Crimson Tide, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, King Arthur, The Rock, The DaVinci Code — All of these movie scores exude fantastic drama, and are excellent recordings
I listen to this music more than any other type of music
Kingdom of Heaven – movie score – wondrous music
From Hell – movie score – mysterious and dramatic music

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