The Strokes
New York rockers
1 The Beach BoysSmiley Smile (Capitol)
2 Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers Live (Rhino)
3 Beethoven “Moonlight Sonata”
4 Bob Marley & the Wailers Kaya (Tuff Gong)
5 Guided by Voices Bee Thousand (Matador)
Nikka Costa
New-school R&B diva
1 Radiohead Kid A (Capitol)
2 Jeff Buckley any
3 Richard Ashcroft “A Song for the Lovers” (EMI)
4 Astrud Gilberto The Essential Astrud Gilberto (Verve)
5 Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness’ First Finale (Motown)
“Little” Louie Vega
D.J. at “Dance Ritual,” Vinyl
1 MAW Featuring Puppah Nas-T & Denise “Work” (MAW)
2 Les Go “Dan Gna” (Juna)
3 Kings of Tomorrow featuring Julie McKnight “Finally” (Distance)
4 Jon Cutler featuring E-Man “It’s Yours” (Chez)
5 Cassandra Wilson “You Don’t Know What Love Is” (EMD)
David S. Ware
Tenor saxophonist
1 Ornette Coleman, Ornette on Tenor (Atlantic)
2 Archie Shepp The Way Ahead (Impulse!)
3 Yusef Lateef any
4 Bill Dixon Intents & Purposes (RCA)
5 Thelonious Monk Criss-Cross (Columbia)
Pharrell Williams
One half of production duo the Neptunes and the group N*E*R*D
1 OutKast Stankonia (Arista)
2 Train Drops of Jupiter (Sony)
3 Kelis Kaleidoscope (Virgin)
4 Stereolab Dots and Loops (Elektra)
5 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66 any
Click here to get back to the Summer Fun main page!