Tannoy Ultimate Playlist 2020

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The Voice of the Artist.

Reference Recordings 3

Best Sound Stage Recordings 5

Best Low-End Recordings 7

Best Vocal Recordings 8

Best Dynamic Recordings 10

Best Rhythm And Timing Recordings 11

Best Piano Recordings 12

Best Jazz Recordings 13

Best Electronic Recordings 14

Best Classical Recordings 17

In 2020, Tannoy set out to build the ultimate playlist, curated over ten weeks. We asked Tannoy fans around the world to recommend music they love to hear on their Tannoy loudspeakers.

With thousands of recommendations coming from all corners of the world, we compiled the suggestions into a PDF for everyone to enjoy. Thank you to everyone who contributed and made this a fascinating project. Enjoy the music!

Reference Recordings

Artist Title Artist Title

Aaron Neville I Bid You Good Night Ian Shaw Barangrill

Alison Krauss Paper Aeroplane James Newton Howard and Friends Caesar Bill Frisell My Buffalo Girl Jean-Michel Jarre Oxygene 4 Bill Withers Ain’t No Sunshine Jethro Tull Heavy Horses Chic Good Times Karen Ramirez Looking For Love

Dave Brubeck Take Five Kasper Bjørke The Fifty Eleven Project Diana Ross My Old Piano Kate Bush Wuthering Heights Dire Straits Private Investigation King Crimson I Talk To The Wind

Donald Fagen I.G.Y. Kraftwork Autobahn E Power Biggs Bach Pipe Organ Lenord Cohen You Want It Darker Esperenza Spalding Chamer Music Society Lindisfarne Lady Eleanor Frank Sinatra Ultimate Album Malia/Boris Blank Convergence

Glen Gould Sessions Manuel and Music of The Mountains Rodrigo’s Guitar Concert Hans Zimmer Blade Runner Original Motion Picture Marc Streitenfeld Prometheus Herb Albert Rise Mason William Classical Gas

Reference Recordings (Cont’d)

Artist Title Artist Title

Massive Attack Mezzanine The Eagles Hell Freezes Over

Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy The O’jays I Love Music Michael Jackson Thriller The Smiths How Soon Is Now Mickey Hart Planet Drum The White Stripes Seven Nation Army Miles Davis All Blues Tracy Chapman Fast Car

Moby Porcelain Victor Wooten Miller Time Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit War Low Rider Peter Gabriel Sorrow Phil Collins In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins Another Day In Paradise Phillip Glass Primacy Of Number Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd Sorrow

Radiohead Videotape Steely Dan Aja Supertramp Hide In Your Shell Talk Talk Living In Another World

Best Sound Stage Recordings

Artist Title Artist Title

Abis The Wall (Bunnshin Remix) Ed Sheeran I See Fire

Amber Runarth Strive Fink Blueberry Pancakes Amoss Tinnies And Ciggies Fink Keep Myself Alone Anne Marie Almedal Safe From Harm Fink Honesty Anouar Braham The Astounding Eyes Of Rita Fleetwood Mac Rumours

Audio Ultrasonic Foo Fighters Something From Nothing Azedia Remain As You Are G-Eazy Beautiful And Damned Bcee Northpoint Gary Jules Mad World Beardfish Note Haelos Pray

Ben Webster Time After Time Hanne Boel Cry For You Bruce Springsteen Tougher Than The Rest Herbie Hancock The Times They Are Changing Carmina Burana (Carl Orff) O Fortunate Hidden Face Next To You Dire Staits Follow Me Home Invadhertz Damn

Dire Staits Fade To Black Ishdarr Never Ask (Subpar Funk) Dire Staits Alchemy Jamiroquai Return Of The Space Cowboy Dire Staits Love Over Gold Kiasmos Dragged Dire Staits Money For Nothing Klax Feat Charli Brix Become

Dream Theater Six Degrees Of Turbulence Leftfield Leftism Eagles Hell Freezes Over London Grammar Hey Now

Best Sound Stage Recordings (Cont’d)

Artist Title Artist Title

M83 Oblivion Tod Gustavsen What Was Said

Mac Quayle One In Control Tok Tok Tok Alone Again Marionas Accademia Del Piacere Tony Joe White Closer To The Truth Michel Portal Sky Tinted Water Volbert Sad Mans Tongue Nils Frahms Kaleidoscope Willie Dixon Save My Child

Noisia Sinkhole Wingz Sorrow Oleta Adams Everything Must Change Yosi Horikawa Bubbles Pendulum Self Vs Self Yellow Live In Berlin Quincy Jones Birdland

Qzb Take It All Rihanna We Ride Robben Ford On That Morning Roger Waters Amused To Death

Roxy Music Avalon Sigur Rós The Rains Of Castamere Steve Wilson The Raven Refused To Sing Talkre Colours

Tear For Fears Women In Chains The Beatles Revolver

Best Low-End Recordings

Artist Title Artist Title

Abis and Signal The Wall (Buunshin Remix) Klax Become

Adis Vodelord Lorn Vessel Anne Marie Almedal Safe From Harm M83 Oblivion Bela Flack Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo Marcus Miller Master Of All Trades Booka Shade Body Language Milbrook Beyound

Bredren Inferno Moby Thousand Brian Bromberg The Saga Of Harrison Noisia Sinkhole Daft Punk Doin It Right Phace Self Life Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd David Gray Please Forgive Me Radiohead Tin Box Dua Lipa One Kiss Ray Brown Super Bass Elsiane Hybrid Renaud Garcia-Fons Méditerranées Eprom & G-Jones Daemon Veil Riltons Vanner Chack Matt Gary Karr Super Double Bass Robben Ford & Larry Carlton Unplugged G-Eazy Beautiful And Damned Susanne Sundfør White Foxes Heilung Svanrand Tsuruda Fubar Infected Mushroom Army Of Mushrooms Victor Wooten The Vision Invadhertz Damn Wingz Sorrow Ivylab Orange Yellow Blender James Horner Never An Absolution Zhu As Crazy As It Is Jennifer Warnes Way Down Deep

Best Vocal Recordings

Artist Title Artist Title

Anna Marie Almedal Safe From Harm Gregory Porter Hey Laura

Baba Blues St James Infirmary Jacques Brel Jojo Bebel Gilberto Tanto Tempo Jacques Brel Ne Me Quitte Pas Beverley Knight I Can’t Stand The Rain James Born Of Frustration Bjork Homogenic James Labrie/Dream Theatre Voices

Bjork Cocoon Janis Joplis Maybe Brandi Carlile The Joke Jeff Buckley Eternal Life Carly Rae Jepsen Emotion Jennifer Warnes Somewhere Somebody Celine Dion All By Myself Jess Buckley Halleluiah

Charles Aznavour La Boheme Jewel Who Will Save Your Soul Clannad Theme From Harry’s Game Joni Mitchell Woodstock Demi Lovato Let It Go Karan Carpenter On Top Of The World Diana Krall Operator Kate Bush The Moving

Diana Krall Peel Me A Grape Kate Rusby Who Knows Where The Time Goes Frank Sinatra In The Wee Small Hours Kip Winger Two Lovers Stand Freddie Mercury Prophet Song Lady Kim Autumn Leaves Freddie Mercury Time Waits For No One Lars Safsung Work Off

Free All Right Now Lorraine Ellison Stay With Me Baby George Michael At The George Michael Maria Callas Diva Personified Palais Garnier, Paris

Best Vocal Recordings (Cont’d)

Artist Title Artist Title

Mariah Carey Never Too Far Away Richie Sambora Father Time

Mark Lanegan One Way Street Sevendust Angel’s Son Melody Garbot Les Étoiles Silje Nergraard Port Of Call Michael Bolton Go The Distance Silvia Perez Cruz Silvia Perez Cruz Michael Jackson Bad Sivert Høyem Blown Away

Michael Kiwanuka Love And Hate Skunk Anansie Hedonism Milton Nascimento Clube Da Esquina Sophie Ellis Bexter Diaries Neil Diamond Love On The Rocks Stacey Kent Landslide Nile Khettie Satha Shemsu Suzanne Vega Tom’s Dinner

Ofra Haza Love Song The Cranberries Linger Oleta Adams Everything Must Change The Doors The Doors P J Harvey Silence The Savage Rose What Do We Do Now Pat Benetar Fight It Out This Mortel Coil Song To The Siren

Pau Simon Rhythm Of The Saints Tom Waits Jersey Girl Pavarotti Nessun Dorma Tori Amos Baker Baker Pearl Jam Blood Tori Amos A Sorta Fairytale Rade Šerbedžija Rade Šerbedžija Tracy Chapman Give Me One Reason

Richard Hawley Roll River Roll Richard Marx Calling You

Best Dynamic Recordings

Artist Title Artist Title

Ahmed Jamal Autumn Rain Mac Quayle One In Control

Anne Marie Almedal Safe From Harm Madonna Little Star Azedia Remain As You Are Michael Jackson Earth Song Bireli Lagrène Gypsy Project Michel Jonasz Le Temps Passé Celine Dion I’m Alive Mogwai Don’t Belive The Fife

Chicago Cell Block Tango Nick Drake Three Leaves Left David Bowie Lets Dance Nils Lofgren Drum And Bass Intro The Entangled Depeche Mode Violator Noisia (Camo and Krooked Remix) Duran Duran Notorious Pat Metheny Imaginary Day Ed Sheeran I See Fire Phace & Mefjus The Mothership Fearful Harkonnen Pj Harvey Rid Of Me Hillary Hahn Paganini Violin Concerto No.1 In D’ Rob Wasserman Duets Hugh Masekala Stimela Roger Waters Too Much Rope Infected Mushroom Pink Froid The Pixies Surfa Rosa James Blake The Wilhelm Scream The Wailers Concrete Jungle Janis Ian Breaking Tool 10,000 Days Jennifer Warnes The Hunter Wintergatan Sommerfågel Joe Bonanassa Live From Royal Albert Hall Yosi Horikawa Bubbles Jungle Casio Yuri Honing Trio Walking On The Moon

Best Rhythm and Timing Recordings

Artist Title Artist Title

Break Who Got Da Funk Opa Tsupa Jazz Manouche

Buena Vista Social Club Pueblo Nuevo Parov Stelar Booty Swing Coco Lee Do You Want My Love Paul Simon Proof D'angelo Send It On Peter Gabriel Passion D'angelo Africa Pymlico Lucy Does Not Approve

Daft Punk Giorgio By Moroder Red Garland Trio C Jam Blues Danny Byrd Devils Drop Rush Hemispheres Dave Brubeck Quartet Blue Rondo À La Turk Samurai Breaks Attention Diana King Shy Guy Spyro Gyro Sil and Satin

Dream Theater Dance Of Eternity Strunz and Farah Primal Magic George Michael Fastlove Subp Yao Oxygen Hermansen Silence Talk Talk Happiness Is Easy Junkie XI Blood Bag The Caracal Project Balazuc

Led Zeppelin Fool In The Rain The Eagles In The Long Run Mad Zach Robovox Three Trapped Tigers Numbers Mariah Carey Honey Toto Somewhere Tonight Miles Roberts Children Yes Changes

Misanthrop Heute Nacht Misanthrop Heavy Load

Best Piano Recordings

Artist Title Artist Title

Adele Love In The Dark Jacques Loussier Toccata And Fugue In D Minor

Agnes Odel September Song And Chord Left Joe Stilgo Waterloo Sunset Arvo Pärt Ukuaru Valss Lenzman Open Page Ben Folds Five Brick Lenzman Pictures Of You Billy Joel Piano Man Leszek Możdżer The Law And The Fist

Calibre and Drs – Sunrise Sunrise Makoto Living For Children Of Zeus Still Standing (Lenzman Remix) Mal Waldron Left Alone Coldplay Clocks Mary J, Blige Take Me As I Am Drs Holding On Mike Oldfield Music Of The Spheres

Drs The View Mr Bungle Slowly Growing Eels Agony Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds The Ship Song Elton John Your Song Nils Frahm Kaleidoscope Emerson, Lake and Palmer Take A Pebble Nils Frahm Less

Erik Satie Gymnopedies Olafur Arnalds Fyrsta Fkj Ylang Ylang Robert Clasper So Beautiful (Live At Capitol Studios) Gonzalo Rubalcaba Besame Mucho Ryuichi Sakamoto 1000 Knives Halogenix The Night Steely Dan Sign In Stranger

Hiromi Spectrum Tori Amos Liquid Diamonds Ivylab Make It Clear Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio Midnight Sugar

Best Piano Recordings (Cont’d)

Artist Title Artist Title

Utada Hikaru Face My Fears Diana Krall All Or Nothing At All

Van Morrison Someone Like You Duke Ellington Blue Pepper Yanni Whispers In The Dark Emiliana Torrini Today I Sing The Blues Yiruma River Flows In You Fourplay The Closer I Get To You Freddie Hubbard Red Clay

Best Jazz Recordings Halie Loren Blue Skies Halie Loren Fever Artist Title Hank Crawford Toico Rico 1972 Bronze Medalist The Bad Plus Herbie Hancock Chameleon Anne Marie Almedal Safe From Harm John Coltrane Giant Steps Art Pepper Smack Up John Coltrane Resolution Bob James Mind Games John Coltrane My Favourite Things Cannonball Adderley Autumn Leaves John Coltrane Afro Blue Cannonball Adderley King Porter Stomp Kenny G G Bop Caught A Ghost Can't Let Go Lester Young I Can’t Get Started Charles Mingus Moaning Michael Brecker Don't Try This At Home Chet Baker Alone Together Miles Davis Blue In Green Dave Brubeck Bluette Miles Davis So What Dave Brubeck Quartet Take Five Miles Davis Flamenco Sketches

Best Jazz Recordings (Cont’d) Best Electronic Recordings

Artist Title Artist Title

Miles Davis Kind Of Blue Alix Perez, Drs and Spectrasoul Undone

Miles Davis Budo Alon Mor and Vorso Your Black Morning Miles Davis Quinte If I Were A Bell Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume 2 Miles Davis Quintet On Green Dolphin Street Asdek It Rains Over Paris Oliver Nelson Stolen Moments Autechre Incunabula

Oscar Peterson You Look Good To Me Autechre Cornfield Patricia Barber Bashful Bedrock For What You Dream Of Patricia Barber Verse Boards Of Canada Geogaddi Rebirth Brass Band Let’s Go Get Em Bt Movement In Still Life

Sinne Eeg New Horizons Bt & Sasha Late Night Tales Sonny Rollins Blue Seven Calibre & Drs Sunrise/This Aint Love Spyro Gyra Bob Goes To The Store Chris Lake & Solardo Free Your Body The Diamond Five Johnny's Birthday Com Truise In Decay

Thelonious Monk Off Minor Daft Punk One More Time Thelonious Monk Bye Ya Daft Punk Alive Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Midnight Sugar Daft Punk Randon Access Memories Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil Deadmau5 Feat Kascade I Remember

Depeche Mode Violator Depeche Mode It's No Good

Best Electronic Recordings (Cont’d)

Artist Title Artist Title

Depeche Mode-Suffer Well Suffer Well Justin Stone Made It

Dillon This Silence Kills Kiril Minimal Instinct Dj Edge Compnded Klaus Schulze Body Love Vol. 2 Emancipator-Minor Cause Minor Cause Klax & Charli Brix Become Eprom and G Jones Daemon Veil Kraftwerk Computerwelt

Fixate Rumours Kraftwerk Numbers Future Sound Of London Lifeforms Krisma Clandestine Anticipation Gary Wright Are You Weepin Laibach Eurovision George Nassau Acdt (David Tort Hotl Mix) Leftfield Leftism

Haezer Radioactive Rhythm Leftfield Song Of Life Hidden Face Next To You Lfo Frequencies Ishdarr Never Ask (Subpar Funk) Lsb, Drs and Tyler Daley Missing You Ivy Lab When I Go / Orange Massive Attack Blue Lines Departure From The Northern Jean Michel Jarre Concerts In Paris Michael Hoenig Wasteland Jean Michel Jarre Equinox Modern Talking Cheri Cheri Lady (1998 Version) Jean Michel Jarre Oxygene Nils Frahm Says Jerome Faded Noisia Motion Blur (Dlr Remix) Jon Hopkins Contact Note Noisia The Hole Part 1 Jordan Hollywood Let Me Find Out Orbital Chime

Best Electronic Recordings (Cont’d)

Artist Title Artist Title

Plaid Double Figure U-Zig Lunatic Harness

Prodigy Jilted Generation Ulrich Schnauss Far Away Passing By Prodigy Fat Of The Land Underworld Rubber Ball Razat D:Beat Underworld Second Toughest Of The Infants Roevy Blacksmoke (Modek Remix) Wingz Sorrow

Ruben De Ronde Midnight Blue Yello Pocket Universe Skrillex Rock N Roll Zedd Ft Foxes Clarity Square Pusher Music Is Rotted One Note St Germain-Sure Thing Sure Thing

Stwo Ft. Sevdaliza Haunted (Syre Remix) Subp Yao Let Em Drown Talvin Singh Ha Tangerine Dream Underwater Sunlight

Tangerine Dream Ricochet Tangerine Dream Rubycon Tangerine Dream Phaedra Tangerine Dream Poland

Tycho Past is Prologue Tycho-Sunrise Projector Sunrise Projector

Best Classical Recordings

Artist Title

Bedrich Smetana Má Vlast Beethoven Ode To Joy Borodin In The Steppes Of Central Asia

Bosten Symphony Orchestra Holsts Planets Elgar Enigman Variations Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue John Williams Starwars Soundtrack

La Double Vie De Veronique Movie Soundtrack Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture Mike Oldfield Music Of The Spheres Mozart Requiem – Conducted By Bernstein

Strauss Blue Danube Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Vivaldi Staggioni

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