Actually I think this could be an interesting thread (especially since it good guide us to interesting albums). So here I go: On Avant: Naked City - Torture Garden: because I discovered Zorn with this album (actually I discovered him with the first Mr. Bungle album that he produced and, as far as I know, played in. I'm not sure if it's just a rumor though...) On DIW: Masada 7 and 9: my first two Masadas... Just great! Masada 4 would get the award of biggest rip-off!! On Tzadik, it's much harder since I have much more than on Avant or DIW. So here is my top ten (without order): Rabbinical School Dropouts - Cosmic Tree: can't stop playing this one :-) John Zorn - The Circle Maker John Zorn - Bar Kokhba: two great "adaptations" of Masada Great Jewish Music - Serge Gainsbourg: really great tribute to Serge Gainsbourg! David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness - Klezmer NY: my first klezmer album. I'm not a fan of clarinet but it fits perfectly here. John Zorn - Xu Feng: great game piece! I tend to prefer it to Cobra... but I haven't seen Cobra live yet. I think it's probably harder to really appreciate without seeing it live. Masada Live at Tonic: probably my favorite Masada live album Fred Frith - Freedom in Fragments: really nice album. I didn't think an album with just 4 saxophones would sound so good... Mike Patton - Pranzo Oltranzista: sooo fun ;-) John Zorn -Angelus Novus TR