My picks based on what I have heard:
1. The Pizza Tapes-Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice
hot pickin' informal acoustic jams
2. Beatin' the Heat-Dan Hicks welcome & strong return of
tunesmith Dan w/Rickie Lee, Bette M, T.Waits
3. Jimi Hendrix Experience box set 4 cds of unreleased,
alternate takes, live stuff, whew!
4. Steal This Movie sdtk-S.Crow, J. Osbourne, P. Ochs, Ani
DiFranco, J. Browne
5. Motor City Moments-Regina Carter virtuoso jazz violinist's
latest
6. Stoned Immaculate-the music of the Doors tribute features
Creed, Stone Temp, Smash Mouth etc plus unrel. Doors stuff
7. Picking on Zeppelin- var. hot bluegrass band covers Zep
(instrumentals)-works surprisingly well
8. Aimee Mann-Bachelor #2 singer songwriter yeah
9. Spinal Tap (the movie) on DVD- crank it up to eleven-
contains extra footage etc etc
10. Louis Armstrong- The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven
4 cd box the real deal, no overdubs on this baby