I knew I wouldn't get too terribly far into this list without bringing up Bill Frisell. To say that Bill Frisell changed my musical life is pretty much an understatement. Back in the early 90's, I did actually listen to some instrumental music/light jazz and/or New Age, as it was called back then, but I honestly didn't take it that seriously at the time. Next to the rock music that I heavily listened to, the instrumental albums seemed a bit flimsy, old fogey-ish, and something not terribly sustainable for a listener. Yes, that was my old self talking. I tended to use instrumental music much more as a background or music simply to veg and relax to. And then, I met someone at work that changed my musical life. It was I believe the very first time I met this man that he mentioned "...I think you'd like Bill Frisell...ever heard of him?" My answer was "Bill who?!". Now, I guess my statement above about instrumental music isn't all...
A list of albums in no specific order that influenced my life and musical creation