MY LIBRARY OF MUSIC -- LISTED BY ARTIST F-J
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Dead Horse (1971) *** 1/2
Ooh La La (1973) *** 1/2
DONALD FAGEN
The Nightfly (1982) ****
Kamakiriad
Morph The Cat
Sunken Condos
FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
The First of a Million Kisses (1988) *** 1/2
Beautiful Happening ** 1/2
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
Fairport Convention (1968) *** 1/2
What We Did On Our Holiday (1969) ****
Unhalfbricking (1969) ****
Liege & Leaf (1969) *** 1/2
Full House (1970)
Angel Delight (1971)
"Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
Rosie (1973)
MARIANNE FAITHFUL
Dreamin' My Dreams
Broken English (1979) *** 1/2
A Secret Life
Vagabond Ways
Easy Come, Easy Go
Negative Capability ***
Negative Capability ***
She Walks in Beauty
JASON FALKNER
Burnwood *** 1/2
JASON FALKNER
Burnwood *** 1/2
THE FALL
Live at the Witch Trials (1979) **
This Nation's Saving Grace (1988) ** 1/2
BRIAN FALLON
Local Honey **
FALL OUT BOY
From Under The Cork Tree
Save Rock and Roll ***
American Beauty/American Psycho ***
Mania ***/
FANTASIA
The Definition Of... **
FANTASTIC CAT
FALL OUT BOY
From Under The Cork Tree
Save Rock and Roll ***
American Beauty/American Psycho ***
Mania ***/
So Much (For) Stardust (2023) *** 1/2
FANTASIA
The Definition Of... **
FANTASTIC CAT
The Very Best of Fantastic Cat (2022) ***
Now That's What I Call Fantastic Cat (2024) *** 1/2
MIMI AND RICHARD FARINA
Reflections In A Crystal Wind ***
Reflections In A Crystal Wind ***
ART FARMER
Meet The Jazztet (w Benny Golson) (1960) *** 1/2
Blame It On My Youth (1988) ***
RACHEL FARO
Refugees (1974) *** 1/2
FAT BOY SLIM
FAT BOY SLIM
Better Living Through Chemistry (1996) ***
FATHER JOHN MISTY
Fear Fun ***
I Love You Honeybear ** 1/2
Chloë and the Next 20th Century ***
FAUST
Fear Fun ***
I Love You Honeybear ** 1/2
Chloë and the Next 20th Century ***
FAUST
Faust IV (1973) ***
BILL FAY
Time Of The Last Persecution (1971) ** 1/2
Time Of The Last Persecution (1971) ** 1/2
Life Is People (2012) ***/
Who Is The Sender? ***
Countless Branches ***
GAËL FAYE
Rhythemes and Botanique ** 1/2
FEIST
Metals ***
THE FEELIES
In Between ***/
THE FEELING
Twelve Stops and Home (2006) ***/
Boy Cried Wolf (2013) *** 1/2
The Feeling
Who Is The Sender? ***
Countless Branches ***
GAËL FAYE
Rhythemes and Botanique ** 1/2
FEIST
Metals ***
THE FEELIES
In Between ***/
THE FEELING
Twelve Stops and Home (2006) ***/
Boy Cried Wolf (2013) *** 1/2
The Feeling
San Vito ** 1/2
FETTY WAP
Fetty Wap ***
LEE FIELDS
FITZGERALD AND THE TANTRUMS
Fitzgerald and the Tantrums **
THE "5" ROYALES
THE FRATELLIS
Costello Music (2006) *** 1/2
Here We Stand ***/
We Need Medicine ***
Eyes Wide Tongue Tied *** 1/2
In Your Own Sweet Time ***
JAKE XERXES FUSSELL
What In The Natural World (2017) *** 1/2
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
Gershwin Country **
CHEO FELICIANO
Estampas (1979) ***
JOSE FELICIANO
Behind This Guitar **
FREDDY FENDER
FREDDY FENDER
Before The Next Teardrop Falls (1975) ***
SIERRA FERRELL
Trail of Flowers **
BRYAN FERRY
These Foolish Things ***
These Foolish Things ***
In Your Mind (1977) *** 1/2
Boys and Girls ***
Bête Noire ***
Boys and Girls ***
Bête Noire ***
Frantic *** 1/2
The Jazz Age *** 1/2
Avonmore ** 1/2
Bitter-Sweet ***
Loose Talk (w Amelia Barrett) (2025) ** 1/2
The Jazz Age *** 1/2
Avonmore ** 1/2
Bitter-Sweet ***
Loose Talk (w Amelia Barrett) (2025) ** 1/2
FETTY WAP
Fetty Wap ***
LEE FIELDS
It Rains Love **
Sentimental Fool ***
50 CENT
Get Rich Or Due Tryin' (2003) ** 1/2
THE FIGGS
Sucking In Stereo (2000) *** 1/2
CHARLIE FINN
P.S. I'm Gay-ish * 1/2
NEIL FINN
Try Whistling This (1998) *** 1/2
P.S. I'm Gay-ish * 1/2
NEIL FINN
Try Whistling This (1998) *** 1/2
Goin' Your Way (w Paul Kelly) ***
Dizzy Heights ***
Out Of Silence ***
NEIL AND LIAM FINN
Lightsleeper ** 1/2
Dizzy Heights ***
Out Of Silence ***
NEIL AND LIAM FINN
Lightsleeper ** 1/2
THE FINN BROTHERS
Finn
Everyone Is Here (2004) *** 1/2
FINNEAS
Optimist ** 1/2
FIREHOUSE
FIREHOUSE
Fromohio (1989) ** 1/2
FISHBONE
Truth and Soul (1988) ** 1/2
ELLA FITZGERALD
The Complete Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald *** 1/2
Ella Sings Gershwin (1950) ****
Lullabies of Birdland ** 1/2 The Complete Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald *** 1/2
Ella Sings Gershwin (1950) ****
Songs In A Mellow Mood (1954) ***
For Sentimental Reasons (1955) ** 1/2
Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr. Gordon Jenkins Invite You To Listen and Relax (1955) * 1/2
Sweet And Hot (1955) ** 1/2
Songs From Pete Kelly's Blues w Peggy Lee (1955) ** 1/2 (just three tracks)
Live at Zardi's 1956 ***
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: The Decca Duets (eight song playlist) ****
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book *** 1/2
Ella and Louie (w Louis Armstrong) (1956) ****
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers and Hart Song Book (1956) ****
Ella and Louie Again (w Louis Armstrong) *** 1/2
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book *** 1/2
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: The Decca Duets (eight song playlist) ****
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book *** 1/2
Ella and Louie (w Louis Armstrong) (1956) ****
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers and Hart Song Book (1956) ****
Ella and Louie Again (w Louis Armstrong) *** 1/2
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book *** 1/2
Ella And Her Fellas
Like Someone In Love (1957) ****
One O'Clock Jump (w Count Basie and Joe Williams) *** (Ella on one track!)
Ella Swings Lightly (1958) ***/
Ella Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book (1958) ****
Ella Fitzgerald Live At The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Song Book *** 1/2
Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert (1958/1988) ****
Porgy and Bess (w Louis Armstrong) ***
Porgy and Bess (w Louis Armstrong) ***
At Newport (1958) ***
The First Lady Of Song (Complete Decca sessions) (1958) ** 1/2
Live at the Opera House (1957 w Oscar Peterson) *** 1/2
Live at Mr. Kelly's (1958, released 2007) ** 1/2
Ella Sings Sweet Songs For Swingers (1958) *** 1/2
Hello Love (1959) **
Get Happy (1959) ** (but excellent "Blue Skies")
Ella Sings The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (1959) ****
Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife (1960) ***/
Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife (1960) ***/
Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (1960) ****
The Intimate Ella aka Ella Fitgerald Sings Songs From The Soundtrack of "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" (1960) ****
Ella Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book (1961) *** 1/2
Ella in Hollywood (1961) ****
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1961) *** 1/2
Twelve Nights In Hollywood (1961/1962; released 2009) ****
Rhythm Is My Business (1962) *** 1/2
Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes (Live) (1962 recording, released 2020) *** 1/2
Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson **
Ella Swings Gently With Nelson (1962) ** 1/2 ("All Of Me" strong)
Ella Sings Broadway (1963) ***
Ella Sings The Jerome Kern Song Book *** 1/2
Ella and Basie! (w Count Basie) *** 1/2
Ella and Basie! (w Count Basie) *** 1/2
These Are The Blues (1963) ***/
Hello, Dolly! (1964) **
Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964) ***
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercer Song Book (1964) ***
Ella Fitzgerald -- Ella In Japan (1964 recording, 2011 release) ***
Ella At Duke's Place (1965) ** 1/2 (but "Cottontail"!)
The Stockholm Concert, 1966 (w Duke Ellington) (Feb 7, 1966) *** 1/2
Whisper Not (1966) **
Brighten The Corner (1967) ***
The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum (1967) ** 1/2
Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas (1967) **
30 By Ella (1968) *** 1/2
Misty Blue (1968) *
Ella (1969) no stars (also her ugliest cover)
Live At Montreaux 1969 **
Things Ain't What They Used To Be (And You Better Believe It) (1970) *
Ella A Nice (1982, recorded 1971) ***
Ella Loves Cole (1972)/ Dream Dancing (1978 w three new tracks) **
Newport Jazz Festival At Carnegie Hall (1973) *** 1/2
Take Love Easy (w Joe Pass) (1973) ****
Ella In London (Live At Ronnie Scott's) (1974) ** 1/2
Ella In London (Live At Ronnie Scott's) (1974) ** 1/2
Ella and Oscar (w Oscar Peterson) (1975) *** 1/2
Fitzgerald and Pass...Again (1976) *** 1/2
Live At Montreux (1977) ** 1/2
Lady Time (1978) **
Dream Dancing (1978 reissue w three new tracks of Ella Loves Cole from 1972) **
Fine and Mellow (1979, recorded 1974, Clark Terry duets) ****
A Classy Pair (w Count Basie) (1979) ** 1/2
A Perfect Match (live album w Count Basie) (1979) ** 1/2
Ella Abraça Jobim: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Antonio Carlos Jobim Song Book (1981) ** 1/2
The Best Is Yet To Come (1982) ***
Speak Love (w Joe Pass) (1983) *** 1/2
Sophisticated Lady (Live w Joe Pass) 1975, 1983 recordings, released 2001) ** 1/2
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Ella Fitzgerald and André Previn Do Gershwin (1983) *** 1/2
Easy Living (w Joe Pass) (1986) *** 1/2
All That Jazz (1990) *** (final new album released in her lifetime)
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (1994) ****
Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings (1995) ***/
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Verve (1997) ****
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (1994) ****
Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings (1995) ***/
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Verve (1997) ****
Live At The Concertgebouw (w Oscar Peterson Trio) (2013) ** 1/2
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: The Complete Duet Recordings (2018) *** 1/2
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: The Complete Duet Recordings (2018) *** 1/2
The Complete Decca Singles Vol. 1, 1935-1939 with Chick Webb & His Orchestra (2017) ***
FITZGERALD AND THE TANTRUMS
Fitzgerald and the Tantrums **
THE "5" ROYALES
Mnkey Hips and Rice ***
ROBERTA FLACK
First Take (1969) *** 1/2
LESTER FLATT
Heaven's Bluegrass Band (1976) ** 1/2
FLATT & SCRUGGS
Foggy Mountain Jamboree (1957) ****
THE FLATLANDERS
More A Legend Than A Band (1990) ****
Now Again
Wheels Of Fortune
Hills and Valleys ***
More A Legend Than A Band (1990) ****
Now Again
Wheels Of Fortune
Hills and Valleys ***
Treasure Of Love *** 1/2
BELA FLECK
My Bluegrass Heart ***
FLEET FOXES
Fleet Foxes (2008) ****
Helplessness Blues *** 1/2
Crack-Up ***
FLEET FOXES
Fleet Foxes (2008) ****
Helplessness Blues *** 1/2
Crack-Up ***
Shore ***/
A Very Lonely Solstice *** 1/2
FLEETWOOD MAC
Then Play On (1969) ****
Fleetwood Mac (1975) ****
Rumours (1977) *** 1/2
Tusk (1979) *** 1/2
Mirage (1982) **
Tango In The Night (1987) ** 1/2
Greatest Hits (1988) ****
Behind The Mask (1990) **
Time (1995) **
Say You Will (2003) **
FLEETWOOD MAC
Then Play On (1969) ****
Fleetwood Mac (1975) ****
Rumours (1977) *** 1/2
Tusk (1979) *** 1/2
Mirage (1982) **
Tango In The Night (1987) ** 1/2
Greatest Hits (1988) ****
Behind The Mask (1990) **
Time (1995) **
Say You Will (2003) **
RENÉE FLEMING
Voice Of Nature: The Anthropocene (2021) *** 1/2
FLOATING POINTS
Promises w Pharaoh Sanders (2021) *** 1/2
FLORIST
Emily Alone **
FLORIST
Emily Alone **
THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS
The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969) *** 1/2
JOHN FOGERTY
The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again ***
John Fogerty
Centerfield ***
Eye Of The Zombie ** 1/2
Blue Moon Swamp ** 1/2
Deja Vu All Over Again **
Wrote A Song For Everyone ***
JOHN FOGERTY
The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again ***
John Fogerty
Centerfield ***
Eye Of The Zombie ** 1/2
Blue Moon Swamp ** 1/2
Deja Vu All Over Again **
Wrote A Song For Everyone ***
FONTAINES D.C.
Romance (2024) ***
FOO FIGHTERS
Foo Fighters (1995) ***
STEVE FORBERT
Early Morning Rain (2000) ** 1/2
JIM FORD
Harlan County (1969) ** 1/2
GEORGE FORMBY JR.
The Best Of George Formby ** 1/2 ("Leaning On A Lampost")
JEFFREY FOSKETT
Cool and Gone (Gone Gone) (1997) *** 1/2
Christmas At The Beach (1997) * 1/2
FOTHERINGAY
Fotheringay (1970) ****
Fotheringay 2 *** 1/2
Nothing More: Collected *** 1/2
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
Fountains Of Wayne (1996)
Utopia Parkway (1999) *** 1/2
Welcome Interstate Managers (2003) *** 1/2
Traffic and Weather (2007) ***
Sky Full Of Holes (2011) ** 1/2
THE FOUR LADS
The Singles Collection 1952-1962 * 1/2
FOTHERINGAY
Fotheringay (1970) ****
Fotheringay 2 *** 1/2
Nothing More: Collected *** 1/2
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
Fountains Of Wayne (1996)
Utopia Parkway (1999) *** 1/2
Welcome Interstate Managers (2003) *** 1/2
Traffic and Weather (2007) ***
Sky Full Of Holes (2011) ** 1/2
THE FOUR LADS
The Singles Collection 1952-1962 * 1/2
THE FOUR TOPS
Reach Out (1967) ** 1/2
19 Greatest Hits: Compact Command Performances *** 1/2
FOXES IN FICTION
Foxes In Fiction ***
FOXES IN FICTION
Foxes In Fiction ***
JEREMIAH FRAITES
Piano Piano (2021) *** 1/2
FRANCO
Omana Wapi (w Tabu Ley Rochereau) (1976) **** (Deluxe version Lisanga ya Banganga)
ARETHA FRANKLIN
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You (1967) ****
Lady Soul (1968) ****
Aretha Now (1968) *** 1/2
Soul '69 (1969) ***
Aretha's Gold (1969) ****
Spirit In The Dark (1970) ****
Young Gifted And Black (1972) ****
Amazing Grace (1972) ****
Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) **
Jump To It (1982) ***
Who's Zoomin' Who (1985) ** 1/2
30 Greatest Hits (1985) ****
A Rose Is Still A Rose (1998)
This Christmas, Aretha (2008)
FRANZ FERDINAND
Right Words, Right Thoughts, Right Action ** 1/2
Franz Ferdinand Sparks aka FFS ***/
Ascending **
FRANZ FERDINAND
Right Words, Right Thoughts, Right Action ** 1/2
Franz Ferdinand Sparks aka FFS ***/
Ascending **
THE FRATELLIS
Costello Music (2006) *** 1/2
Here We Stand ***/
We Need Medicine ***
Eyes Wide Tongue Tied *** 1/2
In Your Own Sweet Time ***
Half Drunk Under A Full Moon ***
NICK FRATER
Full Fathom Freight-Train ***
THE FREE DESIGN
Kites Are Fun ** 1/2
You Could Be Born Again * 1/2
Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love **
DORI FREEMAN
Dori Freeman ***
Letter Never Sent *** 1/2
Every Little Star *** 1/2
THE FREE DESIGN
Kites Are Fun ** 1/2
You Could Be Born Again * 1/2
Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love **
DORI FREEMAN
Dori Freeman ***
Letter Never Sent *** 1/2
Every Little Star *** 1/2
Ten Thousand Roses *** 1/2
Do You Recall *** 1/2
RUTHANN FRIEDMAN
The Complete Constant Companion Sessions ***/
ROBERT FRIPP
RUTHANN FRIEDMAN
The Complete Constant Companion Sessions ***/
ROBERT FRIPP
(No Pussyfooting) (w Brian Eno) (1973) *** 1/2
Evening Star (w Brian Eno) (1975) *** 1/2
Exposure (1979) **
Sacred Songs (w Daryl Hall) (1980) ***1/2
The Equatorial Stars (w Brian Eno) (2004) *** 1/2
Beyond Even 1992-2006 (w Brian Eno) (2006) ** 1/2
BILL FRISELL
Music IS ***
LEFTY FRIZZELL
Music IS ***
LEFTY FRIZZELL
Look What Thoughts Will Do (1997) ***\
FUGAZI
Repeater (1990) ** 1/2
FUGEES
The Score (1996) ** 1/2
JOHN FULBRIGHT
Songs ***
ROBBIE FULKS
Gone Away Backward ***
Upland Stories **
FUNKADELIC see PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC
Songs ***
ROBBIE FULKS
Gone Away Backward ***
Upland Stories **
FUNKADELIC see PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC
JAKE XERXES FUSSELL
What In The Natural World (2017) *** 1/2
FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN
We Don't Trust You (2024) ** 1/2
BECKY G
Esquinas *** 1/2
KAROL G
Mañana Será Bonito (2023) *** 1/2
CHARLIE GABRIEL
Eighty Nine (2022) *** 1/2
PETER GABRIEL
Peter Gabriel (Car) *** 1/2
Peter Gabriel (Scratch) *** 1/2
Peter Gabriel (Melt) *** 1/2
Peter Gabriel aka Security (1982) ****
Birdy soundtrack ***
So *** 1/2
Passion music from and inspired by The Last Temptation Of Christ (1989) ****
Us ***
Long Walk Home: Music From Rabbit Proof Fence ***
Up ** 1/2
Scratch My Back
New Blood
I/O *** 1/2
SERGE GAINSBOURG
Histoire de Melody Nelson... (1971) **
IVONNE GALAZ
Voy En Camino ***
LIAM GALLAGHER
As You Were ***/
LIAM GALLAGHER
As You Were ***/
Liam Gallagher and John Squire (2024) ***
NOEL GALLAGHER
Who Built The Moon? ** 1/2
GALLAGHER AND LYLE
Gallagher and Lyle ***
Seeds ** 1/2
NOEL GALLAGHER
Who Built The Moon? ** 1/2
GALLAGHER AND LYLE
Gallagher and Lyle ***
Seeds ** 1/2
GANG OF FOUR
Entertainment (1979) ***
HECTOR GANNET
HECTOR GANNET
The Land Belongs To Us **
GARBAGE
Garbage ***\
JERRY GARCIA
Garcia (1972) ***
DYLAN GARDNER (see also Communicant)
Adventures In Real Time (2014) *** 1/2
MELODY GARDOT
Worrisome Heart (2008)
Adventures In Real Time (2014) *** 1/2
MELODY GARDOT
Worrisome Heart (2008)
My One and Only Thrill (2009) *** 1/2
The Absence (2012) *** 1/2
Sunset In The Blue (2020) ***
Entre eux deux (w Philippe Powell) (2022) ** 1/2
ART GARFUNKEL
Breakaway (1975) *** 1/2
ART GARFUNKEL
Breakaway (1975) *** 1/2
Everything Waits To Be Noticed (2002) *** 1/2
The Singer
Father and Son (w Art Garfunkel Jr.) **
THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE
Aban *** 1/2
JUDY GARLAND
Judy at the Palace Closing Night (1952) ** 1/2
THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE
Aban *** 1/2
JUDY GARLAND
Judy at the Palace Closing Night (1952) ** 1/2
Miss Show Business (1955) ** 1/2
Judy (1956) *** 1/2
Alone (1957) ****
Judy In Love (1958) ****
The Letter (1959 Gordon Jenkins concept album) *
That's Entertainment! (1960) **
Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961) ****
The Complete Decca Masters (1994) *** 1/2
PETER GARLAND
PETER GARLAND
The Basketweave Elegies performed by William Winant (2023) *** 1/2
ERROLL GARNER
Concert By The Sea (1955) *** 1/2
KENNY GARRETT
Sounds From The Ancestors ***
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM
The '59 Sound ***/
American Slang ***
Handwritten ** 1/2
Get Hurt ** 1/2
The '59 Sound ***/
American Slang ***
Handwritten ** 1/2
Get Hurt ** 1/2
History Books **
MARY GAUTHIER
Rifles and Rosemary Beads *** (esp "Bullet Holes in The Sky")
MARY GAUTHIER
Rifles and Rosemary Beads *** (esp "Bullet Holes in The Sky")
Dark Enough To See The Stars ** 1/2
MARVIN GAYE
That's The Way Love Is (1970) *** 1/2
MARVIN GAYE
That's The Way Love Is (1970) *** 1/2
What's Goin' On? (1971) ****
Trouble Man (1972)
Let's Get It On (1973) ****
Here, My Dear (1978) *** 1/2
Let's Get It On (1973) ****
Here, My Dear (1978) *** 1/2
Midnight Love (1982) **
GENESIS
GENESIS
Selling England By The Pound (1973) **
A Trick Of The Tail (1976) **
BOBBIE GENTRY
Ode To Billie Joe (1967) ****
The Delta Sweete (1968) *** 1/2
Local Gentry (1968) ***/
Bobbie Gentry and Glenn Campbell (1968) ** 1/2
Touch 'em With Love (1969) ***
Fancy (1970) ** 1/2 (great title track)
Supper Time: The Lost Jazz Album (1970) (my own title) ***/
Patchwork (1971) *** 1/2
INARA GEORGE
An Invitation (w Van Dyke Parks) (2008) *** 1/2
ONALEA GILBERTSON
THE GO-BETWEENS
16 Lovers Lane (1988) *** 1/2
My Everything (2014) *** 1/2
Dangerous Woman **
thank you, next ***
THE GRASS ROOTS
The Complete Dunhill and ABC Hit Singles ***
Haunted Heart (1991) ****
Always Say Goodbye *** 1/2
Now Is The Hour *** 1/2
Long Ago and Far Away (w Brad Mehldau) **
Rambling Boy *** 1/2
Jasmine (w Keith Jarrett) *** 1/2
Sophisticated Ladies *** 1/2
Come Sunday (w Hank Jones)
MERLE HAGGARD
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive (1967) ** 1/2
HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
DICK HAYMES
Rain Or Shine (1955) ****
Moondreams (1957) *** 1/2
Keep It Simple ***
Mr. Jukebox ***
HELADO NEGRO
Under The Covers Vol. 1 (w Matthew Sweet) (2006) *** 1/2
Under The Covers Vol. 2 (w Matthew Sweet) (2009) ***
Ode To Billie Joe (1967) ****
The Delta Sweete (1968) *** 1/2
Local Gentry (1968) ***/
Bobbie Gentry and Glenn Campbell (1968) ** 1/2
Touch 'em With Love (1969) ***
Fancy (1970) ** 1/2 (great title track)
Supper Time: The Lost Jazz Album (1970) (my own title) ***/
Patchwork (1971) *** 1/2
INARA GEORGE
An Invitation (w Van Dyke Parks) (2008) *** 1/2
GEORGIA SEA ISLAND SINGERS
The Complete Friends Of Old Time Music Concert (W Mississippi Fred McDowell, Ed Young and emcee Alan Lomax) (1965) ***
GEPE
Undesastre *** 1/2
THE GERMS
GI (1979) *** 1/2
STAN GETZ
Hamp and Getz (with Lionel Hampton) (1955) ****
The Sound (1956) *** 1/2
Moonlight in Vermont w Johnny Smith (1956) *** 1/2
Jazz Samba with Charlie Byrd (1962) ****
Getz/Gilberto with Joao Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim (1963) ****
The Getz Age (1964) *** 1/2
Getz/Gilberto #2 Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall with Joao Gilberto (1966) *** 1/2
The Complete Roost Recordings (1997) ****
THE GHOST OF A SABRE-TOOTH TIGER
Midnight Sun (2014) *** 1/2
ANDY GIBB
Greatest Hits **
BARRY GIBB
In The Now ** 1/2
THE GHOST OF A SABRE-TOOTH TIGER
Midnight Sun (2014) *** 1/2
ANDY GIBB
Greatest Hits **
BARRY GIBB
In The Now ** 1/2
Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook ** 1/2 (but he and Alison Krauss should do an album)
BETH GIBBONS
BETH GIBBONS
Lives Outgrown ***
JOE GIBBS
African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 3 (2007) ***
THE GIBSON BROTHERS
They Called It Music ***
RHIANNON GIDDENS
Freedom Highway **
They Called It Music ***
RHIANNON GIDDENS
Freedom Highway **
They're Calling Me Home ** 1/2
You're The One ** 1/2
What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow w Justin Robinson (2025) *** 1/2
GILBERTO GIL
Gilberto Gil (1968) *** 1/2
GILBERTO GIL
Gilberto Gil (1968) *** 1/2
Gilberto Gil (1971) ***/
Ok Ok Ok ***
BRANTLEY GILBERT
The Devil Don't Sleep ** 1/2
BEBEL GILBERTO
All In One **
Ok Ok Ok ***
BRANTLEY GILBERT
The Devil Don't Sleep ** 1/2
BEBEL GILBERTO
All In One **
João ***
JOAO GILBERTO
Chega de Saudade (1959) ****
O Amor o Sorriso e a Flor (1960) ***
Getz/Gilberto with Joao Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim (1964) ****
Getz/Gilberto #2 Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall Oct. 9, 1964 w Joao Gilberto (1966) *** 1/2
Getz/Gilberto #2 Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall Oct. 9, 1964 w Joao Gilberto (1966) *** 1/2
ONALEA GILBERTSON
See Onalea.
VINCE GILL
When Love Finds you **
When Love Finds you **
Okie **
Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys ***
DIZZY GILLESPIE
DIZZY GILLESPIE
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1937-1949 (1995) *** 1/2
JIMMIE DALE GILMORE (see The Flatlanders)
Spinnin' Around the Sun (1993) *** 1/2
Braver New World ***
Downey To Lubbock (w Dave Alvin) **
Spinnin' Around the Sun (1993) *** 1/2
Braver New World ***
Downey To Lubbock (w Dave Alvin) **
Texicali (w Dave Alvin) ***
A GIRL CALLED EDDY
A Girl Called Eddy (2004) *** 1/2
Been Around (2020) *** 1/2
GIRLS
Album (2009) *** 1/2
Father, Son, Holy Ghost (2011) ***
ROBERT GLASPER
Black Radio ***
MARGARET GLASPY
Emotions and Math *** /
GIRLS
Album (2009) *** 1/2
Father, Son, Holy Ghost (2011) ***
ROBERT GLASPER
Black Radio ***
MARGARET GLASPY
Emotions and Math *** /
Echo The Diamond ** 1/2
PHILIP GLASS
Music In Eight Parts (1969) ***/
Music In 12 Parts (1974) ****
Einstein On The Beach (1976) ****
Satyagraha (1980) ****
Glassworks (1981) ****
Koyaanisqatsi (1982) ****
Akhnaten (1983) ****
Mishima: A LIfe In Four Chapters (1985) *** 1/2
Songs From Liquid Days **
The Making Of The Representative For Planet 8 ***
The Thin Blue Line *** 1/2
1000 Airplanes On The Roof **
Hydrogen Jukebox **
The Voyage ** 1/2
Candyman ***
Orphee *** 1/2
La Belle Et La Bete *** 1/2
Les Enfants Terribles ***
The Secret Agent *** 1/2
Kundun ***
The Truman Show **
Dracula (score for 1931 film) *** 1/2
The Hours ** 1/2
The Fog Of War ***
Notes on A Scandal **
Book Of Longing ***
Cassandra's Dream **
Solo *** 1/2
THE GO-BETWEENS
16 Lovers Lane (1988) *** 1/2
Send Me A Lullaby ((1996) **
Quiet Heart/Best Of (2012) *** 1/2
GOGOL BORDELLO
Quiet Heart/Best Of (2012) *** 1/2
GOGOL BORDELLO
Solidaritine (2022) *** 1/2
THE GO-GO'S
Beauty and the Beat (1981) ***
Vacation (1982) ***
Talk Show (1984) ***
Greatest (1990) *** 1/2
Beauty and the Beat (1981) ***
Vacation (1982) ***
Talk Show (1984) ***
Greatest (1990) *** 1/2
Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's (1994) ***
Meet The Jazztet (w Art Farmer) (1960) *** 1/2
ADEKUNIE GOLD
Tequila Ever After ***
GOLDFRAPP
Seventh Tree (2008) *** 1/2
BEN GOLDSMITH
The World Between My Ears ** 1/2
BENNY GOLSON
BENNY GOODMAN
At Carnegie Hall (1938) ****
Big Bands Live (1959 concert w Anita O'Day) ***
Big Bands Live (1959 concert w Anita O'Day) ***
The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings (1997)
The Essential Benny Goodman (2007) *** 1/2
LESLEY GORE
I'll Cry If I Want To (1963) ***
Girl Talk (1964) ***
California Nights (1967) ***
Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows: The Best Of Lesley Gore (1998) *** 1/2
Ever Since (2005) *** 1/2
GORILLAZ
Gorillaz ***
Demon Days (2005)
Plastic Beach *** 1/2
The Fall
Humanz ***
The Now Now ***
LESLEY GORE
I'll Cry If I Want To (1963) ***
Girl Talk (1964) ***
California Nights (1967) ***
Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows: The Best Of Lesley Gore (1998) *** 1/2
Ever Since (2005) *** 1/2
GORILLAZ
Gorillaz ***
Demon Days (2005)
Plastic Beach *** 1/2
The Fall
Humanz ***
The Now Now ***
Song Machine Season One Strange Times ** 1/2
Cracker Island ***
EYDIE GORMÉ AND STEVE LAWRENCE
Sing The Golden Hits (1960) **
GLENN GOULD
Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1981) ****
EYDIE GORMÉ AND STEVE LAWRENCE
Sing The Golden Hits (1960) **
GLENN GOULD
Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1981) ****
Solitude Trilogy: The Idea Of North, The Latecomers, The Quiet In The Land (2007) ****
ROBERT GOULET
Annie Get Your Gun (w Robert Goulet) (1963) ****
EL GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO
ROBERT GOULET
Annie Get Your Gun (w Robert Goulet) (1963) ****
EL GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO
¡Aqui No Se Siente Nadie! (1979) ****
ARIANA GRANDE
My Everything (2014) *** 1/2
Dangerous Woman **
thank you, next ***
Eternal Sunshine (2024) ***
GRAND MASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE
GRAND MASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE
The Message (1982) *** 1/2
JOHN GRANT
Queen Of Denmark (2010) *** 1/2
Pale Green Ghosts (2013) ** 1/2
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure (2015) ** 1/2
Strongroom (ep)/Live in Concert w the BBC Philharmonic (?) ****
Love Is Magic (2018) ** 1/2
Queen Of Denmark (2010) *** 1/2
Pale Green Ghosts (2013) ** 1/2
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure (2015) ** 1/2
Strongroom (ep)/Live in Concert w the BBC Philharmonic (?) ****
Love Is Magic (2018) ** 1/2
Boy From Michigan (2021) ** 1/2
The Art of the Lie (2024) ** 1/2
GRANT LEE BUFFALO see also GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS
GRANT LEE BUFFALO see also GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS
Fuzzy (1993) *** 1/2
THE GRASCALS
Keep on Walkin' ***
Straighten The Curves **
Keep on Walkin' ***
Straighten The Curves **
THE GRASS ROOTS
The Complete Dunhill and ABC Hit Singles ***
GRATEFUL DEAD
Aoxomoxoa **
Aoxomoxoa **
Live/Dead (1969) ***\
Dick's Picks Vol. 8 (May 2, 1970) ***\
Workingman's Dead (1970) ****
American Beauty (1970) ****
Europe '72 (1972) ****
Workingman's Dead (1970) ****
American Beauty (1970) ****
Europe '72 (1972) ****
Wake of the Flood (1973) ***
Reckoning (1981) ***
DAVID GRAY
White Ladder (1998) ****
Lost 95-98 ***
A New Day At Midnight
Life In Slow Motion
Draw The Line ** 1/2
Mutineers ** 1/2
Gold In A Brass Age ** 1/2
White Ladder (1998) ****
Lost 95-98 ***
A New Day At Midnight
Life In Slow Motion
Draw The Line ** 1/2
Mutineers ** 1/2
Gold In A Brass Age ** 1/2
Dear Life (2025) ***
MACY GRAY
Ruby (2018) *** 1/2
AL GREEN
Let's Stay Together (1972) *** 1/2
I'm Still In Love With You (1972) ****
Call Me (1973) *** 1/2
Livin' For You (1973) *** 1/2
Al Green Explores Your Mind (1974) ***
MACY GRAY
Ruby (2018) *** 1/2
AL GREEN
Let's Stay Together (1972) *** 1/2
I'm Still In Love With You (1972) ****
Call Me (1973) *** 1/2
Livin' For You (1973) *** 1/2
Al Green Explores Your Mind (1974) ***
Greatest Hits (1975) ****
The Belle Album (1977) ***
I Can't Stop (2003) *** 1/2
Everything's OK (2005) *** 1/2
Lay It Down (2008) ***
GRANT GREEN
I Can't Stop (2003) *** 1/2
Everything's OK (2005) *** 1/2
Lay It Down (2008) ***
GRANT GREEN
Idle Moments (1965) ****
PETER GREEN
In The Skies (1979) *** 1/2
GREEN DAY
Dookie (1994) *** 1/2
Insomniac (1995)
Nimrod (1997)
Dookie (1994) *** 1/2
Insomniac (1995)
Nimrod (1997)
Warning (2000)
International Superhits! (2001) ****
American Idiot (2004) ****
21st Century Breakdown (2009) *** 1/2
Uno! Dos! Tre! (2012) ** 1/2
Revolution Radio (2016) *** 1/2
American Idiot (2004) ****
21st Century Breakdown (2009) *** 1/2
Uno! Dos! Tre! (2012) ** 1/2
Revolution Radio (2016) *** 1/2
Father Of All Motherfuckers (2020) *** 1/2
Saviors (2024) *** 1/2
Saviors (2024) *** 1/2
GREEN ON RED
Gas Food Lodging (1985)
No Free Lunch (1985)
The Killer Inside Me (1987)
Here Come The Snakes (1989)
PATTY GRIFFIN
1000 Kisses (2002) ***
Impossible Dream
Children Running Through (2007) *** 1/2
Downtown Church (2010) *** 1/2
American Kid (2013) *** 1/2
Silver Bell (2013) *** 1/2
Servant Of Love (2015)
Patty Griffin (2019) **
Impossible Dream
Children Running Through (2007) *** 1/2
Downtown Church (2010) *** 1/2
American Kid (2013) *** 1/2
Silver Bell (2013) *** 1/2
Servant Of Love (2015)
Patty Griffin (2019) **
ANDY GRIFFITH
The Wit & Wisdom Of Andy Griffith **
NANCY GRIFFITH
The Last Of The True Believers (1986) *** 1/2
NANCY GRIFFITH
The Last Of The True Believers (1986) *** 1/2
One Fair Summer Evening (1988) *** 1/2
The Loving Kind **
Intersection * 1/2
MARCIA GRIFFITHS
The Loving Kind **
Intersection * 1/2
MARCIA GRIFFITHS
Pied Piper (1971) w Bob Andy as Bob and Marcia ***
GRIZZLY BEAR
Veckatimest ** 1/2
Veckatimest ** 1/2
GROUPE RTD
The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti (2020) *** 1/2
GRUPO FANTASMA
American Music: Volume 7 ***
GRUPO FIRME
GRUPO FANTASMA
American Music: Volume 7 ***
GRUPO FIRME
Puras Pa' Pistear (En Vivo) ***
GRUPO FRONTERA
El Comienzo (2023) *** 1/2
Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada (2024) *** 1/2
VINCE GUARALDI
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) **
A Boy Named Charlie Brown aka Jazz Impressions of... (1964) ****
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) **** It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) **
It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969) **
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) *** 1/2
EMAHOY TSEGUÉ-MARYAM GUÈBROU
Éthiopiques Vol. 21: Ethiopia Song Piano Solo (1963/2006) *** 1/2
JUAN LUIS GUERRA
JUAN LUIS GUERRA
Radio Güira ep ** 1/2
GUIDED BY VOICES
Bee Thousand (1994)
Alien Lanes (1995) *** 1/2
THE GUN CLUB
Fire of Love (1981) ** 1/2
NOAH GUNDERSEN
If This Is The End ***
GUNS N' ROSES
Appetite For Destruction (1987) *** 1/2
Greatest Hits
MARGO GURYAN
Take A Picture ** 1/2
27 Demos ***
WOODY GUTHRIE
Take A Picture ** 1/2
27 Demos ***
WOODY GUTHRIE
Dust Bowl Ballads (1940) ****
Nursery Days aka Songs To Grow On, Volume One (1947/1951) *** 1/2
Songs To Grow On For Mother and Child (1947/1956) *** 1/2
Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs (1962)
Hard Travelin' (1964)
Columbia River Collection (1987) ***
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1 (1997) ****
Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings Vol. 2 (1997) ****
Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings Vol. 3 (1998) ****
Buffalo Skinners: The Asch Recordings Vol. 4 (1999) *** 1/2
JULIO GUTIERREZ
Cuban Jam Session Vol. 1 ***
Cuban Jam Session Vol. 2 ***
BUDDY GUY
Living Proof (2010) ****
The Blues Is Alive and Well (2018) *** 1/2
Cuban Jam Session Vol. 1 ***
Cuban Jam Session Vol. 2 ***
BUDDY GUY
Living Proof (2010) ****
The Blues Is Alive and Well (2018) *** 1/2
The Blue Don't Lie (2022) ** 1/2
MICKEY GUYTON
MICKEY GUYTON
Remember Her Name ** 1/2
GYASI
Here Comes The Good Part (2025) *** 1/2
GZA
Liquid Swords (1995) ** 1/2
CHARLIE HADEN
Haunted Heart (1991) ****
Always Say Goodbye *** 1/2
Now Is The Hour *** 1/2
Long Ago and Far Away (w Brad Mehldau) **
Rambling Boy *** 1/2
Jasmine (w Keith Jarrett) *** 1/2
Sophisticated Ladies *** 1/2
Come Sunday (w Hank Jones)
MERLE HAGGARD
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive (1967) ** 1/2
Branded Man (1967) *** 1/2
Sing Me Back Home (1968) *** 1/2
The Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde (1968) *** 1/2
Mama Tried *** 1/2
Pride In What I Am ***\
Pride In What I Am ***\
Same Train, A Different Time: Merle Haggard Sings The Great Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers (1969) ****
A Portrait Of Merle Haggard (1969) ***
A Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player In The World or My Salute To Bob Wills (1969) *** 1/2
Hag **
Someday We'll Look Back
The Land Of Many Churches
Let Me Tell You About A Song
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
Merle Haggard's Christmas Present aka Hag's Christmas (1973) ** ("If We Could...")
My Love Affair With Trains
The Roots Of My Raising
Songs I'll Always Sing
A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
Serving 190 Proof (1979) *** 1/2
If I Could Only Fly *** 1/2
Roots Volume 1 ***
I Am What I Am ***
Django and Jimmy (w Willie Nelson) ** 1/2
HAIM
Something To Tell You ** 1/2
Roots Volume 1 ***
I Am What I Am ***
Django and Jimmy (w Willie Nelson) ** 1/2
Something To Tell You ** 1/2
Women In Music Part One *** /
LUKE HAINES AND PETER BUCK
Beat Poetry For Survivalists **
HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
Pelican West (1982) *** 1/2
THE HALEY SISTERS
Always By My Side * 1/2
DARYL HALL
Sacred Songs (1980) *** 1/2
Always By My Side * 1/2
DARYL HALL
Sacred Songs (1980) *** 1/2
Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine (1986) ** 1/2
Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) *** 1/2
BeforeAfter (2022) ***
BeforeAfter (2022) ***
D **
DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES
Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) *** 1/2
DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES
Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) *** 1/2
Bigger Than Both Of Us (1976) ** 1/2
Voices (1980) ** 12
Private Eyes (1981) ***
H2O (1982) ***
Rock N Soul Part 1 ***
Big Bam Boom **
Rock N Soul Part 1 ***
Big Bam Boom **
Ooh Yeah
Change of Season *** 1/2
The Very Best Of Daryl Hall/John Oates (2001) ****
Do It For Love (2003) *** 1/2
Home For Christmas ** TOM T. HALL
In Search Of A Song (1971) ***/
LAUREL HALO
Atlas ***
HALSEY
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power ***
ANTHONY HAMILTON
Ain't Nobody Worryin' ** 1/2
Love Is The New Black **
ALBERT HAMMOND
ALBERT HAMMOND
It Never Rains in Southern California (1972) * 1/2
Albert Hammond (1974) **
99 Miles From L.A. (1975) * 1/2
Christmas (2024) * 1/2
LIONEL HAMPTON
Hamp and Getz (with Stan Getz) (1955) ****
HERBIE HANCOCK
Maiden Voyage (1965) *** 1/2
Maiden Voyage (1965) *** 1/2
Head Hunters (1973) ***
River: The Joni Letters *** 1/2
The Imagine Project **
JAMES HAND
Shadow On The Ground ***
BOO HANKS
Pickin' Low Cotton
Buffalo Junction (w Don Flemons) (2012) *** 1/2
HANNA MCEUEN
The Imagine Project **
JAMES HAND
Shadow On The Ground ***
BOO HANKS
Pickin' Low Cotton
Buffalo Junction (w Don Flemons) (2012) *** 1/2
HANNA MCEUEN
Hanna-McEuen (2005) *** 1/2
Tried & True (2007 live album)
LISA HANNIGAN
At Swim ** 1/2
HANOI ROCKS
At Swim ** 1/2
HANOI ROCKS
Back To Mystery City (1983) **
THE HANSEROTH TWINS
Vera ** 1/2
HANSON
Finally It's Christmas **
HAPPY MONDAYS
Bummed (1998) *** 1/2
Pills, Thrills & Bellyaches (1990) *** 1/2
Yes Please
ED HARCOURT
Back Into The Woods ***
ALDOUS HARDING
Finally It's Christmas **
HAPPY MONDAYS
Bummed (1998) *** 1/2
Pills, Thrills & Bellyaches (1990) *** 1/2
Yes Please
ED HARCOURT
Back Into The Woods ***
ALDOUS HARDING
Party **
CURTIS HARDING
Face Your Fear (2017) *** 1/2
CURTIS HARDING
Face Your Fear (2017) *** 1/2
JOHN WESLEY HARDING
Wesley Stace's John Wesley Harding ***/
FRANÇOIS HARDY
Wesley Stace's John Wesley Harding ***/
FRANÇOIS HARDY
Comment te dire adieu ***
BRIAN HARNETTY
Words and Silences (w Thomas Merton) (2022) ***
The Workbench (2023) *** 1/2
HARP (see also Midlake)
Albion (2023) ***/
BEN HARPER
There Will Be A Light (w the Blind Boys Of Alabama) (2004) *** 1/2
Both Sides Of The Gun
Get Up! (w Charlie Musselwhite) ***
No Mercy In This Land (w Charlie Musselwhite) **
ROY HARPER
There Will Be A Light (w the Blind Boys Of Alabama) (2004) *** 1/2
Both Sides Of The Gun
Get Up! (w Charlie Musselwhite) ***
No Mercy In This Land (w Charlie Musselwhite) **
ROY HARPER
Stormcock (1971) ** 1/2
COREY HARRIS
Vu-Du-Menz (w Henry Butler) (2000) *** 1/2
Daily Bread *** (weak production)
EDDIE HARRIS
Daily Bread *** (weak production)
EDDIE HARRIS
The In Sound (1966) *** 1/2
EMMYLOU HARRIS
Pieces of the Sky (1975) ***
Elite Hotel (1975) *** 1/2
Luxury Liner (1976) *** 1/2
Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town (1978) *** 1/2
Blue Kentucky Girl (1979) *** 1/2
Light Of The Stable (1979) ***
Roses in The Snow (1980) ****
Pieces of the Sky (1975) ***
Elite Hotel (1975) *** 1/2
Luxury Liner (1976) *** 1/2
Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town (1978) *** 1/2
Blue Kentucky Girl (1979) *** 1/2
Light Of The Stable (1979) ***
Roses in The Snow (1980) ****
Evangeline (1981) **
Cimarron (1981) ** 1/2
White Shoes (1983) **
The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985) *** 1/2
Thirteen (1986) ***
Trio (w Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1987) ****
Trio (w Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1987) ****
Angel Band (1987) ***
Bluebird (1989) ** 1/2
Brand New Dance (1990) **
At The Ryman (1992) *** 1/2
Cowgirl's Prayer (1993) ***
Wrecking Ball (1995) *** 1/2
Trio II (1999) (w Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) *** 1/2
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (1999) (w Linda Ronstadt) *** 1/2
Red Dirt Girl (2000) ***\
Stumble Into Grace (2003) ***
All The Roadrunning (2006) (w Mark Knopfler) ** 1/2
All I Ever Intended To Be (2008) ** 1/2
Hard Bargain (2011) ***
Old Yellow Moon (2013) (w Rodney Crowell) ** 1/2
The Traveling Kind (2015) (w Rodney Crowell) ** 1/2
The Complete Trio Collection (w Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (2016) ****
DHANI HARRISON
In//Parallel **
GEORGE HARRISON
All Things Must Pass (1970) *** 1/2
Trio II (1999) (w Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) *** 1/2
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (1999) (w Linda Ronstadt) *** 1/2
Red Dirt Girl (2000) ***\
Stumble Into Grace (2003) ***
All The Roadrunning (2006) (w Mark Knopfler) ** 1/2
All I Ever Intended To Be (2008) ** 1/2
Hard Bargain (2011) ***
Old Yellow Moon (2013) (w Rodney Crowell) ** 1/2
The Traveling Kind (2015) (w Rodney Crowell) ** 1/2
The Complete Trio Collection (w Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (2016) ****
DHANI HARRISON
In//Parallel **
GEORGE HARRISON
All Things Must Pass (1970) *** 1/2
All Things Must Pass (2021 remaster) *** 1/2
Living in the Material World (1974) *** 1/2
George Harrison (1979) ** 1/2
Early Takes Vol. 1 ***
Early Takes Vol. 1 ***
MICHAEL HARRISON
Just Constellations (w Roomful Of Teeth) ***
BETH HART
Don't Explain (w Joe Bonamassa) ***
JOHN HARTFORD
BETH HART
Don't Explain (w Joe Bonamassa) ***
JOHN HARTFORD
Aero-Plain (1971) ****
Morning Bugle (1972) *** 1/2
Mark Twang (1976) ***
JOHNNY HARTMAN
Songs From The Heart (1955) *** 1/2
And I Thought About You (1959) ***
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963) ****
PJ HARVEY
Dry ***
Rid Of Me ***/
To Bring You My Love (1995) ****
Is This Desire?
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
White Chalk
Let England Shake (2011) *** 1/2
The Hope Six Demolition Project ***/
DONNY HATHAWAY
Live (1972) *** 1/2
RANDY HAUSER
Magnolia ***
LIANNE LA HAVAS
Blood ***
And I Thought About You (1959) ***
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963) ****
PJ HARVEY
Dry ***
Rid Of Me ***/
To Bring You My Love (1995) ****
Is This Desire?
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
White Chalk
Let England Shake (2011) *** 1/2
The Hope Six Demolition Project ***/
DONNY HATHAWAY
Live (1972) *** 1/2
RANDY HAUSER
Magnolia ***
LIANNE LA HAVAS
Blood ***
Lianne La Havas ***
COLEMAN HAWKINS
The Hawk Flies High (1957) ****
Jazz Reunion (w Pee Wee Russell) (1961) ****
HAWKWIND
Space Ritual (1973) *
RICHARD HAWLEY
In This City They Call You Love (2024) *** 1/2
MAYER HAWTHORNE
For All Time (2023) **
COLIN HAY
Gathering Mercury ** 1/2
Fierce Mercy ** 1/2
Gathering Mercury ** 1/2
Fierce Mercy ** 1/2
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself ***/
Now And The Evermore (2022) *** 1/2
ISAAC HAYES
Hot Buttered Soul (1969) *** 1/2
Shaft soundtrack (1971) ** 1/2 (four great tracks and a lot of music cues)
Black Moses (1971) ****
DICK HAYMES
Rain Or Shine (1955) ****
Moondreams (1957) *** 1/2
Keep It Simple ***
ANDI RAE HEALY
Last Time I Checked This Was A Free World And I Wasn't Anybody's Girl **
JIMMY HEATH
Love Letter (2020) *** 1/2
THE HEAVY
The Glorious Dead ***
THE HEAVY HEAVY
THE HEAVY
The Glorious Dead ***
THE HEAVY HEAVY
Life and Life Only ***
JOSHUA HEDLEY
Mr. Jukebox ***
HELADO NEGRO
Phasor (2024) ** 1/2
NATALIE HEMBY
Puxico ** 1/2
BILL HENDERSON
Beautiful Memory: Live at the Vic (2008) *** 1/2
JOE HENDERSON
Puxico ** 1/2
BILL HENDERSON
Beautiful Memory: Live at the Vic (2008) *** 1/2
JOE HENDERSON
Page One (1963) *** 1/2
Forces Of Nature: Live At Slugs (2024/1966) *** 1/2
JIMI HENDRIX
Are You Experienced (1967) ****
Axis: Bold As Love (1967) ****
Electric Ladyland (1968) ****
Both Sides Of The Sky **
DON HENLEY
Building The Perfect Beast
The End Of The Innocence
Inside Job
Cass County ***
CATHERINE CHRISTER HENNIX
Are You Experienced (1967) ****
Axis: Bold As Love (1967) ****
Electric Ladyland (1968) ****
Both Sides Of The Sky **
DON HENLEY
Building The Perfect Beast
The End Of The Innocence
Inside Job
Cass County ***
Solo For Tamburium ***
JOE HENRY
Shine A Light (w Billy Bragg) ***
OZARK HENRY
Paramount ***
THE HENTCHMEN
Shine A Light (w Billy Bragg) ***
OZARK HENRY
Paramount ***
THE HENTCHMEN
Hentch-Forth w Jack White *** 1/2
H.E.R.
Volume 2 ** 1/2
Volume 2 ** 1/2
Back Of My Mind ***
HERMANOS GUTIÉRREZ
Hermanos Gutiérrez -- Sonido Cosmico ***
FRED HERSCH
The Song Is You (w Enrico Rava) ***
NICK HEYWARD
NICK HEYWARD
North Of A Miracle (1983) ***
Woodland Echoes (2017) *** 1/2
Woodland Echoes (2017) *** 1/2
The Mermaid and the Lighthouse Keeper w India Dupre (2022) **
JOHN HIATT
Bring The Family (1987) ****
Slow Turning *** 1/2
Stolen Moments ***
Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
Terms Of My Surrender ***/
Bring The Family (1987) ****
Slow Turning *** 1/2
Stolen Moments ***
Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
Terms Of My Surrender ***/
Leftover Feelings ***
JOE HIGGS
Life Of Contradictions (1975) *** 1/2
THE HIGHWAYMEN
The Very Best Of The Highwaymen **
THE HIGHWOMEN
The Highwomen ***
JOE HIGGS
Life Of Contradictions (1975) *** 1/2
THE HIGHWAYMEN
The Very Best Of The Highwaymen **
THE HIGHWOMEN
The Highwomen ***
JOEL SCOTT HILL, JOHN BARBATA & CHRIS ETHRIDGE
L.A. Getaway (1971) ***
TONY HILLIER
...and... (w Ars Nova Copenhagen) ***
CHRIS HILLMAN
Bidin' My Time ***
HISS THE GOLDEN MESSENGER
Hallelujah Anyhow ***
ROBYN HITCHCOCK
Robyn Hitchcock ** 1/2
THE HIVES
CHRIS HILLMAN
Bidin' My Time ***
HISS THE GOLDEN MESSENGER
Hallelujah Anyhow ***
ROBYN HITCHCOCK
Robyn Hitchcock ** 1/2
THE HIVES
Barely Legal
Veni Vidi Vicious
Your New Favourite Band (2001 comp) *** 1/2
Tyranossaurus Hives
The Black And White Album
Lex Hives
Lex Hives
The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons *** 1/2
HOBO JOHNSON
The Rise Of Hobo Johnson ***/
The Rise Of Hobo Johnson ***/
NILS HOFFMANN
Running in a Dream (2024) ** 1/2
SUSANNA HOFFS
Under The Covers Vol. 2 (w Matthew Sweet) (2009) ***
Under The Covers Vol. 3 (w Matthew Sweet) (2013) ** 1/2
Bright Lights (2021) ***
The Deep End (2023) ***
The Lost Record (2024) ***/
WILL HOGE
Anchors ***
THE HOLD STEADY
Boys and Girls In America ***\
Stay Positive **
Teeth Dreams ** 1/2
HOLE
Live Through This (1994) *** 1/2
Celebrity Skin (1998)
Nobody's Daughter (2010) *** 1/2
BILLIE HOLIDAY
Billie Holiday Sings (1952; reissued in 1956 as Solitude w 4 more tracks) ****
An Evening With Billie Holiday (1953; reissued as Recital minus 1 track) ***
Billie Holiday (1954; reissued as Recital in 1956 minus 3 tracks) ***
Music For Torching (1955) ****
Recital By... (1956; combines An Evening With Billie Holiday and Billie Holiday) *** 1/2
WILL HOGE
Anchors ***
THE HOLD STEADY
Boys and Girls In America ***\
Stay Positive **
Teeth Dreams ** 1/2
HOLE
Live Through This (1994) *** 1/2
Celebrity Skin (1998)
Nobody's Daughter (2010) *** 1/2
BILLIE HOLIDAY
Billie Holiday Sings (1952; reissued in 1956 as Solitude w 4 more tracks) ****
An Evening With Billie Holiday (1953; reissued as Recital minus 1 track) ***
Billie Holiday (1954; reissued as Recital in 1956 minus 3 tracks) ***
Music For Torching (1955) ****
Recital By... (1956; combines An Evening With Billie Holiday and Billie Holiday) *** 1/2
Solitude (1956; reissue of Billie Holiday Sings from 1952 w 4 more tracks) ****
"The Lady Sings (1956) ***/
Velvet Mood (1956) *** 1/2
Lady Sings The Blues (1956) ***
Songs For Distingué Lovers (1957) ****
At Newport (1958) ***
Lover Man (1958 Decca comp) *** 1/2
Stay With Me (1958) **** The Blues Are Brewing (1958)
Lady In Satin (1958) *** 1/2
SON HOUSE
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINK
His Greatest Hits (1974) ***
IBEYI
Ash ** 1/2
IBIBO SOUND MACHINE
HARRIS J
Salam **
MILO J
JOE JACKSON
Look Sharp! ***
I'm The Man ***
Beat Crazy ***
Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive ***
Night and Day (1982) *** 1/2
Mike's Murder soundtrack ***
Body and Soul *** 1/2
Big World ** 1/2
Will Power
Tucker soundtrack ***
Blaze Of Glory ** 1/2
Stepping Out: The Very Best Of Joe Jackson
Laughter & Lust
Night Music
Night and Day II
Summer In The City: Live In New York ** 1/2
Volume 4
Rain **
The Duke
Fast Forward
Fool ***
Laid ***/
The Night Beofre/The Morning After ** 1/2
BRENDAN JAMES
The Day Is Brave *** (esp song "Green")
Brendan James ***
Hope In Transition ***
ELMORE JAMES
Lady In Satin (1958) *** 1/2
All Or Nothing At All (1958) ****
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 (1992) ****
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 (2001) ****
The Complete Commodore and Decca Masters (2009) ****
Rare and Live Recordings *** 1/2
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 (2001) ****
The Complete Commodore and Decca Masters (2009) ****
Rare and Live Recordings *** 1/2
A Musical Romance (w Lester Young) (2002) *** 1/2
PETER HOLLENS
Misty Mountains: Songs Inspired By The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings ***
BUDDY HOLLY
PETER HOLLENS
Misty Mountains: Songs Inspired By The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings ***
BUDDY HOLLY
The "Chirping" Crickets (1957) *** 1/2
Buddy Holly (1958) *** 1/2
That'll Be The Day (1958) ** 1/2
20 Golden Greats (1978) ****
Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More (2009)
JOHN LEE HOOKER
John Lee Hooker ***
John Lee Hooker ***
The Healer (1989) ***
HOOKWORMS
HOOKWORMS
Microshift (2018) – ***
JON HOPKINS
Ritual (2024) ***
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS
Thinkin' and Worrying: The Aladdin Singles 1947-1952 (2016) ****
NIALL HORAN
Flicker **
Thinkin' and Worrying: The Aladdin Singles 1947-1952 (2016) ****
NIALL HORAN
Flicker **
Heartbreak Weather **
The Show ** 1/2
SHIRLEY HORN
Loads of Love
Shirley Horn With Horns
Travelin' Light
I Thought About You *** 1/2
Close Enough For Love (1989) ****
You Won't Forget Me *** 1/2
Here's To Life *** 1/2
Light Out Of Darkness: A Tribute To Ray Charles ***
I Love You, Paris
I Remember Miles
Live At The 4 Queens (poorly recorded) ** 1/2
BRUCE HORNSBY
Essential **
Absolute Zero **
SHIRLEY HORN
Loads of Love
Shirley Horn With Horns
Travelin' Light
I Thought About You *** 1/2
Close Enough For Love (1989) ****
You Won't Forget Me *** 1/2
Here's To Life *** 1/2
Light Out Of Darkness: A Tribute To Ray Charles ***
I Love You, Paris
I Remember Miles
Live At The 4 Queens (poorly recorded) ** 1/2
BRUCE HORNSBY
Essential **
Absolute Zero **
Nonsecure Connection **
HARUOMI HOSONO
Pacific (1978) ** 1/2
HOT CHIP
In Our Head (2012) * 1/2
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS
People (1988) *** 1/2
Home ***
Songs From The Rain ** 1/2
Born
Let's Do This Thing **
SON HOUSE
Forever On My Mind ** 1/2
BEN HOWARD
Every Kingdom ***
I Forget Where We Were ***/
Collections From The Whiteout ** 1/2
BRITTANY HOWARD
Jaime (2019) ** 1/2
Every Kingdom ***
I Forget Where We Were ***/
Collections From The Whiteout ** 1/2
BRITTANY HOWARD
Jaime (2019) ** 1/2
What Now (2024) ***
HOWLIN' WOLF
HOWLIN' WOLF
Howlin' Wolf (1962) ****
HOZIER
Nina Cried Power EP ***
Wasteland, Baby! **
Nina Cried Power EP ***
Wasteland, Baby! **
FREDDIE HUBBARD
Ready For Freddie (1961) *** 1/2
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
Co-Starring **
Co-Starring Too **
HUGO LARGO
Drum (1988) **
THE HUMAN LEAGUE
Dare (1981) **
HOLLY HUMBERSTONE
Falling Asleep At The Wheel ** 1/2
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINK
His Greatest Hits (1974) ***
The Best Of Engelbert Humperdink (2005) ***
SAM HUNT
Montevallo ***
IAN HUNTER
Fingers Crossed ***
SAM HUNT
Montevallo ***
IAN HUNTER
Fingers Crossed ***
Defiance Part 1 ** 1/2
Defiance Part 2: Fiction ** 1/2
JAMES HUNTER
People Gonna Talk (2006) ****
The Hard Way (2008) ****
Minute By Minute (2013) ***
Hold On! (2016)
Whatever It Takes (2018) ***1/2
ROBERT HUNTER
JAMES HUNTER
People Gonna Talk (2006) ****
The Hard Way (2008) ****
Minute By Minute (2013) ***
Hold On! (2016)
Whatever It Takes (2018) ***1/2
ROBERT HUNTER
Tiger Rose (1975) **
MICHAEL HURLEY
First Songs (1964) ***
The Time Of The Foxgloves **
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF
The Navigator ***
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT
The Navigator ***
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT
Today! (1966) ****
Last Sessions (1972)
Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings (1996)
Rediscovered (1998)
The Complete Studio Recordings (2006)
American EpicL The Best of Mississippi John Hurt (2017)
HÜSKER DÜ
Everything Falls Apart (1983) ** 1/2
Zen Arcade (1984) *** 1/2
New Day Rising (1985) *** 1/2
Flip Your Wig (1985)
Candy Apple Grey (1986)
Warehouse: Songs and Stories (1987) *** 1/2
WILLIE HUTCH
Everything Falls Apart (1983) ** 1/2
Zen Arcade (1984) *** 1/2
New Day Rising (1985) *** 1/2
Flip Your Wig (1985)
Candy Apple Grey (1986)
Warehouse: Songs and Stories (1987) *** 1/2
WILLIE HUTCH
The Mack soundtrack (1973) *** 1/2
DICK HYMAN
Scott Joplin: The Complete Works For Piano (1975) *** 1/2
CHRISSIE HYNDE
Valve Bone Woe ***
Valve Bone Woe ***
Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan ** 1/2
IAMDDB
Hoodrich, Vol 3 ** 1/2
I AM DYNAMITE
Supermegafantastic ***
JANIS IAN
Anthology **
The Light At The End Of The Line **
IAMDDB
Hoodrich, Vol 3 ** 1/2
I AM DYNAMITE
Supermegafantastic ***
JANIS IAN
Anthology **
The Light At The End Of The Line **
IBEYI
Ash ** 1/2
IBIBO SOUND MACHINE
Electricity ** 1/2
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
Water From An Ancient Well (1992) *** 1/2
ICECREAM HANDS
Icecream Hands (1992) ***
No Weapon But Love (2020) *** 1/2
ICE CUBE
Predator (1992) ** 1/2
ICE-T
O.G. Original Gangster (1991) **
iLe
iLevitable ***
Almadura *** 1/2
iLevitable ***
Almadura *** 1/2
Nacarile *** 1/2
THE IMPRESSIONS
Keep On Pushing (1964) *** 1/2
INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND
INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND
Bongo Rock (1973) ** 1/2
THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968) *
INCUBUS
Make Yourself (1999) ** 1/2
INDIA.ARIE
Acoustic Soul
Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship
Testimony, Vol. 2: Love & Politics
Songversation: Medicine *** 1/2
Worthy ** 1/2
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
Laws Of Gravity ***
INGRAM HILL
Look Your Best **
Ingram Hill ***
Acoustic Soul
Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship
Testimony, Vol. 2: Love & Politics
Songversation: Medicine *** 1/2
Worthy ** 1/2
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
Laws Of Gravity ***
INGRAM HILL
Look Your Best **
Ingram Hill ***
INHALER
It Won't Always Be Like This ** 1/2
INTERPOL
INTERPOL
Turn On The Bright Lights
Antics
Our Love To Admire
The Other Side Of Make-Believe ** 1/2
THE INTERRUPTERS
Fight The Good Fight ***
IRON AND WINE
Around The Well ** 1/2
Beast Epic **
Fight The Good Fight ***
IRON AND WINE
Around The Well ** 1/2
Beast Epic **
Light Verse (2024) ***
IRON BUTTERFLY
IRON BUTTERFLY
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) ** 1/2
IRON MAIDEN
Iron Maiden (1980) **
The Number of The Beast (1982) ** 1/2
CHRIS ISAAC
Silvertone (1985) *** 1/2
Chris Isaak (1987) *** 1/2
Heart Shaped World (1989) ***
Wicked Game (greatest hits) **
San Francisco Days (1993) *** 1/2
Forever Blue (1995) ***
Baja Sessions (1996)
Speak Of The Devil (1998)
Always Got Tonight (2002)
Chris Isaak Christmas (2004) **
Best Of Chris Isaak ***/
Mr. Lucky (2009)
Beyond The Sun (2011)
First Comes The Night (2015) ***
Silvertone (1985) *** 1/2
Chris Isaak (1987) *** 1/2
Heart Shaped World (1989) ***
Wicked Game (greatest hits) **
San Francisco Days (1993) *** 1/2
Forever Blue (1995) ***
Baja Sessions (1996)
Speak Of The Devil (1998)
Always Got Tonight (2002)
Chris Isaak Christmas (2004) **
Best Of Chris Isaak ***/
Mr. Lucky (2009)
Beyond The Sun (2011)
First Comes The Night (2015) ***
Everybody Knows It's Christmas (2022) ***
JAMIE ISAAC
Couch Baby ***
JASON ISBELL
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ** 1/2
Southeastern (2013) ***
Something More Than Free ***
The Nashville Sound (2017) ***1/2
JAMIE ISAAC
Couch Baby ***
JASON ISBELL
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ** 1/2
Southeastern (2013) ***
Something More Than Free ***
The Nashville Sound (2017) ***1/2
Reunions ***
Georgia Blue **
Foxes in the Snow ** 1/2
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
This Old Heart Of Mine (1966) ***
Soul On The Rocks (1967) ***
It's Our Thing (1969) *** 1/2
Givin' It Back (1971) ***
Brother, Brother, Brother (1972) ***
3+3 (1973) ***
Live It Up (1974) ***
BURL IVES
The Wayfaring Stranger (1944, Asch)
The Wayfaring Stranger (1944, Columbia)
The Wayfaring Stranger (1949, Stinson)
Return Of The Wayfaring Stranger (1960) **** CD bonus tracks ** 1/2
20th Century Masters: The Best Of Burl Ives -- The Millennium Collection (2001) ***
The Wayfaring Stranger (2008 compilation) *** 1/2
HARRIS J
Salam **
MILO J
111 ***
JULIA JACKLIN
Don't Let The Kids Win ***
Crushing (2019) *** 1/2
THE JACKSON 5
Live At The Forum **
Don't Let The Kids Win ***
Crushing (2019) *** 1/2
THE JACKSON 5
Live At The Forum **
The Ultimate Collection (1995) *** 1/2
JANET JACKSON
Control ** 1/2
Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) **
JANET JACKSON
Control ** 1/2
Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) **
JOE JACKSON
Look Sharp! ***
I'm The Man ***
Beat Crazy ***
Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive ***
Night and Day (1982) *** 1/2
Mike's Murder soundtrack ***
Body and Soul *** 1/2
Big World ** 1/2
Will Power
Tucker soundtrack ***
Blaze Of Glory ** 1/2
Stepping Out: The Very Best Of Joe Jackson
Laughter & Lust
Night Music
Night and Day II
Summer In The City: Live In New York ** 1/2
Volume 4
Rain **
The Duke
Fast Forward
Fool ***
Mr. Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in "What A Racket!" *** 1/2
MAHALIA JACKSON
MICHAEL JACKSON
MILT JACKSON
Wizard Of The Vibes (1952) ***
MAHALIA JACKSON
Live at Newport, 1958 (1958) ****
Moving On Up A Little Higher (2016) *** 1/2
Off The Wall *** 1/2
Thriller (1982) ****
Bad *** 1/2
Dangerous ** 1/2
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1 (1995) *** 1/2
Invincible * 1/2
Xscape **
Xscape **
Number Ones (2003) *** 1/2
The Essential Michael Jackson (2005) *** 1/2
MILT JACKSON
Wizard Of The Vibes (1952) ***
Bags & Trane (w John Coltrane) (1961) ***
WANDA JACKSON
Rockin' With Wanda (1960) **
There's A Party Goin' On (1961) ***
Encore ** 1/2
THE JADED HEARTS CLUB
THE JADED HEARTS CLUB
You've Always Been Here ***
BENJAMIN JAFFE
Oh, Wild Ocean of Love! ***/
ARUSHI JAIN
BENJAMIN JAFFE
Oh, Wild Ocean of Love! ***/
ARUSHI JAIN
Under The Lilac Sky ***
THE JAM
In The City (1977) ***
All The Mod Cons (1977) *** 1/2
Sound Affects (1980) *** 1/2
Snap! (1983) ****
Compact Snap! (1984) *** 1/2
JAMES
Laid ***/
The Night Beofre/The Morning After ** 1/2
BRENDAN JAMES
The Day Is Brave *** (esp song "Green")
Brendan James ***
Hope In Transition ***
ELMORE JAMES
The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James (1993) ****
ETTA JAMES
At Last ! ***
Tears of Joy: Modern and Kent Singles **
JIM JAMES
Eternally Even ** 1/2
Tribute To 2 ***
The Order Of Nature ** 1/2
At Last ! ***
Tears of Joy: Modern and Kent Singles **
JIM JAMES
Eternally Even ** 1/2
Tribute To 2 ***
The Order Of Nature ** 1/2
JOSE JAMES
No Beginning No End 2 **
RYLAND JAMES
Ryland James **
SKIP JAMES
SKIP JAMES
Today! (1966) ***
JAMME
Jamme (1968) ***
BERT JANSCH
Bert Jansch (1965) ** 1/2
JAPAN
Quiet Life (1979) ***\
JAPANDROIDS
Celebration Rock (2012) *** 1/2
JAPANESE BREAKFAST
Soft Sounds From Another Planet **
SARAH JAROSZ
Build Me Up From Bones ***
Celebration Rock (2012) *** 1/2
JAPANESE BREAKFAST
Soft Sounds From Another Planet **
SARAH JAROSZ
Build Me Up From Bones ***
World On The ground ***
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
Oxygène (1976) ** 1/2
KEITH JARRETT
Belonging (1974) ****
Belonging (1974) ****
The Köln Concert (1975) ****
Jasmine *** 1/2
Somewhere *** 1/2
THE JAYHAWKS
Hollywood Town Hall (1992) *** 1/2
Tomorrow The Green Grass (1995) *** 1/2
Sound Of Lies (1997)
Smile (2000) *** 1/2
Rainy Day Music (2003) ***
Mockingbird Time (2011) ** 1/2
Paging Mr Proust (2016) ** 1/2
Back Roads and Abandoned Motels (2018) **
Jasmine *** 1/2
Somewhere *** 1/2
THE JAYHAWKS
Hollywood Town Hall (1992) *** 1/2
Tomorrow The Green Grass (1995) *** 1/2
Sound Of Lies (1997)
Smile (2000) *** 1/2
Rainy Day Music (2003) ***
Mockingbird Time (2011) ** 1/2
Paging Mr Proust (2016) ** 1/2
Back Roads and Abandoned Motels (2018) **
XOXO (2020) ***/
JAY-Z
The Blueprint 3 ***
Watch The Throne (w Kanye West) (2011) *** 1/2
JFFERSON AIRPLANE /STARSHIP
JAY-Z
The Blueprint 3 ***
Watch The Throne (w Kanye West) (2011) *** 1/2
JFFERSON AIRPLANE /STARSHIP
Surrealistic Pillow (1967) *** 1/2
GARLAND JEFFREY
14 Steps To Harlem **
JELLYFISH (see also Lickerish Quartet)
Bellybutton (1990) *** 1/2
Spilt Milk (1993) ***/
14 Steps To Harlem **
JELLYFISH (see also Lickerish Quartet)
Bellybutton (1990) *** 1/2
Spilt Milk (1993) ***/
WAYLON JENNINGS
Honky Tonk Heroes (1973) ** 1/2
Dreaming My Dreams (1975) *** 1/2
CLARICE JENSEN
The Experience Of Repetition As Death *** 1/2
CARLY RAE JEPSEN
Dedicated **
CARLY RAE JEPSEN
Dedicated **
JERU THE DAMAJA
The Sun Rises In The East (1994) ** 1/2
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
Darklands (1987) ***
Psychocandy
JOAN JETT
Joan Jett
Bad Reputation (1980) ****
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (1981) ****
Album
Changeup ** 1/2
MALCOLM JIYANE TREE-O
Umdali ***
NATALIE JOACHIM
NATALIE JOACHIM
Ki Moun Ou Ye **
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN
The Deep Field **
The Classic ** 1/2
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM
Black Orpheus (soundtrack) ***
The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays
Getz/Gilberto (1963) ****
Jazz Samba Encore!
Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 *** 1/2
The Wonderful World Of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967) ****
Wave
The Deep Field **
The Classic ** 1/2
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM
Black Orpheus (soundtrack) ***
The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays
Getz/Gilberto (1963) ****
Jazz Samba Encore!
Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 *** 1/2
The Wonderful World Of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967) ****
Wave
Sinatra-Jobim (1969) ****
Tide
Stone Flower
Sinatra & Company (1971) ****
Jobim
Tide
Stone Flower
Sinatra & Company (1971) ****
Jobim
Ellis & Tom (1974) (w Ellis Regina) ****
Urubu
Sinatra-Jobim Sessions (1979) ****
Urubu
Sinatra-Jobim Sessions (1979) ****
Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings *** 1/2
JOESEF
JOSEPHINE
Portrait *** 1/2
SAMARA JOY
BILLY JOEL
Cold Spring Harbor (1971) * 1/2
Piano Man (1973) *** 1/2
Streetlife Serenade (1974) *
Turnstiles (1976) *** 1/2
The Stranger (1977) ** 1/2
52nd Street (1978) ** 1/2
Glass Houses (1980) ***
Songs In The Attic (1981) ***
Nylon Curtain (1982) ***1/2
An Innocent Man (1983) *** 1/2
Greatest Hits Volume I and II (1985) *** 1/2
The Bridge (1986) * 1/2
Storm Front (1989) ** 1/2
River Of Dreams (1993) ***
Greatest Hits Vol III (1997) ***
The Hits (2010) *** 1/2
JOESEF
Permanent Damage ** 1/2
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON
The Miners' Hymns (2011) ****
Sicario
Arrival *** 1/2 (in film, just *** on its own)
The Miners' Hymns (2011) ****
Sicario
Arrival *** 1/2 (in film, just *** on its own)
Drone Mass *** 1/2
ELTON JOHN
Tumbleweed Connection (1970) **
Honky Château **
ELTON JOHN
Tumbleweed Connection (1970) **
Honky Château **
Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player (1973) ** 1/2
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) *** 1/2
Greatest Hits (1974) ****
Caribou
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy **
Greatest Hits Volume II (1977) ****
Songs From The West Coast *** 1/2
Peachtree Road **
The Captain and the Kid ***
The Union (w Leon Russell) ***
Good Morning To The Night (w Pnau) ** 1/2
The Diving Board ***
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) *** 1/2
Greatest Hits (1974) ****
Caribou
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy **
Greatest Hits Volume II (1977) ****
Songs From The West Coast *** 1/2
Peachtree Road **
The Captain and the Kid ***
The Union (w Leon Russell) ***
Good Morning To The Night (w Pnau) ** 1/2
The Diving Board ***
Who Believes In Angels? (w Brandi Carlile) (2025) *** \
LITTLE WILLIE JOHN
LITTLE WILLIE JOHN
All 15 of His Hits (1977) ***
THE JOHN SALLY RIDE
A New Set Of Downs (2017) *** 1/2
Nothing Doing (2018) *** 1/2
A New Set Of Downs (2017) *** 1/2
Nothing Doing (2018) *** 1/2
Now Is Not A Great Time (2021) *** 1/2
JSR The Other Women ** 1/2
JSR The Other Women ** 1/2
Melomaniacs ***/
BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON
BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON
Praise God I'm Satisfied (1989) *** 1/2
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993)
JAMEY JOHNSON
That Lonesome Song ***
Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochrane *** 1/2
That Lonesome Song ***
Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochrane *** 1/2
Midnight Gasoline (2024) ** 1/2
ROBERT JOHNSON
King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) ****
King of the Delta Blues Singers Vol. 2 (1970) *** 1/2
The Complete Recordings (1990) *** 1/2
PETE JOLLY
Seasons (1970) ***
AL JOLSON
You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet: Jolson's Finest Columbia Recordings ** 1/2
JONAS BROTHERS
A Little Bit Longer ***
Happiness Begins **
NICK JONAS
Last Year Was Complicated **
JONAS BROTHERS
A Little Bit Longer ***
Happiness Begins **
NICK JONAS
Last Year Was Complicated **
DURAND JONES
American Love Call (2019) ***
American Love Call (2019) ***
Wait Till I Get Over (2023) *** 1/2
ETTA JONES
ETTA JONES
Don't Go To Strangers (1960) *** 1/2
GEORGE JONES
The Grand Tour (1974) ***
Golden Ring (w Tammy Wynette) *** I Am What I Am *** 1/2
Cold Hard Truth
Amazing Grace ** 1/2
HOWARD JONES
Transform **
NORAH JONES
Come Away With Me (2002) ****
Feels Like Home ***
Not Too Late
The Fall ** 1/2
Little Broken Hearts ***
Foreverly (w Billie Joe Armstrong) *** 1/2
Day Breaks
Begin Again **
Amazing Grace ** 1/2
GRACE JONES
Nightclubbing ***
Transform **
NORAH JONES
Come Away With Me (2002) ****
Feels Like Home ***
Not Too Late
The Fall ** 1/2
Little Broken Hearts ***
Foreverly (w Billie Joe Armstrong) *** 1/2
Day Breaks
Begin Again **
Pick Me Up Off The Floor **
'Til We Meet Again (Live) ** 1/2
I Dream Of Christmas * 1/2
Visions ** 1/2
RICKIE LEE JONES
Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
Pirates (1981) ***?
The Magazine (1984)
Flying Cowboys (1989) *** 1/2
Pop Pop **
The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard
Balm In Gilead
Kicks **
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
Naturally
100 Days, 100 Nights (2007) ****
The Great Debaters soundtrack *** 1/2
I Learned The Hard Way *** 1/2
Soul Time! ***
Give The People What They Want *** 1/2
It's A Holiday Soul Party **
Soul Of A Woman ***/
RICKIE LEE JONES
Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
Pirates (1981) ***?
The Magazine (1984)
Flying Cowboys (1989) *** 1/2
Pop Pop **
The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard
Balm In Gilead
Kicks **
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
Naturally
100 Days, 100 Nights (2007) ****
The Great Debaters soundtrack *** 1/2
I Learned The Hard Way *** 1/2
Soul Time! ***
Give The People What They Want *** 1/2
It's A Holiday Soul Party **
Soul Of A Woman ***/
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In) ** 1/2
TOM JONES
20 Greatest Hits (1975) *** 1/2
TOM JONES
20 Greatest Hits (1975) *** 1/2
24 Hours ** 1/2
Praise & Blame (2010) *** 1/2
Spirit In The Room ***
Surrounded By Time ***
Praise & Blame (2010) *** 1/2
Spirit In The Room ***
Surrounded By Time ***
JOSEPHINE
Portrait *** 1/2
SAMARA JOY
Linger Awhile ***
JOY DIVISION
Unknown Pleasures (1979) ***
Closer (1980) ***\
JUANES
Mis Planes Son Amarte *** 1/2
Mis Planes Son Amarte *** 1/2
Origen ***
Vida Cotidiana ***
JUDAS PRIEST
British Steel (1980) ***
WYNONNA JUDD
Wynonna and The Big Noise ** 1/2
THE JUDDS
Greatest Hits ***
Greatest Hits Volume Two ** 1/2
Christmas Time With The Judds **
VALERIE JUNE
The Order Of Time ** 1/2
JUNGLE BROTHERS
JUDAS PRIEST
British Steel (1980) ***
WYNONNA JUDD
Wynonna and The Big Noise ** 1/2
THE JUDDS
Greatest Hits ***
Greatest Hits Volume Two ** 1/2
Christmas Time With The Judds **
VALERIE JUNE
The Order Of Time ** 1/2
JUNGLE BROTHERS
Straight Out The Jungle (1988)
Done By The Forces of Nature (1989)
J Beez Wit The Remedy (1993)
Raw Deluxe (1997)
V.I.P. (2000)
Keep It Jungle (2020)
DAMIEN JURADO
Maraqopa *** 1/2
Tumbledown Soundtrack (w Daniel Hart) **
Maraqopa *** 1/2
Tumbledown Soundtrack (w Daniel Hart) **
JURASSIC 5
Jurassic 5 aka J5 (1998) ***
JYOTI
Mamma, You Can Bet! ***
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