Another end of year list. Favorite music is such a subjective thing that I'm at a lost as to how you could narrow it down. I have to thank Howie Klein for giving me the two most popular CDs in my house right now (Ray Sings, Basie Swings and John Coltrane: Fearless Leader). His gift has created jazz fans of my children, who are now discovering Sarah Vaughan, Tierney Sutton, Duke Ellington and Rosemary Clooney ). After years of Barney and Raffi CDs, that's the greatest gift of all.

Salon.com: My Favorite Things (includes exclusive downloads of music)

RollingStone: 100 Best Songs of the Year; 50 Best Albums of the Year

BBC: Sound of 2006: Top 10 Revisited

Metacritic: Top 10 Roundup

John Coltrane has two new hit records

John Coltrane is my favorite sax player and a huge influence on my playing. What a treat to see this story.
"In a surprising development, saxophone trailblazer John Coltrane accounted for two of the top three jazz albums last week, 38 years after his death."

True greatness is timeless.