It seems like this is the kind of thing that could be put into a PANE in a panes view. I was hoping I could make a SINGLE pane that contained all the values of Artist and [Album Artist (auto)]. Then you could just scroll and click on what you want.
But I can't seem to come up with an expression that will combine multiple fields into a single selection list for the Pane. It seems to make a bunch of combined entries like (Multiple Artists), Juice Newton . As opposed to making those separate Pane items.
It's too bad some kind of saved search isn't available for this type of thing.
One more possibility for making this easier:
Make a Panes view with Artist in one pane. Album Artist (auto) in the next pane over. Now just search (raw) for an artist name. The artist being matched should show up in either column. Click on one or both. Should find the matches you are after: As a bonus you can then refine it even more using more panes (album, genre, year, etc).
I just tried this and it works well. If you want to find all compilation albums with John Lee Hooker, just type "hooker" into search. Then click on John Lee Hooker in the ARTIST pane. Next click on the (multiple artists) in the Album Artist pane. Boom! You've got all compilation albums featuring John Lee. See attached image.
Brian.