(Basically, any recording that I listen to more than twice in a given month is listed below).
May
Daniel Barenboim/Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ravel; Daphnis et Chloe, Rapsodie Espagnole, Pavane, Alborada, Bolero
Borodin Quartet; Tchaikovsky; String Quartets Nos. 1-3, Souvenir De Florence
Borodin Trio; Brahms Piano Trios Nos. 1-3
Bronfman, Lin, Hoffman; Tchaikovsky Piano Trio
Jean-Phillipe Collard; Ravel Piano Concertos, etc.
Florestan Trio; Schumann; Piano Trio No. 3, Fantasiestucke, Piano Quartet
Emil Gilels; Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
David Oistrakh; Brahms Violin Concerto
David Oistrakh & Igor Oistrakh; Mozart Sinfonia concertante
Eugene Ormany/Philadelphia Orchestra; Prokofiev Symphonies No. 1 ("Classical"), No. 5
April
Arden Trio; Saint-Saens Piano Trio No. 2, Ravel Piano Trio
Avalon String Quartet; Ravel String Quartet, Janaceck String Quartet No. 2
Heifetz; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2
Ma, Ax; Brahms Cello Sonatas
Milstein; Bruch Violin Concerto
Milstein; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Pearlman, Barenboim; Brahms Violin Sonatas
Oistrakh; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Shaham; Prokofiev Violin Concertos, Solo Sonata
Shaham; Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2
Stern; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
March
Ashkenazy; Brahms; Piano Concerto No. 2
Heifitz, Rubinstein, Piatigorsky; Ravel, Debussy, Respighi, Martinu
Istomin, Stern, Rose; Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1
Julliard String Quartet & Walter Trampler; Brahms; String Quintets Nos. 1 & 2
Midori Live at Carnegie Hall
David Oistrakh; Shostakovich; Violin Concerto in A Minor
Karen Szymanowski Quartet & Ronald Van Spaendonck; Brahms; Clarinet Quintet in B Minor
Karen Szymanowski Quartet & Lawrence Power; Mozart; String Quintet in D
February
Brahms
Ashkenazy, Pearlman, Tuckwell Trio for Violin, Piano and Horn in E-Flat Major
Casals, Stern, etc. Sextet No. 1
Harasiewicz, Kovakevich, Varsi The Late Piano Music
Istomin, Stern, Rose Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major
Kremer, Afanassiev Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Not Brahms
Debussy / Ravel Emerson Quartet String Quartet in G Minor / String Quartet in F Major
John Handy Projections
Joe Henderson Page One
McCoy Tyner Song For My Lady
January
Obsessive attention given to the following songs (on a mix tape):
Genie & The Dolls "Is This The Way Youre Gonna Treat Me?"
Etta James "I Would Rather Go Blind"
Mabel John "Your Good Thing Is About to End"
Paulette Parker "Driving Wheel"
Otis Redding "Look At That Little Girl"
Irma Thomas "Two Winters Long"
Charlie Parker Confirmation: Best of the Verve Years
Schubert Ashkenazy/Zukerman/Harrell The Piano Trios 1 & 2
Sonny Terry Sonny's Story
2002:
December
William Bell The Best of William Bell / The Soul of a Bell
Ray Charles The Birth of Soul, The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings, 1952-1959
Miles Davis Miles Smiles
Skip James Complete Early Recordings
Wynton Marsalis The Majesty Of The Blues
Little Milton Grits Ain't Groceries
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Will the Circle be Unbroken
Wayne Shorter Adam's Apple
Various Great Gospel Performers 1937 - 1950
Various Newport Folk Festival, Best of the Blues 1959-1968
Various O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O.V. Wright Giant of Southern Soul / Backbeat sides not on Soul of or Giant
Favorites of the Month: The Birth of Soul, Complete Early Recordings, The Majesty Of The Blues, Great Gospel Performers, all O.V. Wright of the month. (I could make a favorite CD by picking certain tracks from parts of the rest of the month's music).
November
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Caravan / Keystone 3
Chopin Murray Perahia 4 Ballades (plus misc.)
Miles Davis Kind of Blue
Tyrone Davis turning back the hands of time, the soul of tyrone davis
Skip James Today!
Charles Minugs Mingus Ah Um
Danilo Perez Motherland
Sam & Dave Very Best of
Various Royal Memphis Soul
Various Top of the Stax: Twenty Greatest Hits
Favorites of the Month: A ridiculous amount of great music this month; my only non-favorites would be parts of: Caravan, 4 Ballades, turning back the hands of time, Very Best of Sam & Dave, and Top of the Stax.
Solomon Burke A Change Is Gonna Come / Don't Give Up On Me
Elvis Costello Blood and Chocolate / King of America
Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series Vols. 1 & 2
Vince Guaraldi Greatest Hits
Robert Johnson Complete Recordings
Mendelssohn Julliard String Quartet String Quartets, Opp. 12 & 13
Favorites of the Month: All (excepting A Change Is Gonna Come and King of America).
September
Beethoven Quartetto Italiano String Quartets Op. 131 &132
James Brown 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
James Carr The Complete Goldwax Singles
Chopin Vladimir Ashkenazy Etudes Op. 10 & Op. 25
Mahalia Jackson Queen of Gospel
Etta James At Last!
Dan Penn Do Right Man
Wilson Pickett Soul of Wilson Pickett
Joe Tex Golden Legends
Various Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1962-1966, 1966-1969
O.V. Wright The 45s
Favorites of the Month: 20 All Time Greatest Hits!, Complete Goldwax Singles, Etudes Op. 10 & Op. 25, Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1966-1969.
August
James Brown Live at the Apollo, 1962
Sam Cooke The Man and His Music
Elvis Costello Armed Forces / My Aim Is True
Impressions Ultimate Collection
Otis Redding The Ultimate Otis Redding
O.V. Wright The Soul of O.V. Wright
Favorites of the Month: All (excepting the first half of The Man and His Music).
July
Big Star Radio City
Solomon Burke Very Best of
Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man
Fairport Convention Liege and Lief
Al Green Belle Album / I'm Still In Love With You
George Harrison All Things Must Pass
Hives Veni Vidi Vicious
Pixies Bossanova
Stephen Stills s/t
Bobby Womack Best of
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life
Favorites of the Month: Very Best of Solomon Burke, Belle Album, I'm Still In Love With You, All Things Must Pass, Best of Bobby Womack.
But, hell, also: Liege and Lief, Veni Vidi Vicious, Stephen Stills, Songs in the Key of Life; and, for the second month, Radio City.
June
Big Star #1 Record / Radio City / Sister Lovers (Third)
Church Starfish
Elvis Costello This Years Model
Al Green Call Me
Ramones Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology
Rolling Stones Some Girls
Who Who's Next
Favorites of the Month: Radio City, Sister Lovers, Call Me, Hey! Ho! Let's Go, Who's Next.
May
Blur Parklife
Os Mutantes Mutantes / Os Mutantes
Pixies Doolittle
Rolling Stones Aftermath
Sex Pistols Never mind the bollocks here's the Sex Pistols
Strokes Is This It
Favorites of the Month: Doolittle, Aftermath, Never mind the bollocks here's the Sex Pistols, Is This It.
April
Crosby, Stills & Nash s/t
Derek and the Dominos Layla and other assorted love songs
Nick Drake Time of No Reply
Kinks Lola / Something Else / Village Green Preservation Society
Nico Chelsea Girl
Os Mutantes Mutantes
Pixies Doolittle
Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
Sex Pistols Never mind the bollocks here's the Sex Pistols
Patti Smith Horses
Soundtrack GoodFellas
Favorites of the Month: Layla, Lola, Something Else by The Kinks, Chelsea Girl, Mutantes.
March
Dismemberment Plan Change
Nick Drake Five Leaves Left
Rolling Stones Beggar's Banquet / Sticky Fingers
Tom Rush s/t
Soundtrack GoodFellas
Velvet Underground White Light/White Heat
Favorites of the Month: Five Leaves Left, Tom Rush, White Light/White Heat.
February
Byrds The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Nick Drake Five Leaves Left
Bert Jansch Rosemary Lane
Kinks 20 Golden Hits
John Lennon Plastic Ono Band
Messiaen Tashi Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
Van Morrison Saint Dominic's Preview / Veedon Fleece
Velvet Underground Loaded
Neil Young Harvest
Favorites of the Month: The Notorious Byrd Brothers, Rosemary Lane, Plastic Ono Band, Quartet for the End of Time, Veedon Fleece, Harvest.
January
Cream Wheels of Fire In the Studio
Nick Drake Bryter Later
Van Morrison Astral Weeks / Hard Nose the Highway / Veedon Fleece
Pixies Death to the Pixies
Rolling Stones Between the Buttons / Let It Bleed
Velvet Underground s/t / VU / White Light/White Heat
Favorites of the Month: Bryter Later, Astral Weeks, Between the Buttons, VU.
