Just for fun - top 10 Vinnie CDs

[David Francis]

I know we've done this kind of thread a few times over the years but its always cool to get switched on to a few new gems so...

Following on from the top 10 drum inspiration albums thread what are your top 10 albums featuring Vinnie?

Here are mine to get the ball rolling (in no particular order.)

Patitucci - Spaceships
Karizma - Document
Mathieson, Landau, Laboriel, Colaiuta - Live at the Baked Potato
Randy Waldman - Wigged Out
Randy Waldman - Unreel
Sting - Ten Summoners Tales
Sting - Mercury Falling
Zappa - Tinseltown Rebellion
Warren Cuccorullo - Thanks 2 Frank
Nestico - Basie & Beyond

I'm sure quite a few lists will be similar but it would be good to discover some new (to me) recordings.

[Odd-Arne Oseberg]

Gotta add Five Piece Band and Mark Egan's Truth be Told.

The Sting and Herbie stuff is cool, but I never listen to the studio versions if I have a live version available.

Waldman stuff is great and it's fun, too.

[Jim Richman]

Vinnie Cutro & New York City Soundscape- Sakura
Vinnie Vincent Invasion- All Systems Go
Vinnie Moore- Mind's Eye
Vinnie Sperrazza- Peak Inn
Sing Along with VeggieTales: Vinnie
The Baroque Wind Sessions--Vinnie and the Stardusters
...

[Rodge]

"Secret" Allan Holdsworth
"Sketchbook" John Patitucci
"Blue Tav" Steve Tavaglione
"Vinnie Colaiuta"
"The Works" Nik Kershaw

"Nightwalker" Gino Vanelli
"Joe's Garage" Frank Zappa
"Ten Summoners's Tales" Sting
"Touch" Bill Evans
"Surfacing" John Beasley

Damn, Eric Marienthal "Crossroads" and Jeff Beal "Three Graces" are there too !!!

In my taste I saw some album where the drumming INCREDIBLE but the music does not move me, like Randy Waldman "Wigged Out" or Jazz Ministry, but to each his own I guess.
And I must say that maybe more than those album, the video of "Soul Cages Live", Buddy Rich Memorial" and Zildjian Days (with Tim Landers on bass), to this day those video are for me still on the top of Vinnie's mountain.

[Joe Nocella]

Secrets - Allan Holdsworth
The Works - Nik Kershaw
Nightwalker - Gino Vanelli
Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa
Tinsletown Rebellion - Frank Zappa
Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
Document - Karizma
Wild Things Run Fast - Joni Mitchell
Los Lobotomys - Los Lobotomys
David Sanborn - Close-Up

[Paul Marangoni]

Any ten off his home page: http://www.vinniecolaiuta.com/

[Clint Hopkins]

In no particular order:

Secrets (+Against the Clock from Wardenclyffe Tower)- Holdsworth

Sketchbook- Patitucci

Cave Men- Kleutgens, Kotikoski, Tavaglione, & Colaiuta

Tales From the Bulge- Michael Landau

Three Graces- Jeff Beal

Ten Summoner's Tales- Sting

Document- Karizma

Joe's Garage- Zappa

Solo album- VC

3D- Jing Chi

[baht habit]

listing only ten was very tough...

Upright - Philip Aaberg
Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa
Earth And Sky - Andy Summers
Signs Of Life - Barbara Higbie
Mercury Falling - Sting
Wild Things Run Fast - Joni Mitchell
Nightwalker - Gino Vanelli
Thanks To Frank - Warren Cuccurullo
Dedication - Brunel, Stern, Childs and Colaiuta

[Paul Marangoni]

If you like jazz, you really need to pick this up:

[thewikiman]

Nice tip, thanks! Sounds great from a brief first listen...