There's also this female Chinese singer which goes by the name of Lily (not sure what her Chinese name is) and I think she has some great songs. Anyone else heard about her before?

I just heard a bunch of Fourplay and I absolutely can't stand the music. It falls into the most boring genre of Jazz ever - smooth jazz. eugh.

Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock and John Coltrane has more fluid creativity than the whole band combined.

However, I should refrain from genre bashing as it is very flammable. But please, pick up a proper Miles album and it'll blow your mind away if you're musically literate.

Leave lounge/smooth jazz like Fourplay at the chillout bars, and the real Bebop jazz to the jazz enthusiasts.

Try this: http://www.soulfulclassicjazz.com/ for some internet classic jazz radio.

Another jazz album to recommend: Albums of Pat Metheny Group or Pat Metheny.

auronthas: Understandable that genre is plenty to do with taste. I will not go into genre bashing because it's not correct for me to do that. Moreover, like I said, it is a very flammable subject. You wouldn't like my recommendations one bit.

Anyway, my favourite album from Miles would be the 2nd CD from his 1970 The Cellar Door Sessions CD Box Set, it's dated 17th December 1970, oddly coinciding with my birthdate (17 Dec). It's as serious as jazz can get. If you want something lighter you may want to start with Kind of Blue, which appeals to everyones palate.

I have yet to find my favourite 'Trane album. I do like Monk better than 'Trane. Different instruments, I know.. Preference there you have it, I'm already being a hypocrite to my own comments.

-WS

auronthas: you would hardly get to 'preview' anything from the start. The tracks are more than 10 minutes long and it only gets complex about 5 minutes in.

Anyway, if you wish to purchase, the Boxset is about 80+ USD. I found it miraculously on CD Universe.

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6938847

For those who love latin jazz-Pink Martini can be your choice.

recommend Robin Spielberg- Dreaming of Summer

My favourite rock music I would like to recommend to you fine people:

1) SoundGarden "Down on the Upside" - Their best album in my opinion. Grunge with mood.
2) Faith No More "Angel Dust" - Everybody has to try Patton once
3) Led Zeppelin "II" - the birth of rock/metal/rock-kapak/doom/death and everything heavy

You guys should try SpyroGyra's "Morning Dance" too, very nice, very smooth, very relaxing...

Pink Martini - all 3 albums

1. Sympathique
2. Hang On Little Tomato
3. Hey Eugene!

Hey,

Have you gotten the CDs yet? I'm a fan of the older Steely Dan albums, especially Aja and Gaucho...

That's one of their recent ones yeah? Review on 'Two Against Nature'? 

For those who love New Age and Celtic Music.Recommend Hayley Westenra- PURE.She is a member of Celtic Woman.

ya,i like her voice very much.regarding your 2nd and 3rd album of Hayley Westenra,are they US edition?

Also I have ordered three CDs via tower.com (hard to find from local CD shops) which are highly recommended

a) Two against Nature - Steely Dan (Rock, Pop)

b) Getz/Gilberto - Stan Getz / Joao Gilberto (Latin, Jazz)

c) Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams (Folks, Rock)

I will display their track lists after ripping and saving into my music jukebox

Cheers

Any nice 'Live in Concert' CDs to recommend?

Where to get this piece of nice album? Victoria Sg Wang?

Thanks!! And I can see some nice tracks from your siggy.