Okay, I've been prodded to start a new thread.

Here's the theme: Name some CD's you absolutely fell in LOVE with the FIRST TIME you heard them! (NOT all the ones you love NOW...only those you loved AS A WHOLE from the very beginning!) You know, the ones that made you go....WOW!!!

Here are the first ones that come to my mind...I'll probably think of more later!

Acoustic Alchemy - AArt
Acoustic Alchemy - The Beautiful Game
Jeff Lorber - Kickin' It
David Benoit - Fuzzy Logic
Rick Braun - Beat Street
Bob James - Joy Ride
Rippingtons - Sahara
Rippingtons - Black Diamond
Rippingtons - Topaz
Rippingtons - Life In The Tropics
Tom Scott - Smokin' Section
Shilts - See What Happens
Spyro Gyra - Original Cinema
Steve Oliver - First View
Steve Oliver - Positive Energy
Various Artists - To Grover, With Love
The Jon Barry Project - Friends Like These
Norm Stockton - Pondering The Sushi
Metro - Grapevine
Dave Osoff - Mosaic
Lao Tizer - Golden Soul
and...
Acoustic Alchemy - Sounds of St. Lucia
(just got finished my first listen...WOW! AA is awesome!)

Hi smjzzfan and islanders...

I have heard a lot about Lao Tizer. What is going on with him? I think I will try to find some music samples...

As far as a recent love affair with a contempo CD:
Jay Rowe's "Laugh Out Loud." Great stuff. Look him up on Amazon.com
> I am sure you have all seen him play keys with one or two of your favorite artists.

Nice Topic

My list:

Acoustic Alchemy - Beautiful Game
Steve Oliver - Positive Energy
Mindi Abair - it happens that way
Jeff Kashiwa - Simple Truth
Warren Hill - Love Songs

And one song that captivated me from first listen is Kenny G and Chante Moore - one more time, such a good song.

Im waiting for my Acoustic Alchemy St Lucia, cant wait to hear it, also got tickets to see them in may - should be good.

Kind Regards

Adrian

Sonny Sharrock - Ask The Ages
Jeff Richman -Live At The Baked Potato Volume 1 & 2
Derek Bailey - Mirakle

non jazz singles;
Dixie Chicks - Landslide I love the 2 sisters
Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone , Name

dude? where are AA playing in may?! i guess i could just go to their website and look it up...

um this could take a while.
therefore i shall keep it to jazz.

spyro gyra - point of view/alternating currents/20/20/stories without words/

rippingthongs - welcome to the stjames club (probly the album i fell in love with the most, the quickest ever)/curves ahead/saraha/weekend in monaco/live in la

AA - refernce point/the new edge/against the grain/the beautiful game

keiko matsui - sapphire
special efx - catwalk
dave koz - the dance
the jon barry project - freinds like these

okay and some non jazz:

radiohead - ok computer
porcupine tree - lightbulb sun/stupid dream/signify
dream theater - awake/metropolis pt2./images n words
system of a down - SOAD/toxicity
ALL rush albums except for T4E
ALL joe satriani albums excpt the last 3 and the bluesy one
Deftones - white pony/around the fur
At The Drive-In - relationship of command/vaya/ in/casino/out
Muse - Showbiz
Mansun - Six/Attack of the grey lantern
Jethro Tull - roots to branches/J-Tull.com
Placebo - without you im nothing

AA are playing at the Jazz Cafe in Camden on the 13th May I believe they are also doing a couple of other dates around this time.

Kind Regards

Adrian

Hmmmm........The only cd that ever made me stand up and say 'Holy S***!!' was the Metro cd, 'Tree People'!

You can check him out here:

http://www.laotizer.com/home.htm

Acoustic Alchemy - Back On The Case
Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House - Introducing The Eleventh House With Larry Coryell
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Rippingtons - Weekend in Monaco
Rippingtons - Live in LA
Grover Washington Jr. - Mister Magic
Yanni - Live At The Acropolis
Billy Cobham - Spectrum
David Sancious & Tone - True Stories
Brian Auger Oblivion Express - Live Oblivion Volume 1 and Live Oblivion Volume 2

There's more but my brain hurts.