Which stereo SACD's do you recommend?


I recently bought a Marantz 8001 here on A'gon, and am looking for SACD recommendations. Since the 8001 is a stereo only version, do I need to find stereo SACD's or will the multi-channel SACD's work just as well? Do all multi-channel SACD's also have a stereo SACD version on them? I don't plan on going multi-channel for my audio listening. I like jazz, classical, vocals, acoustic. I just bought the Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" SACD and it has SACD multi-channel, SACD stereo (what I need) and plain ol' Redbook CD all on one disc. It sounds fantastic to me in SACD. What other SACD's would you recommend?
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Favorites from several genres:
JAZZ
Many of the Miles Davis SACDs are good (ditto for Thelonius Monk & Coltrane SACDs),
Issues from Analogue Productions - especially Bill Evans albums,
There are several Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington SACDs - haven't heard a bad one yet,
Hiromi Uehara - excellent piano playing (even better live)

CLASSICAL
I think many of the Living Presence discs are quite good - and cheap - and especially good value are the Janos Starker Bach Cello Suites and Dvorak Cello Concertos,
Peter Wispelwey playing cello on Channel Classics discs (several, but I particularly like the Britten),
Many things on the "bis" label - I can recommend the Hardenberger & Preston French Music for Trumpet and Organ,
Glenn Gould - Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites,
there is some good Murray Perahia on Sony as well.

BLUES, ETC
Eric Bibb's discs (several)
Yo-Yo-Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor - Appalachian Journey
Also some Blues discs on Analogue Productions - some are very good,
also Keb' Mo