Recycled Goods:
Artist Index

This is a cumulative list of records reviewed in Recycled Goods indexed by artist. (Various artist compilations are here.) Release dates are omitted; the provided dates are (usually) the recording dates. In order to better group the records by artist minor differences in artist names have been omitted. Sort within artist is generally by the last year of material included. Starting with #66 (Sept. 2009), B+ records are divided up between (***), (**), and (*) ratings, where more * are better.

Ahmed Abdullah:

• Tara's Song (2004, TUM) A- 

Rabih Abou-Khalil:

• Morton's Foot (2003, Enja/Justin Time) A- 
• Journey to the Centre of an Egg (2004, Enja/Justin Time) A- 

Muhal Richard Abrams:

• Afrisong (1975, Why Not) A- 

The Abyssinians:

• Tree of Satta (1969-2003, Blood & Fire) A 

Jewel Ackah:

• Me Dear (1990, Highlife World) B+(***) 

Roy Acuff:

• The Essential Roy Acuff (1936-49, Columbia/Legacy) A- 

Cannonball Adderley:

• [/Bill Evans] Know What I Mean? (1961, Riverside/OJC) A- 
• In New York (1962, Riverside/Keepnews Collection) B 
• Riverside Profiles (1958-62, Riverside) B+ 

Nat Adderley:

• Work Song (1960, Riverside/Keepnews Collection) A- 

King Sunny Ade:

• The Best of the Classic Years (1967-74, Shanachie) A+  
• Gems From the Classic Years (1967-1974) (1967-74, Shanachie) A- 
• Synchro Series (1982-83, IndigeDisc) A- 

Mario Adnet:

• From the Heart (2006, Adventure Music) B+ 
• Jobim Jazz (2006, Adventure Music) B+ 
• [/Philippe Baden Powell] Afro Samba Jazz: The Music of Baden Powell (2009, Adventure Music) B+(*) 

Muiza Adnet:

• Sings Moacir Santos (2006, Adventure Music) B 

Antonio Adolfo/Carol Saboya:

• Ao Vivo/Live (2005, Points South) B+ 

Aesop Rock:

• Daylight (2001, Definitive Jux, EP) B+(**) 
• Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives (2005, Definitive Jux) B+ 

African Head Charge:

• Off the Beaten Track (1986, Anthology) A- 

Africa Unite:

• In Dub (2005, Echo Beach) A- 

Afro-Celt Sound System:

• Anatomic (2005, RealWorld) B+ 

Afrocubism:

• Afrocubism (2010, World Circuit/Nonesuch) B+(***) 

Mahmoud Ahmed:

• Éthiopiques, Vol. 6: Almaz (1973, Buda Musique) B+ 
• Éthiopiques, Vol. 19: Alèmyé (1974, Buda Musique) A- 
• Éthiopiques, Vol. 26: 1972-74 (1972-74, Buda Musique) B+(***) 
• Éthiopiques, Vol. 7: Erè Mèla Mèla (1975, Buda Musique) A- 

Kiran Ahluwalia:

• Wanderlust (2007, Times Square/4Q) B+ 

Air:

• Air Song (1975, Why Not) B+(***) 

Air Supply:

• The Best of Air Supply: Ones That You Love (1976-86, Arista/Legacy) C- 

Airto:

• Fingers (1973, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B- 

Alabama:

• Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits (1981-93, RCA Nashville/BMG Heritage) B 
• Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (1980-2000, RCA/Legacy, 3CD) B 

Howard Alden:

• [/Dan Barrett] Live in '95 (1995, Arbors) B+ 

Arthur Alexander:

• Lonely Just Like Me (1993, Elektra/Musician) B+(**) 

Azam Ali:

• Elysium for the Brave (2006, Six Degrees) B 

Rashied Ali:

• [/Arthur Rhames] The Dynamic Duo: Remember Trane and Bird (1981, Ayler, 2CD) B+ 

Alice in Chains:

• The Essential Alice in Chains (1990-99, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) C+ 

Rance Allen:

• Stax Profiles (1971-78, Stax) B+ 

Tony Allen:

• Home Cooking (2002, Narada) B+(**) 
• Secret Agent (2009, World Circuit/Nonesuch) B+(***) 

Luther Allison:

• Underground (1958, Ruf) B+ 

The Allman Brothers Band:

• Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 (1970, Epic/Legacy, 2CD) B+ 
• The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years (1990-2000, Epic/Legacy) B+ 

Karrin Allyson:

• By Request: The Best of Karrin Allyson (1993-2007, Concord) B+(*) 

Herb Alpert:

• The Lonely Bull (1962, Shout! Factory) C+ 
• South of the Border (1964, Shout! Factory) B- 
• Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965, Shout! Factory) B 
• Sounds Like (1967, Shout! Factory) B- 
• Herb Alpert's Ninth (1967, Shout! Factory) C+ 
• The Beat of the Brass (1968, Shout! Factory) C- 
• Lost Treasures (1963-74, Shout! Factory) C 

Altan:

• Local Ground (2005, Narada) B 

Remi Álvarez:

• [/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten] First Duet Live (2010, JaZt Tapes) B+(*) 

Alex Alvear:

• Equatorial (2006, Colorado Music) B+ 

Dave Alvin:

• Live From Austin TX (1999, New West) B+(**) 

Amabutho:

• Sikelela (2010, Alma) B+(**) 

Amadou & Mariam:

• Dimanche à Bamako (2004, Nonesuch) A 
• Welcome to Mali (2009, Because Music/Nonesuch) A- 

Amalgam:

• Prayer for Peace (1969, FMR) A 

Les Amazones de Guinée:

• Wamato (2008, Sterns Africa) A 

Albert Ammons:

• [/Henry Brown/Meade Lux Lewis/"Cripple" Clarence Lofton/Pete Johnson/Speckled Red] Boogie Woogie Kings (1938-71, Delmark) B+(**) 
• [/Meade Lux Lewis] The First Day (1939, Blue Note) B+(***) 
• Boogie Woogie Stomp (1938-39, Delmark) B+(***) 

Gene Ammons:

• A Stranger in Town (1961-70, Prestige) A- 
• Fine and Mellow (1972, Prestige) A 
• [/Sonny Stitt] God Bless Jug and Sonny (1973, Prestige) A- 
• [/Sonny Stitt] Left Bank Encores (1973, Prestige) B+ 

Amon Düül II:

• Phallus Dei (1969, Inside Out/Revisited) B+(***) 

Marcos Amorim:

• Sete Capelas (Seven Chapels) (2005, Adventure Music) B+ 

Arild Andersen:

• Green in Blue: Early Quartets (1975-78, ECM, 3CD) B+(***) 
• Rarum XIX: Selected Recordings (1975-99, ECM) A- 

Bill Anderson:

• The Definitive Collection (1960-78, MCA Nashville/Chronicles) B 

Fred Anderson:

• On the Run: Live at the Velvet Lounge (2000, Delmark) B+(***) 
• Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge (2005, Delmark) A- 

John Anderson:

• Greatest Hits (1980-84, Rhino Flashback) A 

Laurie Anderson:

• Big Science (1982, Nonesuch) A- 

Ray Anderson:

• Where Home Is (1998, Enja) A- 

Angá:

• Echu Mingua (2006, World Circuit/Nonesuch) B 

The Animals:

• Retrospective (1964-70, Abkco) A- 

Anjani:

• Blue Alert (2006, Columbia) B+ 

Antibalas:

• Who Is This America? (2004, Ropeadope) A- 

Charly Antolini:

• Knock Out 2000 (1999, Inak) B+ 

Aphex Twin:

• Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994, Sire, 2CD) B 

Aphrodesia:

• Lagos by Bus (2007, Cyberset) B 

The Apples in Stereo:

• Electronic Projects for Musicians (Yep Roc) B+(***) 
• #1 Hits Explosion (1995-2007, Yep Roc) A- 

Peter Appleyard:

• The Lost Sessions 1974 (1974, Linus) B+(**) 

Archers of Loaf:

• White Trash Heroes (1998, Merge) B+(**) 

The Arctic Monkeys:

• Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006, Domino) A- 

Ardecore:

• Ardecore (2005, Il Manifesto) A- 

Nacho Arimany:

• Silence-Light (2006, Fresh Sound World Jazz) B+ 

Joan Armatrading:

• Track Record (1976-83, A&M) B+(**) 

Louis Armstrong:

• Jazz Moods: Hot (1926-29, Columbia/Legacy) A 
• Satchmo at Symphony Hall [65th Anniversary]: The Complete Performances (1947, Hip-O Select, 2CD) A- 
• Live in Zurich, Switzerland 18.10.1949 (1949, TCB) B+ 
• Satchmo at Pasadena (1951, Verve) A- 
• New Orleans Nights (1950-54, Verve) A- 
• Live at the 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival (1958, MJF) B+ 
• [& Friends] What a Wonderful Christmas (1950-66, Hip-O) B+(***) 
• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Louis Armstrong (1949-67, MCA) A 
• The Essential Louis Armstrong (1925-67, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A 
• Fleischmann's Yeast Show & Louis' Home-Recorded Tapes (1937-70, Jazz Heritage Society, 2CD) B+(***) 

Antonio Arnedo:

• Colombia (2000, Adventure Music) B+ 

Joe Arroyo:

• Super Fiesta Con Joe Arroyo (1990-99, Disco Fuentes) B+(**) 

Art Brut:

• Bang Bang Rock & Roll (2005, Downtown) A- 

Art Ensemble of Chicago:

• A Jackson in Your House/Message to Our Folks/Reese and the Smooth Ones (1969, Snapper, 2CD) B+(***) 
• Tutankhamum (1969, Black Lion) B+(*) 
• AEC With Fontella Bass (1970, Free America/Verve) B+ 
• Certain Blacks (1970, Free America/Verve) B 
• Phase One (1971, Free America/Verve) A- 

The Art of Noise:

• In Visible Silence (1986, China/Polydor) B+(***) 

Pablo Aslan:

• Avantango (2003, Zoho) B+ 
• Buenos Aires Tango Standards (2006, Zoho) A- 

Asleep at the Wheel:

• Live From Austin TX (1992, New West) B+(*) 
• 20 Greatest Hits (1972-2003, Capitol) B+(**) 

Svend Asmussen:

• The Extraordinary Life and Music of a Jazz Legend (1935-49, Shanachie) B+(***) 

Nanny Assis:

• Double Rainbow (2006, Blue Toucan) B 

The Association:

• And Then . . . Along Comes the Association (1966, Valiant) B- 

Mulatu Astatke:

• Éthiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz and Musique Instrumentale (1969-74, Buda Musique) A- 
• New York-Addis-London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 (1965-75, Strut) A- 
• [/The Heliocentrics] Inspiration Information Vol. 3 (2009, Strut) A- 

Chet Atkins:

• Early Chet Atkins (1949-50, Country Routes) B+ 
• The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years (1983-97, Columbia/Legacy) B- 

Atomic:

• Feet Music (2001, Jazzland) B+(***) 
• Boom Boom (2002, Jazzland) B+(***) 
• The Bikini Tapes (2004, Jazzland, 3CD) B+(***) 
• Happy New Ears! (2005, Jazzland) B+(*) 
• Retrograde (2007-08, Jazzland, 2CD) B+(**) 
• Live in Seattle (2008, Jazzland) B+(*) 
• Theater Tilters Vol. 1 (2009, Jazzland) B+(**) 
• Theater Tilters Vol. 2 (2009, Jazzland) B+(***) 
• Here Comes Everybody (2011, Jazzland) B+(**) 

Gene Autry:

• Blues Singer, 1929-1931: "Booger Rooger Saturday Nite" (1929-31, Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
• The Essential Gene Autry (1931-51, Columbia/Legacy) B- 

Omer Avital:

• Asking No Permission (1996, Smalls) B+ 
• Room to Grow (1997, Smalls) B+ 

David Axelrod:

• Songs of Experience (1969, Capitol) B 

Hoyt Axton:

• The Balladeer: Recorded Live at the Troubadour (1962, Horizon) B+(*) 

Roy Ayers:

• Ubiquity (1971, Verve) B- 
• He's Coming (1971, Verve) B 
• Virgo Red (1973, Verve) B- 
• Change Up the Groove (1974, Verve) B 
• A Tear to a Smile (1975, Verve) C+ 
• Vibrations (1976, Verve) C 
• Lifeline (1977, Verve) C+ 
• You Send Me (1978, Verve) C 

Albert Ayler:

• [/Don Cherry/John Tchicai/Roswell Rudd/Gary Peacock/Sunny Murray] New York Eye and Ear Control (1964, ESP-Disk) B+ 
• Spiritual Unity (1964, ESP-Disk) A 
• The Hilversum Session (1964, ESP-Disk) A- 
• Bells/Prophecy (1964-65, ESP-Disk) A- 
• Slugs' Saloon (1966, ESP-Disk) B+ 
• New Grass (1968, Impulse) B+ 
• Love Cry/The Last Album (1967-69, Impulse) B 
• Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe (1969, Verve/Impulse) B+ 
• The Impulse Story (1965-69, Impulse) B+ 

Babyface:

• The Essential Babyface (1989-97, Epic) B+ 

Luis Bacalov:

• Il Postino (1994-2000, CAM Jazz) B+ 

Badfinger:

• Magic Christian Music (1969, Capitol) B+(*) 
• No Dice (1970, Capitol) B 
• Straight Up (1971, Capitol) B- 
• Ass (1972-73, Capitol) C+ 

Joan Baez:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joan Baez (1971-75, A&M) C+ 

Buster Bailey:

• All About Memphis (1958, Felsted) B+(***) 

Mildred Bailey:

• The Incomparable Mildred Bailey (1933-42, Columbia/Legacy) A 
• Mrs. Swing (1929-42, Proper, 4CD) A 

Chet Baker:

• Ensemble (1953, Pacific Jazz) B+ 
• Sings and Plays (1955, Pacific Jazz) A- 
• Big Band (1956, Pacific Jazz) B 
• The Very Best (1954-56, Pacific Jazz) A- 
• Sextet (1954-57, Pacific Jazz) B 
• Prince of Cool (1952-57, Pacific Jazz, 3CD) B+ 
• It Could Happen to You: Chet Baker Sings (1958, Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
• Plays the Best of Lerner & Loewe [OJC Remasters] (1959, Fantasy/OJC) B+(*) 
• Chet (1958-59, Riverside) B+ 
• Riverside Profiles (1958-59, Riverside) A- 
• The Best of Chet Baker (1952-59, Riverside) B+ 
• Chet Is Back! (1962, RCA) B 
• She Was Too Good to Me (1974, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B+(*) 
• Love Songs (1953-74, Columbia/Legacy) C+ 
• Jazz Moods: Cool (1974-75, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Peace (1982, Enja) B+ 
• Chet in Chicago (1986, Enja) B+ 
• The Last Great Concert: My Favorite Songs, Vol. 1 & 2 (1988, Enja/Justin Time, 2CD) B- 
• Career 1952-1988 (1952-88, Shout! Factory, 2CD) A- 

Daby Balde:

• Introducing Daby Balde (2005, World Music Network) A- 

Balkan Beat Box:

• Balkan Beat Box (2005, JDub) A- 
• Nu-Med (2007, JDub) A- 

Sorry Bamba:

• Volume One 1970-1979 (1970-79, Thrill Jockey) A- 

Billy Bang:

• Black Man's Blues/New York Collage (1977-78, NoBusiness, 2CD) A- 
• Sweet Science/Untitled Gift (1979-82, 8th Harmonic Breakdown, 2CD) A- 
• The Fire From Within (1984, Soul Note) A- 
• Vietnam: Reflections (2004, Justin Time) A- 

The Bangles:

• We Are the '80s (1984-88, Columbia/Legacy) B 

Chris Barber:

• Memories of My Trip (1958-2010, Proper, 2CD) B+(**) 

Patricia Barber:

• The Premonition Years 1994-2002 (1994-2002, Premonition, 3CD) B+ 

Gato Barbieri:

• Bolivia/Under Fire (1971-73, Bluebird) A- 
• Chapter One: Latin America (1973, Impulse) A- 
• Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre (1973, Impulse) A- 
• Chapter Four: Alive in New York (1975, Impulse) B+ 
• The Impulse Story (1973-75, Impulse) B+ 
• Ruby, Ruby (1978, A&M) B+ 
• Tropico (1978, A&M) B 

Ray Barretto:

• Acid (1968, Fania) A- 

Kenny Barron:

• The Perfect Set: Live at Bradley's II (1996, Sunnyside) B+ 

Gary Bartz:

• Harlem Bush Music (1970-71, Milestone) A- 

Count Basie:

• One O'Clock Jump: The Very Best of Count Basie (1936-42, Columbia/Legacy) A 
• America's #1 Band: The Columbia Years (1936-50, Columbia/Legacy, 4CD) A 
• Mustermesse Basel 1956 Part 1 [Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series, Vol. 19] (1956, TCB) A- 
• The Count Basie Story (1957-59, Roulette, 2CD) B+ 
• Basie at Birdland (1961, Roulette Jazz) A- 
• 100th Birthday Bash (1957-62, Roulette, 2CD) B 
• On My Way & Shoutin' Again (1962, Verve) B+ 
• Basie Land (1963, Verve) A- 

William Basinski:

• 92982 (1982, 2062) B+(**) 

Pato Baton and the Reggae Revolution:

• Collections (1988-94, IRS) B+(***) 

The Beach Boys:

• Surfin' Safari (1962, Capitol) B+(**) 
• Surfin' U.S.A. (1963, Capitol) B- 
• Surfer Girl (1963, Capitol) B+(***) 
• Little Deuce Coupe (1962-63, Capitol) B+(**) 
• Shut Down Volume 2 (1964, Capitol) B+(*) 
• All Summer Long (1964, Capitol) B+(***) 
• The Beach Boys Today! (1965, Capitol) B+(***) 
• Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) (1965, Capitol) A- 
• Beach Boys' Party (1965, Capitol) A- 
• The Very Best of the Beach Boys: Sounds of Summer (1962-88, Capitol) B+ 

The Beakers:

• Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution (1980-81, K) B 

Walter Beasley:

• Beasley (1987, Verve) B- 
• Just Kickin' It (1989, Verve) C 
• Intimacy (1992, Verve) C+ 

The Beatles:

• Let It Be . . . Naked (1970, Apple/Capitol) B+ 
• Love (1963-70, Capitol) B+ 

The Beau Brummels:

• Introducing the Beau Brummels (1965, Autumn) B+(**) 

The Beautiful South:

• BBC Sessions (1989-98, UMVD, 2CD) B+(**) 
• Golddiggas: Headnodders & Pholk Songs (2004, Sony Music UK) A- 
• Superbi (2006, Sony/BMG UK) A- 

Francis Bebey:

• African Electronic Music 1975-1982 (1975-82, Born Bad) A- 

Sidney Bechet:

• In Paris: Volume 1 (1953-64 [1995], Disques Vogue/RCA) C+ 

Gordon Beck:

• Experiments With Pops (1967, Art of Life) A- 

Jeff Beck:

• Truth (1968, Epic/Legacy) B 
• Beck-Ola (1969, Epic/Legacy) C+ 

Begnagrad:

• Begnagrad (1982, Mio) B 

Bix Beiderbecke:

• Young Man With a Golden Horn (1924-30, Jazz Legends) A- 

Harry Belafonte:

• The Essential Harry Belafonte (1952-77, RCA/Legacy, 2CD) A- 

Marcus Belgrave:

• Gemini (1974, Universal Sound) B+ 

Dee Bell:

• Sagacious Grace (1990, Laser) B+(*) 

Lurrie Bell:

• Young Man's Blues: The Best of the JSP Sessions (1989-90, JSP) B+(***) 

Regina Belle:

• Love Songs (1989-95, Columbia/Legacy) B- 

Belle and Sebastian:

• The Third Eye Centre (2002-10, Matador) B 

Gaby Lita Bembo and Orchestra Stukas du Zaïre:

• Kita Mata ABC (1974-83, RetroAfric) A- 

Sathima Bea Benjamin:

• A Morning in Paris (1963, Ekapa) B+ 
• Song Spirit (1963-2002, Ekapa) B+ 

Tony Bennett:

• Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits of the '50s (1950-59, RPM/Columbia/Legacy) B 
• [/Dave Brubeck] The White House Sessions, Live 1962 (1962, Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
• I Left My Heart in San Francisco (1957-62, RPM/Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Live at the Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964 (1964, Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
• Jazz Moods: Cool (1957-67, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album (1968, RPM/Columbia/Legacy) B- 
• Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits of the '60s (1960-69, RPM/Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Perfectly Frank (1992, RPM/Columbia/Legacy) B 
• MTV Unplugged (1994, RPM/Columbia/Legacy) B 
• Sings the Ultimate American Songbook Vol. 1 (1958-97, RPM/Columbia/Legacy) B 
• Duets: An American Classic (2006, RPM/Columbia) B 
• The Classic Christmas Album (1968-2008, Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 

Han Bennink:

• Nerve Beats (1973, Atavistic) B+ 

George Benson:

• It's Uptown (1966, Columbia) B+(***) 
• Shape of Things to Come (1968, Verve) B+ 
• Tell It Like It Is (1969, Verve) B 
• I Got a Woman and Some Blues (1969, Verve) C 
• White Rabbit (1971, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B 
• Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B+(*) 
• Body Talk (1973, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B 
• The Essential George Benson (1963-80, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B 

Brook Benton:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Brook Benton (1959-70, Mercury) A- 

Borah Bergman:

• [/Andrew Cyrille] The Human Factor (1992, Soul Note) B+(***) 
• [/Hamid Drake] Reflections on Ornette Coleman and the Stone House (1995, Soul Note) B+(*) 

Natalia Bernal:

• [/Mike Eckroth/Jason Ennis] La Voz de Tres (2010, Jota Sete) B+(*) 

Tim Berne:

• Bloodcount: Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert (1994, JMT) B+(*) 
• Bloodcount: Memory Select: The Paris Concert (1994, JMT) B 

Steven Bernstein:

• MTO Volume 1 (2005, Sunnyside) A- 

Ignacio Berroa:

• Codes (2006, Blue Note) A- 

Bettie Serveert:

• Palomine (1992, Matador) B+(**) 

Chuck Berry:

• The Definitive Collection (1955-72, Geffen/Chronicles) A+ 

Andy Bey:

• [/The Bey Sisters] 'Round Midnight (1965, Prestige) B 
• Ain't Necessarily So (1997, 12th Street) B+ 

Be Your Own Pet:

• Be Your Own Pet (2006, Ecstatic Peace) A- 

Big Youth:

• Screaming Target (1973, Trojan/Sanctuary) A 

Michael Bisio:

• Live at Vision Fest. XII (2008, Not Two) B+(**) 

Raoul Björkenheim:

• [/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Paal Nilssen-Love] Scorch Trio (2002, Rune Grammofon) A- 

Jim Black:

• Alasnoaxis (2000, Winter & Winter) B+(***) 

Black Tambourine:

• Black Tambourine (1989-92, Slumberland) B+(**) 

Black Truth Rhythm Band:

• Ifetayo (1976, Soundway) B+(**) 

Black Uhuru:

• Sinsemilla (1980, Island/Chronicles) B+ 
• Red (1981, Island/Chronicles) A 
• The Dub Factor (1983, Island/Chronicles) B- 

Blackalicious:

• The Craft (2005, Anti-) A- 

Lou Blackburn:

• The Complete Imperial Sessions (1963, Blue Note) B+ 

The Blackouts:

• History in Reverse (1979-81, K) B+ 

Art Blakey:

• The Jazz Messengers (1956, Columbia) A- 
• Drum Suite (1956-57, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Holiday for Skins (1958, Blue Note) B+ 
• Buhaina's Delight (1961, Blue Note) A- 
• Caravan (1962, Riverside) B 
• Ugetsu (1963, Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
• Jazz Messengers!!!!!/A Jazz Message (1961-63, Impulse) A- 
• Free for All (1964, Blue Note) B+ 
• 'S Make It (1964, Verve) B 
• Soul Finger (1965, Verve) B+ 
• Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) B+ 
• The Sesjun Radio Shows (1978-83, T2 Entertainment, 2CD) B+(**) 

Bobby Bland:

• Two Steps From the Blues (1956-60, Duke/MCA) A- 
• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby Bland (1961-74, MCA) A- 

Samuel Blaser:

• Boundless (2010, Hatology) B+(*) 

The Blasters:

• Live: Going Home (2003, Shout! Factory) B+ 

Carla Bley:

• Rarum Vol. 15: Selected Recordings (1961-99, ECM) B+ 

Paul Bley:

• Barrage (1964, ESP-Disk) B+(**) 
• Closer (1965, ESP-Disk) A- 
• Improvisie (1971, Free America/Verve) B+ 

Mary J Blige:

• Reflections (A Retrospective) (1992-2006, Geffen) B+ 

The Blind Boys of Alabama:

• Atom Bomb (2005, RealWorld) B- 

Alpha Blondy:

• Grand Bassam Zion Rock (1996, VP) B+(*) 
• Elohim (1999, Shanachie) B+ 

Blue Cheer:

• Vincebus Eruptum (1968, Philips) B+(*) 

Blue Lu, Wee Bea & Baby Dee:

• Don't You Feel My Leg (1946-50, Delmark) B+(***) 

The Blue Oyster Cult:

• The Essential Blue Oyster Cult (1971-83, Columbia/Legacy) B 

Blue Oyster Cult:

• Spectres (1977, Columbia/Legacy) B- 
• Some Enchanted Evening (Legacy Edition) (1978, Columbia/Legacy, CD+DVD) B 

Blueprint:

• 1988 (2005, Rhymesayers) A- 

Colin Blunstone:

• One Year (1971, Water) B- 

Jimmy Blythe:

• Messin' Around Blues: Enhanced Pianola Rolls (1920s, Delmark) B+ 

Boards of Canada:

• Music Has a Right to Children (1998, Matador/Warp) A- 

Willie Bobo:

• Bobo Motion (1967, Verve) B- 
• Lost & Found (1969-78, Concord Picante) B 

Boca Do Rio:

• Boca Do Rio (2007, Vagabundo) C+ 

Lucille Bogan:

• Shave 'Em Dry: The Best of Lucille Bogan (1933-35, Columbia/Legacy) A- 

Bola:

• Volume 7 (2009, Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

Bole 2 Harlem:

• Volume 1 (2006, Sounds of the Mushroom) B+ 

Michael Bolton:

• The Essential Michael Bolton (1987-99, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B- 

Richard Bona:

• [/Lokua Kanza/Gerald Toto] Toto Bona Lokua (Sunnyside) B 
• The Ten Shades of Blues (2009, Decca) B+(**) 

Luiz Bonfá:

• Solo in Rio 1959 (1959, Smithsonian/Folkways) B+ 

Luiz Bonfa:

• Composer of Black Orpheus Plays and Sings Bossa Nova (1962, Verve) B+ 
• The Brazilian Scene (1965, Verve) B- 

Luiz Bonfa/Maria Toledo:

• Braziliana (1965, Verve) B+ 

Joe Bonner:

• Triangle (1975, Why Not) B+(***) 

Juke Boy Bonner:

• The Sonet Blues Story (1971, Verve) B+ 

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band:

• Gorilla (1967, Liberty) B+(*) 

Pat Boone:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Pat Boone (1955-62, MCA) B- 

Laura Boosinger:

• Down the Road (1998, Laura's Label) B+(***) 

Ken Boothe:

• Everything I Own: The Best of Ken Boothe (1968-78, Sanctuary/Trojan) B+ 

Boston:

• Boston (1976, Epic/Legacy) B- 
• Don't Look Back (1978, Epic/Legacy) C+ 

David Bowie:

• Live in Santa Monica '72 (1972, Virgin/EMI) A- 
• Aladdin Sane: 30th Anniversary Edition (1973, Virgin, 2CD) B+ 

Bow Wow Wow:

• We Are the '80s (1980-82, RCA/Legacy) B 

Eddie Boyd:

• The Sonet Blues Story (1974, Verve) B+ 

Boyz II Men:

• Cooleyhighharmony (1991, Motown) B+(**) 

Alex Bradford:

• Rainbow in the Sky (1954-58, Specialty) B+(***) 

Bobby Bradford:

• [/Frode Gjerstad/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Paal Nilssen-Love] Reknes (2008, Circulasione Totale) B+(***) 

Tiny Bradshaw:

• The EP Collection . . . Plus (1950-55, See for Miles) B+(**) 

Ruby Braff:

• Hi-Fi Salute to Bunny (1957, RCA/Legacy) A- 
• Controlled Nonchallance: At the Regattabar, Volume 2 (1993, Arbors) B 
• You Brought a New Kind of Love (2001, Arbors Jazz) B+ 
• For the Last Time (2002, Arbors) B+ 

Anouar Brahem:

• Le Voyage de Sahar (2005, ECM) B+ 
• The Astounding Eyes of Rita (2008, ECM) B+(***) 

Brakes:

• Give Blood (2005, Rough Trade) A- 

Brand Nubian:

• The Very Best of Brand Nubian (1990-98, Elektra/Rhino) A- 

Naftule Brandwein:

• King of the Klezmer Clarinet (1922-41, Rounder) A- 

Brandy:

• The Best of Brandy (1994-2004, Atlantic) B 

Anthony Braxton:

• Donna Lee (1972, Free America/Verve) B+ 
• Saxophone Improvisations Series F (1972, Free America/Verve, 2CD) B+ 
• New York, Fall 1974 (1974, Arista) B+ 
• Five Pieces 1975 (1975, Arista) A- 
• Creative Orchestra Music 1976 (1976, Arista) A 
• [/Muhal Richard Abrams] Duets 1976 (1976, Arista) B+ 
• For Trio (1977, Arista) B 
• The Montreux/Berlin Concerts (1975-76, Arista, 2LP) A- 
• Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979 (1978-79, Arista, 2LP) B+ 
• For Four Orchestras (1978, Arista, 3LP) B+ 
• For Two Pianos (1980, Arista) A- 
• The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton (1974-79, Mosaic, 8CD) A- 
• [/Marilyn Crispell] Duets: Vancouver 1989 (1989, Music & Arts) B+(***) 
• Charlie Parker Project 1993 (1993, Hatology) A- 
• [/Joe Fonda] Duets 1995 (1995, Clean Feed) B+ 
• [/Sonny Simmons/Brandon Evans/Andre Vida/Mike Pride/Shanir Blumenkranz] Parallactic 54 (Sextet) 2003 (2003, Parallactic/Thought Authority) B+(***) 
• [/Chris Dahlgren] ABCD (2003, Not Two) B+(**) 

Toni Braxton:

• The Essential Toni Braxton (1992-2006, LaFace/Legacy, 2CD) B 

The Brecker Brothers:

• Sneakin' Up Behind You: The Very Best of the Brecker Brothers (1975-81, Arista/Legacy) B 
• Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992, Verve) B 

Goran Bregovic:

• Welcome to Goran Bregovic (Best Of) (1974-2008, Wrasse) B+(*) 
• Alkohol (2008, Wrasse) A- 

Willem Breuker:

• Live in Berlin (1975, FMP) A- 
• [/Leo Cuypers] . . . Superstars (1978, FMP) B+(***) 

Anne Briggs:

• The Time Has Come (1971, Water) A 

Len Bright Combo:

• Wreckless Eric Presents the Len Bright Combo (1986, Fire, EP) B+(**) 

Alan Broadbent:

• Pacific Standard Time (1995, Concord) B+(***) 

Till Brönner:

• Chattin' With Chet (2000, Verve) B 

Jonatha Brooke:

• The Works (2008, BDR) A 

Bob Brookmeyer:

• Bob Brookmeyer & Friends (1964, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 

Cedric Im Brooks:

• Cedric Im Brooks & the Light of Saba (1974-76, Honest Jons) A 

Tina Brooks:

• True Blue (1960, Blue Note) A- 
• The Waiting Game (1961, Blue Note) A- 

Big Bill Broonzy:

• The Essential (1930-42, Classic Blues, 2CD) A 

Peter Brötzmann:

• The Complete Machine Gun Sessions (1968, Atavistic) B+ 
• Fuck de Boere (1968-70, Atavistic) B 
• [/Fred Van Hove/Han Bennink/Albert Mangelsdorff] Live in Berlin '71 (1971, FMP, 2CD) B+(**) 
• FMP 130 (1973) B 
• [/Han Bennink] Schwarzwaldfahrt (1977, Atavistic, 2CD) B 
• [/Misha Mengelberg/Han Bennink] 3 Points and a Mountain . . . Plus (1979, FMP, 2CD) B+(***) 
• Alarm (1981, Atavistic) B+ 
• [/Albert Mangelsdorff/Günter Sommer] Pica Pica (1982, Atavistic) B+ 
• Berlin Djungle (1984, Atavistic) B+ 
• 14 Love Poems (Plus 10 More) (1984, FMP) B+(*) 
• [/Johannes Bauer/Mikolaj Trzaska] Goosetalks (2008, Kilogram) B+(*) 

Marc Broussard:

• S.O.S.: Save Our Soul (2007, Vanguard) B 

Charles Brown:

• Alone at the Piano (1989-94, Savoy Jazz) B+ 
• Dark Night (Masked Weasel) B 

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown:

• Bogalusa Boogie Man (1975, Sunnyside) B- 

Clifford Brown:

• The Beginning and the End (1952-56, Columbia) B+(***) 

Dennis Brown:

• The Best of the Joe Gibbs Years (1972-83, Shanachie) A- 

James Brown:

• The Singles, Volume Two: 1960-1963 (1958-63, Hip-O Select, 2CD) A- 
• Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (1965, King) B+(***) 
• Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (1969, King) A- 
• Gettin' Down to It (1968-69, Verve) B 
• Soul on Top (1969, Verve) A 
• In the Jungle Groove (1969-72, Polydor) A+ 
• Motherlode (1967-76, Polydor) A- 
• The Best of James Brown Volume 2: The '70s (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) (1970-76, Polydor) A 

Jeri Brown:

• New Wonderland: The Best of Jeri Brown (1991-2006, Justin Time) B 

Lattimore Brown:

• Little Box of Tricks (AIM) B+ 

Marion Brown:

• Marion Brown (1965, ESP-Disk) A- 
• Porto Novo (1967-70, Black Lion) B+(***) 
• Geechee Recollections/Sweet Earth Flying (1973-74, Impulse) B+(***) 

Mel Brown:

• The Wizard/Blues for We (1968-69, Impulse) C+ 

Norman Brown:

• Just Between Us (1992, Verve) B 

Dave Brubeck:

• Jazz Goes to College (1954, Columbia) B+(***) 
• Time Out [Legacy Edition] (1959-64, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD+DVD) A- 
• For All Time (1959-65, Columbia/Legacy, 5CD) A- 
• Last Time Out: December 26, 1967 (1967, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+(***) 
• Legacy of a Legend (1954-70, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+(***) 
• The Essential Dave Brubeck (1949-2002, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A 
• 50 Years of Dave Brubeck: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-2007 (MJF) A- 

Lenny Bruce:

• Thank You Masked Man (1958-63, Fantasy) B+ 
• Let the Buyer Beware (1948-66, Shout! Factory, 6CD) A- 

Bill Bruford:

• Feels Good to Me (1977, Winterfold) B 
• One of a Kind (1979, Winterfold) B- 
• Rock Goes to College (1979, Winterfold) B 
• The Winterfold Collection 1978-1986 (1977-85, Winterfold) B- 
• Bill Bruford's Earthworks (1986, Summerfold) B+ 
• Dig? (1989, Summerfold) B+ 
• The Summerfold Collection 1987-2008 (1986-2007, Summerfold, 2CD) B 

Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz:

• 20th Anniversary (1992-2010, Richport) B+(**) 

Cliff Bruner:

• Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers (1937-50, Bear Family, 5CD) B+ 

Brute Force:

• Confections of Love (1966-67, Bar/None) D+ 

Peabo Bryson:

• Love & Rapture: The Best of Peabo Bryson (1990-94, Columbia/Legacy) B 

Buck 65:

• Weirdo Magnet (1988-96, Warner Music Canada) A- 
• This Right Here Is Buck 65 (2005, V2) A- 
• Secret House Against the World (2005, Warner Music Canada) A- 

Jeff Buckley:

• Grace (Legacy Edition) (1994, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD+DVD) C+ 
• So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley (1993-97, Columbia/Legacy) B- 

Buena Vista Social Club:

• At Carnegie Hall (1998, Nonesuch, 2CD) B+ 

Buffalo Springfield:

• Last Time Around (1968, Atco) B 

Vashti Bunyan:

• Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind (1964-67, Fat Cat) B- 

Eric Burdon:

• Wild & Wicked (1976-82, AIM) C+ 

Burkina Electric:

• Paspanga (2009, Cantaloupe) A- 

T Bone Burnett:

• 20/20: The Essential T Bone Burnett (1976-2003, Columbia/DMZ/Legacy, 2CD) B+ 
• The True False Identity (2006, DMZ/Columbia) A- 

Burning Spear:

• Man in the Hills/Dry & Heavy (1976-77, Island/Chronicles) B+ 
• Social Living (1978-80, Island) A 

Dave Burrell:

• After Love (1970, Free America/Verve) A- 

Kenny Burrell:

• A Night at the Village Vanguard With the Kenny Burrell Trio (1959, Verve) B+ 
• Prestige Profiles (1957-63, Prestige) B+ 
• God Bless the Child (1971, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B+(*) 
• Prime Kenny Burrell: Live at the Downtown Room (1976-2006, High Note) B+ 

Gary Burton:

• [/Chick Corea] Crystal Silence: The ECM Recordings 1972-79 (1972-79, ECM, 4CD) B+(*) 

Garvin Bushell:

• One Steady Roll (1982, Delmark) B+ 

John Butcher:

• Thirteen Friendly Numbers (1991, Unsounds) B+(*) 

Henry Butler:

• Blues & More, Volume I (1992, Windham Hill) B+(*) 

Jerry Butler:

• The Best of the Vee-Jay Years (1958-65, Shout! Factory) A- 

Billy Butterfield:

• [/Andy Bartha] Take Me to the Land of Jazz (1969, Delmark) B 

Jaki Byard:

• The Last From Lennie's (1965, Prestige) A- 
• Sunshine of My Soul (1978, High Note) B+ 
• A Matter of Black and White: Live at the Keystone Korner, Vol. 2 (1978-79, High Note) B+(***) 

Junior Byles:

• Beat Down Babylon: The Upsetter Years (1970-74, Sanctuary/Trojan) A- 

Taylor Ho Bynum/Tomas Fujiwara:

• Stepwise (2009, Not Two) B+(***) 

Donald Byrd:

• The Cat Walk (1961, Blue Note) B 

The Byrds:

• Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde (1969, Columbia) B 
• The Ballad of Easy Rider (1969, Columbia) B- 
• The Essential Byrds (1965-71, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A- 
• There Is a Season (1964-90, Columbia/Legacy, 4CD) B+ 

David Byrne:

• The Knee Plays (1985, Nonesuch) A- 
• Live From Austin TX (2001, New West) B+(***) 

Cabaret Voltaire:

• The Original Sound of Sheffield '83/'87: The Best of the Virgin/EMI Years (1983-87, Superfecta) A 
• Conform to Deform '82/'90: Archive (1982-90, Virgin, 3CD) A- 

George Cables:

• Why Not? (1975, Why Not) B+(***) 
• Morning Song (1980, High Note) B+ 

Cabruêra:

• Proibido Cochilar: Sambas for Sleepless Nights (Piranha) A- 

Cachao:

• Descargas: The Havana Sessions (1957-61, Yemaya, 2CD) A- 

Cachao's Mambo All Stars:

• Como Siempre (2009, Sony/Eventus) B+(**) 

Susan Cadogan:

• Hurt So Good (1972-75, Sanctuary/Trojan) B- 

Jackie Cain & Roy Kral:

• A Wilder Alias (1973, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) C- 

Uri Caine:

• Toys (1995, JMT/Winter & Winter) A- 

J.J. Cale:

• Rewind: Unreleased Recordings (1973-83, Time Life) B- 

John Cale:

• [/Tony Conrad/Angus McLise/La Monte Young/Marian Zazeela] Inside the Dream Syndicate, Volume I: Day of Niagara (1965, Table of the Elements) C- 
• Sun Blindness Music (1965, Table of the Elements) B 
• Dream Interpretation: Inside the Dream Syndicate, Volume II (1965-69, Table of the Elements) B 
• Stainless Gamelan: Inside the Dream Syndicate, Volume III (1965-68, Table of the Elements) B+ 

Terry Callier:

• Occasional Rain (1972, Verve) B 
• What Color Is Love (1973, Verve) B 

Cab Calloway:

• The Hi-De-Ho Man (1930-33, Jazz Legends) A 

Calypso Rose:

• Soca Diva (1993, Ice) B+(**) 

Can:

• Monster Movie (1969, Mute) A- 

Candido Camero:

• Candido Featuring Al Cohn (1956, Verve) B+ 

Glen Campbell:

• Big Bluegrass Special (1962, Capitol) B+(*) 

Kate Campbell:

• Songs From the Levee (1995, Compadre) B+ 
• The Portable Kate Campbell (2004, Compadre) A- 
• Sing Me Out (2004, Compadre) B+ 
• Blues and Lamentations (2005, Large River Music) A- 

Can:

• The Lost Tapes (1968-77, Mute, 3CD) A- 

Canned Heat:

• The Very Best of Canned Heat (1967-73, Capitol) B+ 

Freddy Cannon:

• Boom Boom Rock 'n' Roll: The Best of Freddy Cannon (1959-81, Shout! Factory) B+(**) 

Havana Carbo:

• Through a Window . . . Like a Dream (2006, MODL Music) B+ 

Rüdiger Carl:

• Zwei Quintette (1987, FMP) B+(**) 

Ralph Carney:

• Carneyball Johnson (2006, Akron Cracker) A- 
• Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project (2009, Akron Cracker) A- 

Mary Chapin Carpenter:

• The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter (1989-2001, Columbia/Legacy) B 

Carpenters:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Carpenters (1970-78, A&M) C+ 

Hayes Carll:

• Little Rock (2005, Highway 87) A- 

Carolina Chocolate Drops:

• Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind (2005-06, Music Maker) B+ 

Leroy Carr:

• Whiskey Is My Habit, Cool Women Is All I Crave: The Best of Leroy Carr (1928-35, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A- 

François Carrier:

• [/Dewey Redman] Open Spaces (1999, Spool/Line) B+ 

The Cars:

• Greatest Hits (1978-85, Elektra) B+(**) 

Aaron Carter:

• Come Get It: The Very Best of Aaron Carter (2000-03, Jive/Legacy) B+ 

Benny Carter:

• Sax a la Carter (1960, Capitol Jazz) A- 
• Further Definitions: The Complete Further Definition Sessions (1961-66, Impulse) A 

Daniel Carter:

• [/Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz/Kevin Zubek] Chinatown (2003, Not Two) B+(***) 
• [/Alberto Fiori/Tom Abbs/Federico Ughi] Perfect Blues (2008, Not Two) B+(**) 

John Carter-Bobby Bradford:

• Seeking (1969, Hatology) B+(***) 

Ron Carter:

• All Blues (1973, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B 

Carter Sisters:

• Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle With Chet Atkins (1950, Country Routes) A- 

Neko Case:

• Live From Austin TX (2003, New West) B- 

Johnny Cash:

• The Fabulous Johnny Cash (1958, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Hymns by Johnny Cash (1959, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• At San Quentin (Legacy Edition) (1969, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD+DVD) B+ 
• Bootleg Vol. II: From Memphis to Hollywood (1955-69, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+(**) 
• The Johnny Cash Children's Album (1971-73, Columbia/Legacy) B 
• Life (1958-77, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Ultimate Gospel (1957-81, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Personal File (1973-82, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A- 
• [/June Carter Cash] 16 Biggest Hits (1964-83, Columbia/Legacy) B 
• Bootleg Vol I: Personal File (1973-83, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A- 
• Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth (1975-83, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A- 
• Live From Austin TX (1987, New West) B+(**) 
• The Great Lost Performance (1990, Mercury/Chronicles) B+ 
• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Cash (1985-89, Mercury Nashville) B- 
• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Cash Volume 2 (1985-90, Mercury Nashville) B+(*) 
• The Legend (1955-2002, Columbia/Legacy, 4CD) A 
• Unearthed (1994-2003, American/Lost Highway, 5CD) B+ 
• My Mother's Hymn Book (2003, American/Lost Highway) B+ 
• American VI: Ain't No Grave (2002-03, Lost Highway) B+(**) 
• The Legend of Johnny Cash (1955-2003, Island) A- 
• The Legend of Johnny Cash, Vol. II (1956-2003, Island) B+ 

June Carter Cash:

• Wildwood Flower (2003, Dualtone) A- 
• Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music (1939-2003, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+ 

Rosanne Cash:

• Seven Year Ache (1981, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• King's Record Shop (1987, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Interiors (1990, Columbia/Legacy) A 
• The Very Best of Rosanne Cash (1979-2003, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• The List (2009, Manhattan) A- 

Oscar Castro-Neves:

• All One (2006, Mack Avenue) B+ 

Catalyst:

• The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1972, Porter) B+(***) 
• The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1974-75, Porter) B 

Papa Celestin:

• [/Sam Morgan] Papa Celestin & Sam Morgan (1925-28, Azure) A- 

Cephas & Wiggins:

• Richmond Blues (2008, Smithsonian Folkways) A- 

A Certain Ratio:

• Early (1977-85, Soul Jazz) B+ 

Serge Chaloff:

• Boston Blow-Up! (1955, Capitol Jazz) A- 

Paul Chambers:

• Bass on Top (1957, Blue Note) B 

James Chance:

• [/Contortions] Buy (1979, ZE) B+ 
• [[James White and the Blacks]] Off White (1979, ZE) B+ 
• [/Contortions] Paris 1980: Live aux Bains Douches (1980, ZE) B 
• James White's Flaming Demonics (1983, ZE) B- 
• Sax Education (1978-88, Tiger Style, 2CD) A- 

Manu Chao:

• La Radiolina (2007, Nacional/Because) A 

Thomas Chapin:

• Ride (1995, Playscape) B+ 

Ray Charles:

• The Genius Hits the Road (1957-72, Concord) B+(*) 
• Friendship (1984-86, Columbia/Legacy) C+ 
• [/The Count Basie Orchestra] Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006, Concord/Hear Music) B+ 

Charming Hostess:

• Sarajevo Blues (2005, Tzadik) B- 

Cheap Trick:

• Dream Police (1979, Epic/Legacy) B- 
• All Shook Up (1980, Epic/Legacy) C+ 
• The Essential Cheap Trick (1976-2002, Epic/Legacy) B 

Chubby Checker:

• The Best of Chubby Checker: 1959-1963 [Cameo Parkway] (1959-63, ABKCO) A- 

The Chemical Brothers:

• Singles 93-03 (1993-2003, Astralwerks, 2CD) B+ 

Clifton Chenier:

• Bayou Blues (1955, Specialty) B+(***) 

Cher:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cher (1971-79, MCA) B+(*) 
• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cher Volume 2 (1987-98, Hip-O) B- 

Don Cherry:

• Where Is Brooklyn? (1966, Blue Note) A- 
• Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966 (1966, ESP-Disk) B+ 
• Life at Café Montmartre 1966: Volume Two (1966, ESP-Disk) B 
• Blue Lake (1971, Fuel 2000) B+ 
• Organic Music Society (1971-72, Caprice) B+(*) 
• [/Nana Vasconcelos/Collin Walcott] The Codona Trilogy (1978-82, ECM, 3CD) B+ 

Chieftains:

• The Essential Chieftains (1977-2002, RCA/Legacy, 2CD) B+ 

Alex Chilton:

• Free Again: The 1970 Sessions (1969, Omnivore) B+(**) 
• Electricity by Candlelight: NYC 2/3/97 (1997, Bar/None) B+(**) 

China Shop:

• 21 Puffs on the Cassette (1979, Anthology) B- 

Stella Chiweshe:

• Double Check (1987-2005, Piranha, 2CD) B+ 

Oana Catalina Chitu:

• Bucharest Tango (2008, Asphalt Tango) B+ 

Choro Ensemble:

• Nosso Tempo (2007, Anzic) B+ 

Günter Christmann:

• [/Detlef Schönenberg] We Play (1973, FMP) B+(***) 

June Christy:

• The Misty Miss Christy (1955, Capitol) B+(**) 
• Ballads for Night People (1959-61, Capitol Jazz) B+ 

Chuck & Albert:

• Énergie (chuckandalbert.com) B+(**) 

Ciccone Youth:

• The Whitey Album (1987-88, Geffen) B 

Leo Cipelli:

• [/Paolo Fresu/Philippe Garcia/Gianmaria Testa/Attilio Zanchi] F. à Léo (2007, Justin Time) B+(**) 

Circulasione Totale Orchestra:

• Open Port (2008, Circulasione Totale) B+(**) 

Ablaye Cissoko:

• [/Volker Goetze] Sira (2007, ObliqSound) B+ 

Guy Clark:

• Live From Austin TX (1989, New West) B+(**) 
• Dublin Blues (1995, Elektra/Asylum) B+(***) 

Terri Clark:

• Greatest Hits 1994-2004 (Mercury) B+ 

Stanley Clarke:

• School Days (1976, Epic) C+ 

The Clash:

• London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition (1979, Epic/Legacy) B 
• The Singles (1977-85, Epic/Legacy) A- 
• The Singles (1977-85, Epic/Legacy, 19CD) B+ 

Otis Clay:

• Soul Man: Live in Japan (1983, Blueseye Blues/Rounder) B+(*) 

The Clean:

• Anthology (1981-96, Merge, 2CD) B+ 

Cleaners From Venus:

• Blow Away Your Troubles (1981, Captured Tracks) B+(**) 

The Cleanliness & Godliness Skiffle Band:

• Greatest Hits (1968, Vanguard) B+(***) 

Jimmy Cliff:

• The Harder They Come: Original Soundtrack Recording (Deluxe Edition) (1968-72, Hip-O/Island, 2CD) A 
• Anthology (1962-93, Hip-O/Island/A&M, 2CD) B+ 
• We All Are One: The Best of Jimmy Cliff (1969-93, Columbia/Legacy) B 

Patsy Cline:

• The Definitive Collection (1956-63, MCA Nashville) A 

Clipse:

• Hell Hath No Fury (2006, Re-Up Gang/Zomba) A- 

Rosemary Clooney:

• The Essential Rosemary Clooney (1947-56, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Come On-a My House: The Very Best of Rosemary Clooney (1951-60, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 

Close Erase:

• Close Erase (1995, Nor CD) B+(***) 
• No. 2 (1998, Nor CD) B+(**) 
• Dance This (2001, BP) A- 

Club D'Elf:

• Now I Understand (1998-2006, Accurate) A- 

Cluster:

• 71 (1971, Water) B+ 

The Coasters:

• The Very Best of the Coasters (1954-60, Rhino Flashback) A+ 

Billy Cobham:

• Stratus (1981, Inak) B 

Joe Cocker:

• With a Little Help From My Friends (1969, A&M) B 
• Joe Cocker! (1969, A&M) B+(***) 
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Deluxe Edition) (1970, A&M, 2CD) A0 

Gil Coggins:

• Better Late Than Never (2001-02 [2007], Smalls) B+ 

Avishai Cohen:

• Aurora (2008, Blue Note/EMI Music) B+(**) 

Ira Cohen:

• [/Ralph Carney] The Stauffenberg Cycle (2007, Paris) B+ 

Leonard Cohen:

• Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967, Columbia/Legacy) A 
• Songs From a Room (1968-69, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Songs of Love and Hate (1970, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (1970, Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
• New Skin for Old Ceremony (1974, Columbia) B+(**) 
• Live in London (2008, Columbia, 2CD) A+ 

Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble:

• Proverbs for Sam (2001, Boxholder) A- 

David Allan Coe:

• Penitentiary Blues (1968, Hacktone) B 
• The Essential David Allan Coe (1974-86, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 

Nat King Cole:

• Hit That Jive (1936-46, Jazz Legends) A- 
• Cole Español (1958, Capitol) B+(**) 
• A Mis Amigos (1959, Capitol) B+(**) 
• The World of Nat King Cole (1944-91, Capitol) A 

Johnny Coles:

• Little Johnny C (1963, Blue Note) B+ 

Ornette Coleman:

• Something Else!!!! (1958, Contemporary/OJC) B+(**) 
• Tomorrow Is the Question! (1959, Contemporary) B+(**) 
• To Whom Who Keeps a Record (1959-60, Water) A- 
• This Is Our Music (1960, Atlantic) A- 
• Ornette on Tenor (1961, Atlantic) B+(***) 
• Town Hall, 1962 (1962, ESP-Disk) B+ 
• Love Call (1968, Blue Note) B+(**) 
• Friends and Neighbors: Live at Prince Street (1970, BGP) A- 

Steve Coleman:

• [/Robin Eubanks/Greg Osby/Cassandra Wilson] Flashback on M-Base (JMT) B+(*) 

Graham Collier:

• Workpoints (1968-75, Cuneiform, 2CD) A- 
• Hoarded Dreams (1983, Cuneiform) B+ 

Bootsy Collins:

• Glory B Da Funk's on Me: The Bootsy Collins Anthology (1976-82, Warner Archives/Rhino, 2CD) B+(**) 

Vidal Colmenares:

• . . . Otro Llano (2006, Cacao Musica) B+ 

Colomach:

• Colomach (1974, Soundway) B+(*) 

Jessi Colter:

• The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw . . . a Lady (1972-81, Capitol) B+ 

Alice Coltrane:

• Huntington Ashram Monastery/World Galazy (1969-71, Impulse) B+(*) 
• Universal Consciousness/Lord of Lords (1971-72, Impulse) B- 
• The Impulse Story (1968-2000, Impulse) B+ 

John Coltrane:

• The Best of John Coltrane (1956-58, Prestige) B+ 
• Stardust (1958, Prestige) B+ 
• Fearless Leader (1957-58, Prestige, 6CD) A- 
• Prestige Profiles (1956-58, Prestige) B+ 
• Africa/Brass (1961, Impulse) A- 
• At the Village Vanguard (1961, Impulse) A- 
• Impressions (1961-63, Impulse) B+(**) 
• A Love Supreme: Deluxe Edition (1964-65, Impulse, 2CD) A 
• Dear Old Stockholm (1963-65, Impulse) B+(***) 
• One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note (1965, Impulse, 2CD) B+ 
• [/Archie Shepp] New Thing at Newport (1965, Impulse) B+(*) 
• Living Space (1965, Impulse) A- 
• More Coltrane for Lovers (1959-65, Verve) B 
• Interstellar Space (1967, Impulse) A- 
• Expression (1967, Impulse) B+(**) 
• The Impulse Story (1961-67, Impulse) A- 

Ravi Coltrane:

• In Flux (2005, Savoy Jazz) A- 

The Commodores:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Commodores (1974-84, Motown) B 

Jose Conde y Ola Fresca:

• (R)evolucion (2006, Mr. Bongo) B+ 

Chris Connor:

• Chris Connor (1956, Atlantic) B+(*) 
• He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1956, Atlantic) B+(**) 
• I Miss You So (1956-57, Atlantic) B+(**) 
• A Jazz Date With Chris Connor (1956, Atlantic) B+(**) 
• Chris Craft (1958, Atlantic) B+(***) 
• Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe (1959, Atlantic) B+(*) 
• Witchcraft (1959, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Construction Party:

• Instruments of Change (2012, Not Two) B+(***) 

Paolo Conte:

• Psiche (2009, Platinum/Universal) B+(*) 

Contemporary America:

• Another Center (2007, Adventure Music) B+ 

The Contemporary Jazz Quintet:

• Actions (1966-67, Atavistic) B+ 

Ry Cooder:

• Chávez Ravine (2005, Nonesuch/Perro Verde) A- 

Sam Cooke:

• Hits of the 50's (1960, RCA) B- 
• My Kind of Blues (1961, RCA) B+(*) 
• Twistin' the Night Away (1962, RCA) A- 
• Night Beat (1963, RCA) A- 
• Sam Cooke at the Copa (1964, Abkco) A- 
• Ain't That Good News (1964, RCA) A- 
• Keep Movin' On (1953-64, Abkco) A- 
• Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 (1951-64, Abkco) A 

Cooper-Moore:

• Outtakes 1978 (1978, Hopscotch) B+ 

Chick Corea:

• Tones for Joan's Bones (1966, Rhino/Atlantic) B+ 
• [Return to Forever] Romantic Warrior (1976, Columbia) C+ 
• Solo Piano: Improvisations/Children's Songs (1971-83, ECM, 3CD) B+(*) 

Corrie en de Grote Brokken:

• Vier! Het Beste van de Grote Brokken (1997-2004, Brokken) B+(**) 

Larry Coryell:

• Prime Picks: The Virtuoso Guitar of Larry Coryell (1998-2003, High Note) B+(*) 

The Cosmosamatics:

• Reeds & Birds (2004, Not Two) B+(***) 
• Zetrons (2005, Not Two) A- 
• Free Within the Law (2008, Not Two) B+(*) 

Elvis Costello:

• My Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition) (1976-77, Hip-O, 2CD) B+ 
• Live at the Mocambo (1978, Hip-O) A- 
• The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (1977-86, Hip-O) A- 
• Rock and Roll Music (1976-86, Hip-O) B 

Elizabeth Cotten:

• Live! (1983, Arhoolie) B+(***) 

Cotton Mather:

• Kontiki [Deluxe Edition] (1997, Star Apple Kingdom) B+(*) 

Country Joe & the Fish:

• Electric Music for the Mind and Body (1967, Vanguard) B+(*) 
• I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die (1967, Vanguard) B+(*) 

The Coup:

• Pick a Bigger Weapon (2006, Epitaph) A 

Don Covay:

• Checkin' In With Don Covay (1973-74, Mercury) B 

Ida Cox:

• The Essential (1923-40, Classic Blues, 2CD) B+ 

Kenny Cox:

• Introducing Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet (1968-69, Blue Note) B+ 

Pee Wee Crayton:

• [/Percy Mayfield/Memphis Slim/Jimmy Witherspoon] Blues From Dolphin's of Hollywood (1953-55, Specialty) A- 

Cream:

• Fresh Cream (1966, Polydor) B+(**) 
• Wheels of Fire (1968, Polydor) B+(*) 
• Goodbye (1968, Polydor) B+(*) 
• Gold (1966-68, Polydor/Chronicles, 2CD) B+ 

Robert Creeley:

• [/Ralph Carney] Really!! (2007, Paris) B+ 

Marilyn Crispell:

• Live in Berlin (1982, Black Saint) B+(**) 
• Pianosolo -- A Concert in Berlin (1983, FMP) B+(**) 
• Selected Works: 1983-1986: Solo Duo Quartet (1983-86, Leo, 2CD) A- 
• [/Reggie Workman/Doug James] Gaia (1987, Leo) A- 
• Live in Zürich (1989, Leo) A- 
• Live in San Francisco (1989, Music & Arts) B+(**) 
• [/Irène Schweizer] Overlapping Hands: Eight Segments (1990, FMP) B+(***) 
• [/Georg Graewe] Piano Duets (1991, Leo, 2CD) A- 
• Highlights From the 1992 American Tour (1992, Music & Arts) B+(***) 
• Stellar Pulsations/Three Composers (1992, Leo) B 
• [/Tim Berne] Inference (1992, Music & Arts) B+(*) 
• [/Anders Jormin/Raymond Strid] Spring Tour (1994, Alice) B+(**) 
• Live at Mills College, 1995 (1995, Music & Arts) B+(***) 
• The Woodstock Concert (1995, Music & Arts) A 
• [/Stefano Maltese] Red (1999, Black Saint) B+(*) 

Sonny Criss:

• The Joy of Sax/Warm and Sonny (1976, Impulse, 2CD) C+ 

Cristina:

• Doll in the Box (1980, ZE) A- 
• Sleep It Off (1984, ZE) A- 

Jim Croce:

• Home Recordings: Americana (1967, Shout! Factory) C+ 
• Facets (1966-69, Shout! Factory) B 

Bing Crosby:

• The Essential Bing Crosby: The Columbia Years (1931-34, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Bing With a Beat (1957, Bluebird) A- 
• [/Rosemary Clooney] Fancy Meeting You Here (1958-59, Bluebird) B+(**) 
• [/Louis Armstrong] Bing & Satchmo (1960, Capitol) B+(**) 

Cheryl Crow:

• Tuesday Night Music Club (1993, A&M) B+(***) 

Rodney Crowell:

• Ain't Living Long Like This (1978, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
• The Essential Rodney Crowell (1981-2004, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup:

• When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 7: Rock Me Mama (1941-54, Bluebird) B+ 

The Crusaders:

• Pass the Plate (1971, Verve) B- 
• Images (1978, Blue Thumb) B 

Celia Cruz:

• La Guarachera de Cuba (1950-53, Tumbao) B+ 

The Crystals:

• Da Doo Ron Ron: The Very Best of the Crystals (1961-63, Phil Spector/Legacy) B+(**) 

The Joe Cuba Sextet:

• Wanted Dead or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push) (1967, Fania) A- 

Julio Cueva:

• La Butuba Cubana (1943-45, Tumbao) B+ 
• Desintegrando (1944-47, Tumbao) A- 

Culture:

• Two Sevens Clash (The 30th Anniversary Edition) (1977, Shanachie) A+ 
• Good Things (1989, RAS) B+(**) 

Curlew:

• 1st Album/Live at CBGB 1980 (1980-81, DMG/ARC, 2CD) A- 

Ted Curson:

• Blue Piccolo (1976, Why Not) B+(***) 

Cymande:

• Promised Heights (1974, Newhouse) B 

Andrew Cyrille:

• [/Peter Brötzmann] Andrew Cyrille Meets Brötzmann in Berlin (1982, FMP) B+(***) 

Billy Ray Cyrus:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus (1992-98, Mercury Nashville) B 

Dadi:

• Bem Aqui (2009, Sunnyside) A- 

Karen Dalton:

• 1966 (1966, Delmore Recording Society) B 
• It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best (1969, Capitol) B- 
• In My Own Time (1971, Light in the Attic) B+ 

Tadd Dameron:

• [/John Coltrane] Mating Call (1956, Prestige) B+ 

Barbara Dane:

• Anthology of American Folk Songs (1959, Empire Music Group) A- 

Danger Doom:

• The Mouse and the Mask (2005, Epitaph) A- 

Danger Mouse:

• Danger Mouse Presents: The Grey Album (2004, bootleg) B+ 

Ted Daniel:

• Tapestry (1974, Porter) B+(**) 

Charlie Daniels:

• The Essential Charlie Daniels Band (1974-89, Epic/Legacy) C+ 

Terence Trent D'Arby:

• Do You Love Me Like You Say: The Very Best of Terence Trent D'Arby (1987-95, Columbia/Legacy) A- 

Bobby Darin:

• Live From Las Vegas (1963, Capitol) B 
• The Swinging Side of Bobby Darin (1962-65, Capitol Jazz) A- 
• The Legendary Bobby Darin (1962-73, Capitol) B+ 

Craig David:

• Born to Do It (2001, Wildstar/Atlantic) B+(**) 
• Slicker Than Your Average (2002, Wildstar/Atlantic) B+(**) 

Roger Davidson:

• [/Raúl Jaurena] Pasión por la Vida (2008, Soundbrush) B+ 

Betty Davis:

• Betty Davis (1973, Light in the Attic) B+(***) 
• They Say I'm Different (1974, Light in the Attic) B+(**) 
• Is It Love or Desire (1976, Light in the Attic) B+(*) 

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis:

• [/Johnny Griffin] Live at Minton's Playhouse in New York City: Complete Recordings (1961, Fresh Sound, 2CD) A- 
• The Best of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1958-62, Prestige) A- 
• Prestige Profiles (1958-62, Prestige) A- 

Gary Davis:

• The Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Reverend Gary Davis (1935-71, Shout! Factory) A- 

Jesse Davis:

• First Insight (1998, Concord) B+(***) 

Miles Davis:

• Birdland 1951 (1951, Blue Note) B- 
• [/Sonny Rollins] Dig (1951, Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
• Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (1956, Prestige) A- 
• The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions (1955-58, Prestige, 4CD) A- 
• 'Round About Midnight (Legacy Edition) (1955-56, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+ 
• The Very Best: The Early Years (1949-58, Blue Note) B+ 
• Broadcast Sessions 1958-59 (1958-59, Acrobat) B+ 
• Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition) (1958-60, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A- 
• Sketches of Spain [Legacy Edition] (1959-60, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B 
• Seven Steps to Heaven (1963, Columbia/Legacy) B 
• Miles Davis in Europe (1963, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) B+ 
• My Funny Valentine (1964, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• "Four" and More (1964, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Miles in Tokyo (1964, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Miles in Berlin (1964, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis (1963-64, Columbia/Legacy, 7CD) A- 
• The Best of Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964 (1963-64, Columbia/Legacy) A- 
• Love Songs (1957-64, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 
• Live Europe 1967 [The Bootleg Series Vol. 1] (1967, Columbia/Legacy, 3CD+DVD) A- 
• Live in Europe 1969 [The Bootleg Series Vol. 2] (1969, Columbia/Legacy, 3CD+DVD) A- 
• A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1970, Columbia/Legacy) A+ 
• The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions (1970, Columbia/Legacy, 5CD) A- 
• Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition (1969-70, Columbia/Legacy, 3CD+DVD) A- 
• Bitches Brew Live (1969-70, Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
• The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (1970, Columbia/Legacy, 6CD) A- 
• Evolution of the Groove (1959-72, Columbia/Legacy) B- 
• The Complete On the Corner Sessions (1972-75, Columbia/Legacy, 6CD) A- 
• Cool & Collected (1956-84, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 

Sammy Davis Jr.:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sammy Davis Jr. (1972-74, Polydor) B- 

Tyrone Davis:

• Give It Up (Turn It Loose): The Very Best of the Columbia Years (1976-81, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 

Walter Davis Jr.:

• Davis Cup (1959, Blue Note) B 

The Deacons:

• Brooklyn Towne (2004, Made in Brooklyn) A- 

Dead Can Dance:

• Momento (1985-96, Rhino) C- 

Jimmy Dean:

• The Best of Jimmy Dean (1961-65, Columbia/Legacy) B- 

DeBarge:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of DeBarge (1982-86, Motown) B+(*) 

Maria de Barros:

• Dança Ma Mi (Narada) B+ 
• Morabeza (2009, Sheer Group) B+(**) 

Pierre de Gaillande:

• Bad Reputation: Pierre de Gaillande Sings Georges Brassens (2010, Barbès) B+(***) 

Hamilton de Holanda:

• Brasilianos (2006, Adventure Music) B+ 
• Íntimo (2006, Adventure Music) B+ 

Desmond Dekker:

• Rudy Got Soul: The Early Beverly's Sessions (1963-68, Sanctuary/Trojan, 2CD) B+ 

The Del Vikings:

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Del Vikings (1956-58, Hip-O) B+(**) 

Delaney & Bonnie:

• Home (1968-69, Stax) B+ 

Peter Delano:

• For Dewey (1996, Sunnyside) B+ 

Lea Delaria:

• Double Standards (2002, Telarc) B+ 

De La Soul:

• Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996 (1996, Tommy Boy/Rhino) B 

The Dells:

• The Best of the Vee-Jay Years (1955-65, Shout! Factory) B+ 

The Dentists:

• Some People Are on the Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now (1985, Trouble in Mind) B+(*) 

John Denver:

• Rhymes & Reasons (1969, RCA/Legacy) C 
• John Denver's Greatest Hits (1969-73, RCA/Legacy) C+ 
• Back Home Again (1974, RCA/Legacy) B- 
• Love Songs (1969-95, RCA/Legacy) C- 

Deodato:

• Prelude (1972, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B+(**) 

Lizzy Mercier Descloux:

• Press Color (1979, ZE) B+ 
• Mambo Nassau (1981-82, ZE) B 

Paul Desmond:

• Desmond Blue (1961-62, RCA) B+(**) 
• [/Gerry Mulligan] Two of a Mind (1962, Bluebird) A 
• Bridge Over Troubled Water (1969, Verve) C- 
• Pure Desmond (1974, CTI/Masterworks Jazz) B 

Trudy Desmond:

• A Dream Come True: The Best of Trudy Desmond (1988-98, Just a Memory) B+ 

Toumani Diabaté:

• Boulevard de l'Indépencence (2006, Nonesuch) A- 
• The Mandé Variations (2008, World Circuit/Nonesuch) B+ 

Neil Diamond:

• The Bang Years 1966-1968 (1966-68, Legacy) B+(*) 

Walt Dickerson:

• Tell Us Only the Beautiful Things (1975, Why Not) B+(***) 

Whit Dickey Trio:

• Emergence (2009, Not Two) B+(***) 

Dicks:

• Kill From the Heart/Hate the Police (1980-83, Alternative Tentacles) B+(***) 

Bo Diddley:

• I'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958 (1955-58, Hip-O Select, 2CD) A- 
• Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger (1960, Checker) B+(**) 
• The Definitive Collection (1955-66, Geffen/Chess) A 
• Rare & Well Done (1955-68, Chess) A- 
• The Chess Box (1955-74, Chess) A+ 

Marlene Dietrich:

• Love Songs (1930-59, Columbia/Legacy) B 

Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès:

• Aw Sa Yone Vol. 1 (1981, Teranga Beat) A- 

Ani DiFranco:

• Canon (1993-2007, Righteous Babe, 2CD) A- 

Digable Planets:

• Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles (1993-94, Blue Note) A- 

Henri Dikongué:

• Biso Nawa (Buda Musique) B+ 

Dillinger:

• Ultimate Collection (1974-80, Hip-O/Island) A- 

Dion DiMucci:

• The Essential Dion (1961-68, Columbia/Legacy) B+ 

Celine Dion:

• These Are Special Times (1998, Columbia/CMV/Legacy, CD+DVD) B+ 

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band:

• Jazz Moods: Hot (1987-92, Columbia/Legacy) B 

Bill Dixon:

• November 1981 (1981, Soul Note) A- 
• Thoughts (1985, Soul Note) B- 
• Son of Sisyphus (1988, Soul Note) B 
• [/Tony Oxley] Papyrus: Volume I (1998, Soul Note) B+(**) 
• [/Tony Oxley] Papyrus: Volume II (1998, Soul Note) B+(**) 
• Berlin Abbozzi (1999, FMP) A- 

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prine:

• The Very Best of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (1986-93, Jive/Legacy) B+ 

DJ Logic:

• The Anomaly (2001, Ropeadope) B+(**) 

DJ Quik:

• Born and Raised in Compton: The Greatest Hits (Arista/Profile/Legacy) B 

DJ Shadow:

• Endrotroducing (Deluxe Edition) (1996-97, Island/Chronicles, 2CD) A- 
• Live! In Tune and on Time (2004, Geffen) B 

DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid:

• Celestial Mechanix (2004, Thirsty Ear, 2CD) B+ 
• [/Dave Lombardo] Drums of Death (2005, Thirsty Ear) A- 

DNA:

• DNA on DNA (1978-82, No More) B+ 

Tod Dockstader:

• Eight Electronic Pieces (Folkways) B+(*) 

Baby Dodds:

• Talking and Drum Solos (1946-54, Atavistic) B 

Bill Doggett:

• The Very Best of Bill Doggett: Honky Tonk (1954-59, Collectables) A- 
• Fingertips (1963, Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 

Eric Dolphy:

• The Best of Eric Dolphy (1960-61, Prestige) A- 
• Prestige Profiles (1960-61, Prestige) A- 

Fats Domino:

• Blues Kingpins (1949-55, Capitol/The Right Stuff) B 
• The Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits the Way You Originally Heard Them (1949-61, Capitol) A 
• Live From Austin TX (1986, New West) B+(***) 

Lou Donaldson:

• Here 'Tis (1961, Blue Note) B+ 
• Gravy Train (1961, Blue Note) A- 

The Doors:

• Waiting for the Sun (1968, Elektra) B 
• The Soft Parade (1969, Elektra) B- 
• L.A. Woman: 40th Anniversary (1971, Elektra, 2CD) B+(**) 

Kenny Dorham:

• The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, 1963 (1963, Uptown) B+(***) 
• Trompeta Toccata (1964, Blue Note) B+ 

The Dovells:

• The Best of the Dovells: 1961-1965 [Cameo Parkway] (1961-63, ABKCO) B+(**) 

Will Downing:

• Come Together as One (1989, Verve) B 
• A Dream Fulfilled (1991, Verve) B+(*) 

Dr. John:

• Gris-Gris (1968, Collectors' Choice) B 
• City Lights (1978, Verve) B+(**) 
• All By Hisself: Live at the Lonestar (1986, Skinji Brim/Hyena) A- 
• Right Place, Right Time (1989, Hyena) B 
• The Best of the Parlophone Years (1998-2004, Blue Note) B+ 

Doctor Mix & the Remix:

• Wall of Noise (Acute) B+ 

Donovan:

• Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan (1964-2004, Epic/Legacy, 3CD+DVD) B 

Lee Dorsey:

• Yes We Can/Night People (1970-78, Raven) A- 

Tommy Dorsey:

• The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing: Centennial Collection (1925-56, Bluebird/Legacy, 3CD) A- 

Kenny Drew:

• Kenny Drew Trio (1956, Riverside) B+ 

Drexciya:

• Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller, Vol. 1 (1992-96, Clone Classic Cuts) A- 
• Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller II (1994-98, Clone Classic Cuts) B+(**) 

The Drive-By Truckers:

• Pizza Deliverance (1999, New West) A- 

Drive-By Truckers:

• The Fine Print: A Collection of Oddities and Rarities (2003-08, New West) A- 

Dub Syndicate:

• Pure Thrillseekers (2005, Shanachie) B+ 

Lajos Dudas:

• 50 Years of Jazz Clarinet: The Best of Lajos Dudas (1976-2007, Jazz Sick, 2CD) B+(**) 

Gerd Dudek:

• Open (1977, Atavistic) A- 

George Duke:

• Faces in Reflection (1974, Verve) B 
• Feel (1974, Verve) B- 
• I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry (1974, Verve) B 
• The Essential George Duke (1977-90, Epic/Legacy, 2CD) B 

Champion Jack Dupree:

• The Sonet Blues Story (1971, Verve) A- 

Dur-Dur Band:

• Volume 5 (1987, Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

Dominic Duval:

• [/Jason Kao Hwang] The Experiment (1999, Blue Jackel) B+(**) 
• Songs for Krakow (2007, Not Two) B(*) 

Bob Dylan: