Music

I have very low music literacy, in that I often know a song but don't know its name or artist. This makes it very hard to put on music that I want to play, or to discover music adjacent to songs that I like. Organizing information helps me understand it better, so I've organized my favorite music in an effort to better connect artist, album, and song.

This page also enables me to quickly access music that I like, something that I find difficult in Spotify's interface. Jump to the part you want:

Albums

These albums are all time favorites and I expect to enjoy them for the rest of my life. Albums are sequenced by year of release, not by preference.

Album art for Getz/Gilberto
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz and João Gilberto
1963
Album art for Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1965
Album art for The Windows of the World
The Windows of the World
Dionne Warwick
1967
Album art for Afro-Harping
Afro-Harping
Dorothy Ashby
1968
Album art for Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
1969
Album art for Tapestry
Tapestry
Carole King
1971
Album art for The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
1973
Album art for Why Can't We Be Friends?
Why Can't We Be Friends?
War
1975
Album art for Supernature (Cerrone III), B-side
Supernature (Cerrone III), B-side
Cerrone
1977
Album art for Bad Girls
Bad Girls
Donna Summer
1979
Album art for Thomas
Thomas
Thomas Helmig
1985
Album art for Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
1997
Album art for Back to Black
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse
2006
Album art for Caravelle
Caravelle
Polo & Pan
2017

Artists

Artists are sequenced by earliest year active, not by preference. More to come!