The album of the week is The Breeders’ Mountain Battles.
Rhapsody Featured Mix
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Best of Jazz 2006
Best of Jazz 2006 :
1. Pithecanthropus Erectus – Paul Motian
2. Someday I’ll Find You – Sonny Rollins
3. Autumn Variations – Alan Broadbent
4. The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers – Jack DeJohnette
5. Infinito Particular – Marisa Monte
6. Summer Day – Pat Metheny
7. Trista – Tomasz Stanko Quartet
8. Evan’s-ville – Chico Hamilton
9. Isn’t This A Lovely Day? – Diana Krall
10. Woke Up This Morning – Taylor Eigsti
11. He puts on his coat and leaves – Jason Moran
12. With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair – Harry Allen
13. Jack Baker – Branford Marsalis
14. I Saw You Do It – Russell Malone
15. Midnight Cowboy – Ben Allison
16. Inutil Paissagem (Useless Landscapes) – Ignacio Berroa
17. Namana – Julia Sarr
18. Hero As A Boy – Donny McCaslin
19. Strike A Match – Cassandra Wilson
20. The Leak – Dave Holland
21. Isn’t It A Pity – Scott Hamilton
22. Perdoa Meu Amor – Marisa Monte
23. Her Lost Smile – Bob Belden
24. Sem Compromisso – Celso Fonseca
25. Kensington High – Ted Nash
Rhapsody’s Best of 2006
Rhapsody’s Best of 2006:
Creating a personal playlist of this year’s best albums may be an easy task. But trying to have over a dozen music nerds see eye to eye on any “best of” collection definitely wreaks chaos. After countless e-mail bombs, lunchtime debates and virtual fist fights, we finally made peace. Have a listen to the Rhapsody team’s all-time favorite albums of 2006 in one of the last playlists of the year.
1. The Funeral – Band Of Horses
2. I Was A Lover – TV On The Radio
3. Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
4. Another Sunny Day – Belle and Sebastian
5. Workinonit – J Dilla
6. The Greatest – Cat Power
7. Poison Cup – M. Ward
8. Shakey Dog (Album Version (Edited)) – Ghostface
9. The First Song – Band Of Horses
10. Hours – TV On The Radio
11. Smiley Faces – Gnarls Barkley
12. Song For The Sunshine – Belle and Sebastian
13. Time: The Donut of the Heart – J Dilla
14. Love and Communication – Cat Power
15. Requiem – M. Ward
16. Kilo (Album Version (Edited)) – Ghostface
New Year Mix
New Year Mix:
Happy New Year!
1. Auld Lang Syne – Jimi Hendrix
2. Happy New Year – Abba
3. Let’s Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix) – Prince
4. ‘Happy New Year’ Promo – Jan and Dean
5. New Year’s Day – U2
6. After Midnight – Eric Clapton
7. Starting Over – Tom Jones
8. New Year’s Resolution – Otis Redding
9. Changes – David Bowie
10. Resolution – Motion City Soundtrack
11. Cool Change – Little River Band
12. Exercise – Clem Snide
13. I Quit Smokin’ Today – Harold Mark Jordan
14. Quit Smoking – Mache Seibel
15. Gotta Lose Weight – Tony Goldmark
16. New Year – Living Things
17. Happy New Year – Deathray
18. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? – Ella Fitzgerald
19. Let’s Start The New Year Right – Bing Crosby
20. Auld Lang Syne – Guy Lombardo
Top 50 Club Tracks of 2006
Top 50 Club Tracks of 2006:
2006 was a great year for hip-hop in the clubs. Here we compile the best party joints from the likes of T.I., Ludacris, E-40 and Snoop. Enjoy.
If You Ain’t First, You’re Last
If You Ain’t First, You’re Last:
1. We Are The Champions – Queen
2. Winning – Santana
3. Move It On Over – George Thorogood
4. Take It On The Run – REO Speedwagon
5. NASCAR Time – Pat Boone
6. Open Arms – Journey
7. Drive – The Cars
8. It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over – Lenny Kravitz
9. Race Car Ya-Yas – Cake
10. Race Car Grin You Ain’t No Landmark – Modest Mouse
11. Drive – R.E.M.
12. Driving Too Fast – The Rolling Stones
13. Everyday Is A Winding Road – Sheryl Crow
14. The Road I’m On – 3 Doors Down
15. Driving Wheel – Al Green
16. Driving – (previously unreleased) – P.J. Harvey
17. Drivin’ Blind – Little Feat