Narada Collection, The  - #391

Various

1988 Narada

A sampler of the  3 types of Nara's music.  I feared that I prefer Narada Lotus, the electronic sounding stuff, buy buying this album. It's turned out that I've bought 30 percent of the albums featured on this sampler

Purchased: 1/1/88 - J&R $12.99

Rated: 3

O Brazil - #154

Various

1986 Atoll

A good sampling of music, who can figure out what a Brazilian style is, maybe there is one only in the sense that there is an American style.  Brazil takes American Jazz and innovates.  We could well do well if we could do the same with the samba.

Purchased: 1/1/88 - Imported Directly $18.99

Rated: 3

O Melhor de Os Cariocas Best Of Brazil, The- #110

Various

1988 Philips 1/1/88

More reissue of 60's Brazilian crooners.

Purchased: 1/1/90 - Gift $0.00

Rated: 2

O Rei Do Gado - #681

Various

1995 Som Livre

A soundtrack with electronic music, sounds like it is all machine made

Purchased: 2/10/99 - Imported $18.99

Rated: 2

Priceless Jazz 5 - #632

Various

1999 GRP Records 1/1/99

This is a teaser album and it is my bargain of the year.  Great songs, great artists and good technical quality.

Purchased: 6/25/99 - J&R $3.49

Rated: 4

Pure Swing: Jivin Jams - #635

Various

1998 Delta 1/1/98

Wonderful

Purchased: 6/25/99 - J&R $7.99

Rated: 4

Reggae Christmas, A - #667

Various

1988 RAS 1/1/88

A Gift from Eduarda Andradre from when she was on one her many trips.  This trip was to Jamaica of course.  An interesting presentation of some traditional holiday music in a very different way.

Purchased: 12/1/95 - Gift $10.99

Rated: 3

Sampler I - #325

Various

1987 Chameleon Musi 1/1/87

One of the first albums I bought at J&R in CD format.  I remember the day.  Lisa Dobrus was along and suggested it when I asked for a suggestion of a New Age album.  A variety that gives a good sampling indeed.  Many of these pieces have been heard commercially and should be familiar to many

Purchased: 1/1/87 - J&R $14.99

Rated: 4

Sanctuary 20 Years of Windham Hill- #471

Various

1996 Windham Hill 10/1/96

Disk 1 Acoustic:    Excellent Example of Windham Hill.  Take some, leave some.  Pleasant overall.  Some real new age "classics" (Can you use classic as an adjective for New Age?)  Have we heard all of these on the Weather Channel?

Disk 2 Electronic:   Excellent Example of Windham Hill.  Take some, leave some.  Pleasant overall.  Some real new age "classics" (Can you use classic as an adjective for New Age?) Have we heard all of these on the Weather Channel?

Purchased: 4/1/97 - J&R $12.99

Rated: 3

Season Of Mists Collection of Celtic Moods - #474

Various

1997 Green Linnet Records 1/1/97

Nice, easy, relaxing.  New Age as it can be at it's best.  Mellow waterfalling music.  Character and beauty to this one

Purchased: 4/1/97 - J&R $11.99

Rated: 5

Singers 1930's Jazz, The - #235

Various

1987 Columbia 11/16/87

The first song is worth the price.  It reflects a sadness of the era.  Entertaining the world and not able to get a hotel room.  The rest of the album adds up to music that needs more recognition by today and all of it equals excellence.

Purchased: 1/1/88 - Columbia House $14.99

Rated: 5

Singers 1940's Jazz, The - #233

Various

1987 Columbia

Thank you Columbia for saving all of this excellent music for us.  From beginning to end this series of music will hold us all for years and years to come.   Thank you.

Purchased: 1/1/88 - Columbia House

Rated: 5