top ten

'le fabuleux destin d'amelie poulain' by yann tiersen

'sax pax for a sax' by moondog

'the rodeo eroded' by tin hat trio

'nefertiti' by miles davis

'lampstand' by thais perkins

'tricycle' by wilson marks

'a ma zone' by zap mama

'the silver collection' by astrud gilberto

'quartet' by bill frisell

'in a soulful mood' by charles mingus

'the artistry of christopher parkening' by the great man himself

'bleu' by zbigniew preisner

alright, this won't do

there is just too much good music to have a 'top ten.' here are some more that you might not be listening to yet:

'northsea nights' by joe pass and niels henning orsted pederson
'meetings with remarkable friends' by artie traum
'tanto tempo' by bebel gilberto
'i see a darkness' by bonnie 'prince' billie
'largo' by brad mehldau
'more fire' by capleton
'vertigo' by the chris potter quartet
'woolunda' by david hudson
'radial' by dean quasar
'a fine line' by don byron
'distillation' by erin mckeown
'acoustic' by gilberto gil
'incredible sound of gilles peterson' by gilles peterson
'hilary hahn plays bach' by hilary hahn
'l'escapade' by jeter le pont
'joao gilberto en mexico' by joao gilberto
'princesses nubiennes' by les nubians
'air and ground' by los angeles guitar quartet
'stay human' by michael franti and spearhead
'le chant basque' by oldarra
'pirates choice' by orchestra baobab
'embrace the chaos' by ozomatli
'so what' by ron carter
'amethyst rock star' by saul williams
'original pirate material' by the streets
'left and leaving' by the weakerthans
'xangai' by xangai

also, stuff by edith piaf, danny elfman, the coup, nicholas payton....

stuff i'm spinning right now:

'vespertine' by bjork
'the college dropout' by kanye west
'amnesiac' by radiohead'
'worldwide underground' by erykah badu
'the times they are a-changin' by bob dylan
'songs before dawn' an indonesian comp put out by the smithsonian
'welcome to our world' by timbaland and magoo
'traveling without moving' by jamiroquai
'tactile' by thais perkins
'graceland' by paul simon