The Jonathan albums are also well known because Cosey gives a listening advice to his readers. Her is an overview of his musical recommendations.
In October 2021, when the 17th Jonathan album came out, Le Lombard made a playlist on Youtube. A great idea! You can find it here.
Jonathan 1: Souviens-toi, Jonathan…
- Pink Floyd: Obscured by Clouds
- Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
- Shankar Family & Friends
Jonathan 2: Et la montagne chantera pour toi
- Mike Oldfield: Hergest Ridge
- Tangerine Dream: Phaedra
- Popular and holy music of Tibet (not specified)
Jonathan 3: Pieds nus sous les rhododendrons
- Mike Oldfield: Ommadawn
- Holy Tibetan music (not specified)
- Tangerine Dream: Rubycon
Jonathan 4: Le berceau du Bodhisattva
- Mike Oldfield: Incantations
Jonathan 5: L’espace bleu entre les nuages
- Beethoven: Concerto no. 3 for piano in Ut-minor, opus 37
- Chopin: Concerto no. 2 for piano in Fa minor, opus 21
Jonathan 6: Douniacha, il y a longtemps…
- Keith Jarrett: Arbour Zena
Jonathan 7: Kate
- Oregon: Out of the Woods
- Kate Bush: The Kick Inside
- Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
Jonathan 8: Le Privilège du Serpent
- Brian Eno: Ambient I
- Keith Jarrett: Sacred Hymns of G.I. Gurdjieff
- Respighi: The Birds
Jonathan 9: Neal et Sylvester
- Mike Oldfield: Q.E. 2
- Terje Rypdal: After the Rain
Jonathan 10: Oncle Howard est de retour
- Pat Metheny Group: American Garage
- Eric Clapton: 461, Ocean Boulevard
Jonathan 11: Greyshore Island
- Chicago: Hot Streets
- Dave Grusin & Lee Ritensour: Harlequin
- Neil Young: Old Ways
Jonathan 12: Celui qui mène les fleuves à la mer
- Shartse Monks: Sacred Healing Chants of Tibet
- ‘… and all works mentioned in the story’, which are:
- Popular songs of Tingri (Tibet)
- B. Bacharach & H. David: Anyone who had a heart (as sung by Dionne Warwick)
- Bob Dylan: Tambourine Man
- The Rolling Stones: She’s a rainbow
- Leonard Cohen: Hey, that’s no way to say goodbye
- The Beatles: Across the universe
- Mozart: Andantino du concerto for flute, harp and orchestra
- VI Dalai Lama: Love songs
- in the album, excerpts of mao’s Red Book are sung
Jonathan 13: La Saveur du Songrong
- Yungchen Lhamo: Tibet, Tibet
- Ling Ling Yu: Tian E
- The Kinks: Days
Jonathan 14: ELLE ou Dix Mille Lucioles
- Air: Photograph
- Midnight Oil: Mountains of Burma
- Toru Takemitsu: Say Sea, Take Me!
Jonathan 15: Atsuko
- Hybrid Leisureland: Scroll Slide
- Air: Alone in Kyoto
- Tani Tanaka: Evening snow
Jonathan 16: Celle qui fut
- Kishori Amonkar: Koi Kahiyo Re Prabhu Awan Ki
- John Cage: Dream
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: April in Paris
Jonathan 17: La Piste de Yéshé
- Dionne Warwick: Trains and Boats and Planes
- Arvo Pärt: Silouans Son
- Brian Eno: Reflection 1
- The Moody Blues: Om