Classical music is a must, this is a great disc because it has a lot of short selections.

I'm still waiting for some record company executive to realize that they should issue the so-called New York acetate demo version on compact disc.

This is the best Bob Marley compilation ever produced, in my opinion. If you're just getting into him, I suggest buying Legend first.

A great Chet Baker album from the mid-1960s. Very easy-going and relaxed, with a few nice vocals.

Chet cut five albums in three days in Hackensack, New Jersey. You may also want to check out On a Misty Night and Stairway to the Stars.

This music is so clear and striking. I remember when I played it for Julie Miller, she wanted a copy within five seconds of hearing it.

I loved all of Eric Clapton's LPs from the 1970s, and this compilation allows me to feel like I have them all. Very authentic blues material.

This is pop music for adults, very rewarding and appealing to mature music lovers. Maybe that's why I originally bought it for my parents ?

I have been a fan of this album since I first noticed it in my sister's record collection in the early 80s.

It was not until I found Ballads did I find the Coltrane album for me !

Joni Mitchell's best album, her voice is enthralling.

My experience of this music is forever connected and inextricable from my relationship with Mihaela from Bucharest and our experience of watching the movie together, of course.

"Anytime you feel depressed," Louis Armstrong said, "just play this record and you will be cheered up right away." I have this and just about every other Miles Davis record on CD.

Kim took this CD from me and left me Mozart for Morning Coffee. I guess it's a fair trade since now I have Mozart for Meditation in my iPod.

Purchased on my 30th birthday in 2002. The music proclaimed itself to be important and, now that I have my iPod, I can say that I listen to this (and Yardbird Suite) every day.

This is my favorite Paul Simon solo record and I think it is an original masterpiece of American music. All of his work is great, and this is a very impressive and self-contained recording.

Part of my schtick is that I'm a very internationally-minded person - even though I've never been outside of the country. This album takes me to Cuba and back every time I play it.

The best Steely Dan album and the most impressive adult-oriented rock album ever. (If you're someone who is likes to categorize things, this should wet your whistle.)

I asked Chris Narlinger to record Astral Weeks for me back in high school and he recorded this for me instead. Now, twenty years later, I'm still listening to Beautiful Vision.

Sometimes I dream that instead of being silent during 1975-1976, Van Morrison issued an album with this material on it. If he had put out an album's worth of these unreleased recordings, the dream continues, his claim to be one of the greatest recording artists in music history could not be challenged. Yes, I am truly under his spell....