| Bruce Cockburn | Big Circumstance Humans Dart to the Heart Stealing Fire Inner City Front all the rest | Absolutely amazing. I don't know what I can say without sounding like I'm exaggerating, but he combines some of the best guitar I've ever heard with lyrics that can stand on their own as poetry or philosophy. |
| Gail Swanson | Living in a Movie | We discovered Gail by accident, while eating dinner at Cheeseburger in Paradise in Lahaina on Maui. She doesn't come to the mainland nearly often enough, but that's all the more reason to return to the islands. |
| The Eagles | Hotel California | The only album I've ever owned in eight-track, vinyl, and CD formats, it's certainly had more play than any other. |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | Couldn't Stand the Weather | Probably my all-time favorite R&B album. Certainly my favorite R&B artist. |
| Van Morrison | No Guru, No Method, No Teacher | Van's voice, a large dose of soprano sax, and powerful lyrics. Wow. |
| Nirvana | Nevermind | The one CD that can pull me out of any bad mood, if only by convincing that others in this world are worse off than I am. |
| The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | I don't have nearly enough Beatles in my collection, but I loved this album, and I like it even better as a CD. |
| The Blues Brothers | Movie Soundtrack | With performances by James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, John Belushi, and Dan Aykroyd (not to mention the sax of Lou Marini), this soundtrack is a not-too-serious review of some incredible talents. |
| Tuff Turf | Movie Soundtrack | A blend of alternative, R&B, and classic rock from a somewhat forgettable James Spader movie. |
| Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | I have a serious weakness for four-part harmonies and saxophone. |