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Explanation of the Listings and Ratings
Artists:
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Steve Hackett
- Voyage Of The Acolyte (Charisma, 1976) ***
- Please Don't Touch (Charisma, 1978) *
- Spectral Mornings (Charisma, 1979) *
- Defector (Charisma, 1980) *
- Cured (Charisma, 1981) *
- Highly Strung (Charisma, 1983) *
- Bay Of Kings (Lamborghini, 1983) *
- Till We Have Faces (Lamborghini, 1984) *
- Momentum (Start, 1988) *
- Time Lapse (Caroline, 199#) *
- The Unauthorized Biography (Virgin, 1993) ** anthology
- Guitar Noir (Viceroy, 1993) **
- There Are Many Sides To The Night (###, 199#) *
- Genesis Revisited (Camino, 1998) *
- Darktown (Camino, 1999) **
Paul Halley
- Nightwatch (Gramavision, 1983) **
- New Friend (Living Music, 1986) * with Eugene Friesen
- Pianosong (Living Music, 1986) **
- Angel On A Stone Wall (Living Music, 1991) *
Steven Halpern
- Spectrum Suite (SRI, 1975) ***
- I (SRI, 1977) ***
reissued as Zodiac Suite (SRI, 1977)
- Starborn Suite (Halpern Sounds, 1978) **
- Eastern Peace (Halpern Sounds, 1978) ***
- Rings Of Saturn (Halpern Sounds , 1979) *
- Ancient Echoes (Halpern Sounds, 1978) ** with Georgia Kelly
- Hear To Eternity (Halpern Sounds, 1979) ***
- Comfort Zone (Halpern Sounds, 1980) (Sound Rx, 1990) **
- Lullaby Suite (Halpern Sounds, 1980) *
- Prelude (Halpern Sounds, 1980) **
- Eventide (Halpern Sounds Sounds, 1981) **
- Corridors Of Time (Halpern Sounds, 1981) *
- Egypt (Halpern Sounds, 1981) *
- Dawn (Halpern Sounds, 1981) **
- Recollections (Halpern Sounds, 1982) ** with Daniel Kobialka
- Lullabies And Sweet Dreams (Halpern Sounds, 1982) *
- Whisper On The Wind (Halpern Sounds, 1982) *
- Timeless (Halpern Sounds, 1983) **
- Soft Focus (Halpern Sounds, 1983) *
- 1984 (Halpern Sounds, 1984) **
- Natural Light (Halpern Sounds, 1984) * with Dallas Smith
- Threshold (Halpern Sounds, 1984) * with Dallas Smith
- Connections (Halpern Sounds, 1984) (Sound Rx, 1988) ** with Paul Horn
- Newsound (Halpern Sounds, 1984) *
- Birthways (Halpern Sounds, 1985) *
- Rhythms Of Vision (Halpern Sounds, 1985) **
- New Age Blues (Halpern Sounds, 1986) *
- Lifetide (Halpern Sounds, 1986) *** with Smith and Susan Mazer
reissued as Shifting Focus (Sound Rx, 1986) (ProJazz, 1989)
- Shared Visions (Halpern Sounds, 1986) ** with David Friesen
reissued as Jonah's Journey (Sound Rx, 1986)
- Among Friends (Sound Rx, 1987) ** anthology
- Crystal Suite (Sound Rx, 1987) ***
- Radiance (Sound Rx, 1988) ** anthology
- Birthways (Halpern Sounds, 1988) * with Royal Phillips
- The Father Connection (Halpern Sounds, 1988) * with Royal Phillips
- Gaia's Groove (Sound Rx, 1989) * with Tony Selvage
- Lullabies For your Inner Child (Sound Rx 7847, 1989) *
- 11th Step Meditation & Recovery (Sound Rx 1211, 1989) *
- Radiance II (Sound Rx, 1989) ** anthology
reissued as Creating Love (Sound Rx, 1990)
- Islands In Time (Sound Rx, 1990) ** anthology
- Radiant Health (Sound Rx, 1990) *
- Enhancing Self-esteem (Sound Rx, 1990) *
- Higher Ground (Sound Rx, 1991) **
- The Art Of Sexual Ecstasy (Sound Rx, 1992) *
- The Healing Power Of Music (Sound Rx, 1992) *
- Enhancing Success (Sound Rx, 1992) *
- Enhancing Sexual Pleasure (Sound Rx, 1992) *
- Sensual Pleasure (Sound Rx, 1993) *
reissued as Enhancing Intimacy
- Inner Peace (Sound Rx, 1994) *
- Gifts Of The Angels (Sound Rx, 1995) * anthology
- Kindred Spirits (Sound Rx, 1995) *
- Trance-zendence (Sound Rx, 1995) *
- Afro-Desia (Sound Rx, 1996) *
- In The Keys Of Healing (Sound Rx, 1996) *
- Legacy (Sound Rx, 1996) *** anthology
- Attracting Prosperity (Sound Rx, 1997) *
- Stop Smoking: Kick Butt (Sound Rx, 1997) *
- The Sacred Chorde (SoundRx, 1998) * with Fabien Maman
- Summer Wind (###, 19##) * with Dallas Smith
- Hot Chakra (###, 19##) * with Dallas Smith
Renee` Hamaty
-
Mystic Moods: Stormy Memories (Bainbridge, 1990) ***
Peter Michael Hamel
- Aura (Music Factory, 1972) (Wergo, 1981) ***
- The Voice Of Silence (Wergo, 1973) **
- Buddhist Meditation East-West (Harmonia Mundi, 1975) **
- Colours Of Time (Kuckuck, 1980) ****
- Nada (Kuckuck, 1980) ***
- Bardo (Kuckuck, 1981) ***
- Transition (Kuckuck, 1983) ****
- Organum (Kuckuck, 1986) ***
- Let It Play 1979-83 (Kuckuck, 1987) *** anthology
- Arrow Of Time/ Cycle Of Time (Kuckuck, 1991) ***
Claire Hamill
Jan Hammer
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Timeless
(ECM, 1974) * with John Abercrombie
-
Like Children
(Nemporer, 1974) ** with Steve Goodman
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The First Seven Days
(Nemperor, 1975) ***
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Oh Yeah?
(Nemperor, 1976) **
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Make Love
(Basf, 1976) *
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Live With Jeff Beck
(CBS, 1977) *
-
Melodies
(Nemperor, 1977) *
-
Black Sheep
(Elektra, 1978) **
-
Hammer
(Elektra, 1979) *
-
Untold Passion
(Columbia, 1981) * with Neil Schon
-
Here To Stay
(Columbia, 1983) * with Neil Schon
-
A Night In Heaven
(A&M, 1983) * soundtrack
-
Secret Admirer
(MCA, 1985) * soundtrack
-
Miami Vice
(MCA, 1985) * soundtrack
-
Miami Vice II
(MCA, 1986) * soundtrack
-
Escape From Television
(MCA, 1987) *
-
Snapshots
(MCA, 1989) *
-
Tales From The Crypt
(MCA, 1992) * soundtrack
-
Beyond The Mind's Eye
(Miramar, 1993) ** soundtrack
-
Drive
(Miramar, 1994) **
Vicki Hansen
-
Earth Heart
(###, 1996) **
Bo Hansson
- Hansson & Karlsson: three albums in Sweden (1967, 1968, 1969)
- Hansson & Karlsson: Swedish Underground (Polydor, 1967) *
- Hansson & Karlsson: Gold (Karussell, 1970) * anthology
- Lord Of The Rings (Charisma, 1972) ***
- Magicians Hat (Charisma, 1973) *
- Attic Thoughts (Charisma, 1975) *
- Watership Down (Charisma, 1977) *
James Hardman
-
Lullabies For The Christ Child
(AN 882, 198#) **
-
Pleiadian Suite
(Hardman, 1988) (###, 1993) **
-
The River
(AN 891, 199#) **
Michael Harrison
-
In Flight
(Fortuna, 1987) **
-
From Ancient Worlds
(New Albion, 1992) ***
Don Harriss
- Elevations (Sonic Atmospheres, 1987) **
- Vanishing Point (Sonic Atmospheres, 1988) ***
- Abacus Moon (Sonic Atmospheres, 1989) ****
- Shell Game (Sonic Atmospheres, 1990) ***
- Mysterium (Sonic Atmospheres, 1992) **
- Higher Elevations (Sonic Atmospheres, 1995) *
- Europa (Sonic Atmospheres, 1995) *
Mickey Hart
- Rolling Thunder (Warner Bros, 1972) **
- Diga Rhythm Band: Diga (Round, 1976) (UA, 1976) (Ryko, 1988) ***
- Rhythm Devils: Apocalypse Now Session (Passport, 1980) (Ryko 10109, 1990) *
- Yamantaka (Rolling Thunder, 1982) (Celestial Harmonies, 1991) **** with Wolff & Hennings
- Music To Be Born By (Ryko, 1989) **
- Dafos (Ryko, 1983) ***
- At The Edge (Ryko, 1990) ***
- Planet Drum (Ryko, 1991) **
- Mystery Box (Ryko, 1996) ***
- Supralingua (Ryko, 1998) ***
- The Bali Sessions: Living Art Sounding Spirit (Ryko, 1999) *
Dan Hartman
-
New Green Clear Blue
(Private, 1989) **
Paul Haslinger
- Future Primitive (Wildcat, 1994) ***
- World Without Rules (RGB, 1996) ***
- Coma Virus (Side Effects, 1997) ***
Jon Hassell
- Vernal Equinox (Lovely, 1977) *****
- Earthquake Island (Tomato, 1978) ***
- Possible Musics Fourth World (EG, 1980) ** with Brian Eno
- Dream Theory In Malaya (EG, 1981) *****
- Aka-Dabari-Java: Magic Realism (Eg, 1983) ****
- Power Spot (ECM, 1986) *** with Brian Eno
- Kronos Quartet: White Man Sleeps (Elektra, 1987) *
- Surgeon Of The Nightsky (Capitol, 1987) *
- Flash Of The Spirit (Capitol, 1989) * with Farafina
- City: Works Of Fiction (Opal, 1990) **
- Dressing For Pleasure (Warner Bros, 1994) * with Bluescreen
- Sulla Strada (MaSo, 1995) *
- Bluescreen Project (Earshot, 1997) *
- Fascinoma (Water Lily Acoustics, 1999) **
Steve Haun
- Inside The Sky (Silver Wave, 1988) ***
- Midnight Echoes (Silver Wave, 1989) ***
- Collage (Silver Wave, 1991) **
- Victory (Silver Wave, 1992) *** anthology
- Birth Of Dreams (Ivory Moon, 1994) ***
Heavenly Music Corporation
-
In A Garden Of Eden
(Silent, 1994) ***
-
Consciousness III
(Silent, 1995) ***
Michael Hedges
- Breakfast In The Field (Windham Hill, 1981) ***
- Aerial Boundaries (Windham Hill, 1984) ****
- Watching My Life Go By (Open Air, 1985) *
- Live On The Double Planet (Windham Hill, 1987) **
- Strings On Steel (Windham Hill, 1988) *** anthology
- Taproot (Windham Hill, 1990) ***
- Road To Return (Windham Hill, 1994) *
- Oracle (Windham Hill, 1996) *
Danny Heines
- Aqua Touch (Silver Wave, 1986) **
- Every Island (Silver Wave, 1988) *
- One Heart Wild (Silver Wave, 1990) *
- Vanishing Border (Silver Wave, 1995) **
- What Words They Bring (Vadadisc, 2002) *
Heldon
- Electronique Guerilla (Urus, 1974)
(reissued by Disjuncta, Cobra, Spalax and Cuneiform) ***
- Allez Teia (Urus, 1975)
(reissued by Disjuncta, Spalax and Cuneiform) **
- It's Always Rock And Roll (Urus, 1975)
(reissued by Disjuncta, Spalax and Cuneiform) ***
- Agneta Nilsson (Urus, 1976)
(reissued by Spalax and Cuneiform) ***
- Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale (Cobra, 1976)
(reissued by Spalax and Cuneiform) ***
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Interface
(Cobra, 1978)
(reissued by Spalax and Cuneiform) **
-
Stand By
(Egg, 1979)
(reissued by Spalax and Cuneiform) ***
Helicon
David Helpling
-
Between Green and Blue
(Spotted Peccary, 1996) *
Hemisphere
-
Beyond the Darkness
(Cue, 1996) *
Deborah Henson-Conant
-
Songs My Mother Sang
(Golden Cage, 1985) *
-
Round The Corner
(Golden Cage, 1987) (Laika, 1994) *
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On The Rise
(GRP, 1989) *
-
Caught In The Act
(GRP, 1990) *
-
Talking Hands
(GRP, 1991) *
-
Budapest
(Laika, 1993) *
-
Naked Music
(Laika, 1994) *
-
Just For You
(Laika, 1995) *
-
The Gift
(Laika, 1996) *
-
Alter Ego
(Laika, 1996) *
reissued as Altered Ego (Laika, 1997) *
Barbara Higbie
-
Tideline
(Windham Hill, 1982) *** with Darol Anger
-
Live At Montreux
(Windham Hill, 1984) ** with Darol Anger
-
Signs Of Life
(Windham Hill, 1990) ***
-
I Surrender
(Slow baby) **
John Higham
-
Sierra Crossing
(Scarlet, 1990) *
Higher Intelligence Agency
-
Colourform
(Waveform, 1994) ***
-
Freefloater
(Beyond, 1995) ***
-
Polar Sequences
(Beyond, 1996) * with Biosphere
-
S.H.A.D.O.
(EFA, 1997) * with Peter Namlook
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Nothing
(Headphone, 1997) *
Max Highstein
-
The Healing Waterfall
(Serenity, 1985) *
-
The Healer's Touch
(Search For Serenity, 1986) **
reissued as Stars (Search For Serenity, 1988)
-
The Healing Waterfall
(Serenity, 1986) * with Jill Andre
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Touch The Sky
(Serenity, 1987) *
-
12 Cosmic Healers
(Serenity, 1988) * with Leigh Taylor-Young
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Lightbeing
(Serenity, 1989) * with Jill Andre
Himekami
-
Setsufu
(Pony, 1987) *
-
Moonwater
(Higher Octave, 1989) ** anthology
-
Snow Goddess
(Higher Octave, 1991) ** anthology
-
Journey To Zipangu
(Higher Octave, 1993) *
Phil Hirsh
-
Felix Culpa
(Hacienda, 1985) **
-
Harmonic Orchestra: Sweet Coralia
(Clubhouse, 1995) ***
Hisham
-
Somewhere In A Dream
(Real Music, 1993) **
Michael Hoenig
- Agitation Free: Malesch (Vertigo, 1972) *
- Agitation Free (Vertigo, 1973) *
- Agitation Free: Last (Vertigo, 1976) *
- Early Water (Spalax, 1976) *** with Manuel Gottsching
- Departure From The Northern Wasteland (Warner Brothers, 1978) ****
reissued by Kuckuck
- Xcept One (Cinema, 1988) *
Walter Holland
-
Relativity
(CR0103, 19##) *
-
Transience Of Love
(CR0105, 19##) *
Bob Holroyd
- Fluidity And Structure (Holroyd, 1995) **
- Stages (Soundscape Music, 1996) **
Sarah Hopkins
-
Reclaiming The Spirit
(New World, 1995) **
Michael Hoppe`
- The Yearning (Bainbridge, 1993) * with Tim Wheater
- Romances (Erdenklang, 1993) * with Tim Wheater
- Homeland (Bainbridge, 1993) *
- Simple Pleasures (Bainbridge, 1994) *
- The Dreamer (New World, 1994) * with Tim Wheater
- Wind Songs (Seventh Wave, 1996) * with Tim Wheater
- Unforgetting Heart (Real, 1998) * with Tim Wheater
- Afterglow (Hearts of Space, 1999) *** with Tim Wheater and Martin Tillmann
Robert Julian Horky
- Voyager (Seagull, 1986) (Eurock, 1990) **
reissued as Secret Power Of Tai Chi (Seagull, 1991)
- Ios (Apolys, 1988) *
- Apolys (Apolys, 1988) *
- Narayama (Apolys, 1993) **
- Cosmic Dance Of Tao (Apolys, 1994) **
Paul Horn
- Something Blue (HiFi, 1960) ***
- The Sound Of (HiFi, 1961) *
- Paul Horn (Everest FS308, 196#) *
- Jazz Suite On The Mass Texts (RCA, 1965) *
- Cycle (RCA, 1965) *
- Monday Monday (RCA, 1966) *
- July 9-10 (Pacific North 701, 196#) *
- In India (World Pacific, 1968) (Blue Note, 1975) **
- In Kashmir (World Pacific, 1968) *
reissued in In India (Blue Note, 1975) (Black Sun 15009, 19##) ***
- Inside The Taj Mahal (Columbia, 1968) **
- Inside II (Columbia, 1972) *
reissued in Inside I/ Inside II (Kuckuck, 1982) ***
< li> & Concert Ensemble (Ovation, 1970) *
- Visions (Epic, 1974) *
- A Special Edition (Mushroom, 1974) (Black Sun, 1989) *
- & Nexus (Columbia, 1975) ***
- Altura Do Sol (Columbia, 1976) **
reissued as The Altitude Of The Sun (Black Sun, 1989) ***
- Sessions (Calliope, 1976) *
- Profile (Columbia CL1922, 197#) ** anthology
- Inside The Great Pyramid (Vancouver Island, 1976) (Kuckuck, 1982) ***
- Dream Machine (Mushroom, 1978) *
- Plenty Of Horn (ABC, 1978) *
- Concert For Baba (Inside, 19##) *
- China (Kuckuck, 1982) *
- Heart To Heart (Golden Flute, 1983) * with David Friesen
- Inside The Powers Of Nature (Golden Flute, 1983) (Kuckuck, 1983) *
- Inside The Cathedral (Golden Flute, 1983) (Kuckuck, 1983) **
- Inside The Magic Of Findhorn (Golden Flute, 1983) *
- Jupiter 8 (Golden Flute, 1983) *
- Inside Russia (Golden Flute, 1984) **
- In Concert (Golden Flute, 1984) (Inside, 1984) * with David Friesen
- Traveler (Global Pacific, 1987) (Kuckuck, 1990) ***
- Sketches (Golden Flute, 1987) (Lost Lake Arts, 1987) ****
- Peace Album (Kuckuck, 1988) *
- Nomad (Kuckuck, 1990) anthology ****
- Inside The Taj Mahal II (Kuckuck, 1990) *
- Music (Kuckuck, 1993) *
- Africa (Kuckuck, 1994) *
- Brazilian Images (Black Sun, 1991) *
- The Jazz Years (Black Sun 15015, 19##) *
- Inside Canyon De Chelly (#, 1997) ** with Carlos Nakai
Richard Horowitz
- Eros In Arabia (Ethnotech 777, 19##) *
- Azax/Attra: Desert Equations (Crammed Discs, 1987) *** with Sussan Deyhim
- Solo Ney Improvisations (Shandar, 19##) *
- Memoir/ Out Of This Air (###, 19##) *
- Theme 87/ Jum Jum/ Armour/ Helix (###, 19##) *
- Azax/Attra (###, 19##) *
- Majoun (Sony, 1997) *** with Sussan Deyhim
Celeste Howard
- Place With A View (Access, 1993) **
David Hudson
- Woolunda (Celestial Harmonies, 1993) *
- Ten Solos For Didgeridoo (Celestial Harmonies, 1993) *
- Rainbow Serpent (Celestial Harmonies, 1994) *
- Art of the Didjeridoo (?) anthology
Brian Hughes
- Straight To You (Higher Octave, 1996) **
- One 2 One (jazz) (Higher Octave, 1998) **
Garry Hughes
- Sacred Cities (Audion, 1986) ***
- Ancient Evenings (Audion, 1988) ****
Zakir Hussain
- Venu (###, 1974) (Rykodisc, 1990) * with Hariprasad Chaurasia
- Making Music (ECM, 1987) ***
- Tabla Duet (Moment, 1992) *
- And The Rhythm Experience (Moment, 1992) ***
- Magical Moments of Rhythm (Eternal Music, 9003, 19##) *
Craig Huxley
- Genesis Project (Sonic Atmospheres, 1984) **
- In A Chord (Sonic Atmospheres, 1984) * with Georgia Kelly
- Quantum Mechanix (Sonic Atmospheres, 1990) *
- All Sex No Love? (Sonic Atmospheres, 1991) *
- My Temptation (Sonic Atmospheres, 1992) *
- Chasing Rain (Sonic Atmospheres, 1993) *
- Moanin' Lisa (Sonic Atmospheres, 1994) *
- Talisman (Sonic Atmospheres, 1995) *
- Mirage (Sonic Atmospheres, 1996) *
Michael Huygen
- Capturing Holograms (Zomba, 1984) *
- In Search Of Mystery (###, 19##) * soundtrack
- Infinito (###, 19##) *
- Barcelona 1992 (Tuxedo 07, 19##) *
- Elixer (Tuxedo 10, 19##) *
- Absence Of Reality (Tuxedo 16, 19##) *
- Intimo (HG 2200, 19##) *
Lucia Hwong
- House Of Sleeping Beauties (Private, 1985) ****
- Secret Luminescence (Private, 1987) *
- Goddess vol.1: Awakening (M32, 1998) ***
- Goddess vol.2: Celestial Realms (M32, 1998) *
- Goddess vol.3: Mystical Vision (M32, 1998) *
David Hykes
- Harmonic Choir: Hearing Solar Winds (Ocora, 1983) ***
- Harmonic Choir: Current Circulation (Celestial Harmonies, 1984) *
- Harmonic Choir: Harmonic Meetings (Celestial Harmonies, 1986) ***
- Windhorse Riders (New Albion, 1989) **
- True To The Times (New Albion, 1993) **
Soren Hyldgaad
- Flying Dreams (White Swan, 1988) **