Laze's 100 Favorites

The original list: https://laze.net/garden/favorite-albums/

Of my 100 favorite albums, 12 aren't available on streaming. So this is a partial--but still pretty good--representation of my favorite albums. It's ordered by recording or release date.

Rule #1: no “best ofs” or compilations I’ve made myself. Exception: live recordings and compilations of old blues artists limited to a specific time period.

Rule #2: try to stick to one album per artist.

The 12 records that are not streaming:

  • Abstract Truth: "Totem"
  • Dennis Brown: "Westbound Train"
  • Winston McAnuff: "What the Man a Deal Wid"
  • Thomas Steven Smith: "Fresh Start"
  • Courageous Chief: "Warpath"
  • DJ Q-Bert: "Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik (A Preskool Breakmix)"
  • Mr. Dibbs: "Turntable Scientifics"
  • J Smooth: "Soul"
  • Robotobibok: "Jogging"
  • Dragons 1976: "On Cortez"
  • Michael Franti and Spearhead: "Live in Sydney (the original source for their live DVD)"
  • Chris Read: "The Diary (World’s Greatest Rap Megamix)"
  1. Miles Davis

  2. Bernie Green and His Orchestra

    I hate this cover art. The original cover art was so much better: https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1990/1877/1600/fut.jpg

  3. Actually for the "Iron Man" album, which isn't streaming alone but is tracks 1-5 of disc 2 of this release.

  4. Lee Morgan

  5. Chantal Goya

    Actually for Goya's "Masculin-Feminin" soundtrack specifically, but this is the closest streaming has.

  6. Andrew Hill

  7. John Coltrane, Archie Shepp

  8. Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells

  9. Patty Waters

  10. Magic Sam

  11. Jacqueline Taïeb

  12. Milt Jackson

  13. Jerzy Milian Trio

  14. Bill Withers

  15. Julius Hemphill

  16. Sebastião Tapajós, Pedro Dos Santos

  17. Max Romeo, The Upsetters

  18. Horace Andy

  19. Goblin

  20. Sylford Walker, Welton Irie

  21. Fabio Frizzi

  22. Winston McAnuff

  23. Half Pint

  24. Run–D.M.C.

  25. Ultramagnetic MC's

  26. Ranee Lee

  27. Poor Righteous Teachers

  28. Cannibal Corpse

  29. Del The Funky Homosapien

  30. Souls Of Mischief

  31. A Tribe Called Quest

  32. Cassandra Wilson

  33. Organized Konfusion

  34. The Coup

  35. Gang Starr

  36. DJ Spooky, Paul D. Miller

  37. Yat-Kha

  38. Dr. Octagon

  39. Erykah Badu

  40. Latyrx

  41. Divine Styler

  42. Yohimbe Brothers

  43. E&A
    Eyedea & Abilities, Eyedea, DJ Abilities

  44. Non Prophets

  45. Made Out Of Babies

  46. Built By Snow

  47. Brownbird Rudy Relic

  48. Erin McKeown

  49. Invincible

  50. The Vandermark 5

  51. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

  52. Good Day Records

    Artist: NTS

  53. Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet

  54. Los Miticos Del Ritmo

  55. Małe Instrumenty

  56. Various Artists

    (Album is by The Sign of Four, but only appears as a compilation right now. Seems to be unavailable on streaming services.)

  57. BABYMETAL

  58. O
    Chłopcy Kontra Basia

  59. Makaya McCraven

  60. Ólafur Arnalds

Laze's 100 Favorites is an album list curated by Ryan:

Old school web guy, former freelance music journalist, former college radio DJ, former podcaster, former emcee/producer, current cool dude.

https://laze.net/

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