Frank London - Nigunim [1998]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 54:08 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 275 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 67 mb
Jazz / World Fusion / Jewish music / 'Tzadik' stuff

Imagine the Klezmatics in a small club, or maybe it's a living room, and it's just a subset of the great New York klezmer updaters, playing without a drummer, without a bassist, and without the great Alicia Svigals--keeping their core, trad-meets-modern sound solidly intact.

John Zorn's Masada - Live in Jerusalem [1994]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 112:01 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 608 mb | MP3 (vbr lame "--preset standard") = 160 mb
Jazz / Avant-Garde / World Fusion / Jewish music / 'Tzadik' stuff

A good showcase for early Masada

Frank London - Hazónos [2005]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 56:48 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 318 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 82 mb
Jazz / World Fusion / Jewish music / 'Tzadik' stuff

One of my favorite albums of 2005. Ecstatic temple music!

John Zorn - Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking [2003]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 53:33 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 304 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 76 mb
Jazz / Film music / Jewish music / Modern composition / 'Tzadik' stuff

A good introduction to Zorn's easy-listening music...

Henry Cow - Western Culture [1978]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 36:07 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 210 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 53 mb
Jazz / Avant-Garde / Prog-Rock / Canterbury Scene

This is the last official Henry Cow album from the 1970's.

Frank London - A Night in the Old Marketplace [2007]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 57:00 | Front cover
APE = 315 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 77 mb
Jazz / Avant-Garde / Jewish theatre music / Kurt Weill-meets-Tom Waits

John Zorn - Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d [2000]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 65:23 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 264 mb | MP3 @ 320 kbps= 144 mb
Jazz / Film music / Jewish music / Modern composition / 'Tzadik' stuff

Miles Davis - On the Corner [1972]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 54:47 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 374 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 87 mb
Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Jazz-Rock / Fusion

It may sound weird even today, but On the Corner is the most street record ever recorded by a jazz musician. And it still kicks.

Miles Davis - Get Up With It [1974]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 124:05 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 765 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 178 mb
Jazz / Fusion / Jazz-Rock / Jazz-Funk

Sun Ra - Lanquidity [1978]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 43:32 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 262 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 65 mb
Jazz / Avant-Garde / Experimental Big Band

While one can't quite call it the Sun Ra dance album, this 1978 recording, made for a tiny Philadelphia record label, finds the Sun Ra Arkestra's rhythm section settling into a steady groove on each of the lengthy tracks, while horns, reeds, guitars, and Sun Ra's keyboards solo in overlapping patterns on top.

Dave Douglas - Charms of the Night Sky [1997]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 56:07 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 249 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 72 mb
Jazz / Modern creative / Avant-Garde

If accordion and trumpet isn't your thing, perhaps you better stay away. But if you're seeking a subtle yet rich tonal experience, this is it!

Wolf Krakowski - Transmigrations: Gilgul [2001]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 60:57 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 371 mb | MP3 (lame --preset standard) = 78 mb
Jazz / Blues / Yiddish music / World / 'Tzadik' stuff

This set might not be for everybody, but it certainly is for anyone who likes interesting forms of world music or all those puffed-up proponents of alternative country music. Why? Simple: It doesn't get any more alternative than Wolf Krakowski.

John Zorn - The Bribe - Variations And Extensions On Spillane
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 78:54 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 471 mb | MP3 (vbr lame "--preset standard") = 112 mb
Jazz / Avant-Garde / Modern Composition

If you loved "Spillane", you'll probably love this!

Woody Shaw - Blackstone Legacy [1970]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 78:21 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 446 mb | MP3 (vbr lame "--preset standard") = 111 mb
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post-Bop / Progressive Jazz / Modern Creative

Wolf Krakowski - Goyrl: Destiny [2002]
APE & MP3 + CUE + LOG | TT 52:40 | Full artwork @ 300dpi
APE = 322 mb | MP3 @ 320 kbps= 113 mb
Jazz / Blues / Yiddish music / World / 'Tzadik' stuff