Playlists
Always fresh. Tracks supplied by curators with taste. The Mix Jedi Profile on Spotify shows all playlists as well.
Soft Rock
"Soft Rock" is my favorite oxymoron. Yet, there's nothing like a dose of low- to moderate-intensity songs from the rock era that feature a nice variety and skillful songwriting.
Refreshed Apr 23, 2025
Jazz Club
Recommended jazz tracks
Refreshed Apr 23, 2025
91X in the 80s
A taste of what was played on San Diego's 91X in the 1980s
Refreshed Apr 23, 2025
Classical Sampler
Recommended classical tracks
Refreshed Apr 19, 2025
Muscle Car
The soundtrack to wrenching on, or driving, your muscle car on a hot sunny day
Refreshed Apr 19, 2025
Singer-Songwriter
Singer-songwriter tracks of low-to-moderate intensity
Refreshed Apr 19, 2025
The Sophisticated Boomer
Songs and artists from baby boomer's formative years
Refreshed Apr 16, 2025
Disco-ish
Danceable tunes from the disco era that may or may not be true disco
Refreshed Apr 15, 2025
Fine Dining Soundtrack
The perfect accompaniment to a fine dining experience. Subliminally-penetrating melodies and soundscapes from classical to ambient to instrumental rock and jazz.
Refreshed Apr 15, 2025
Mellow Boomer
Boomer-era tunes; not too intense.
Refreshed Apr 15, 2025
Recent Releases
Recommended tracks that were recently released.
Refreshed Apr 11, 2025
Space Invader
Tunes derived from the track Space Invader by The National
Refreshed Apr 11, 2025
Breakup Songs
Recommended tracks featuring songs about breakups, former flames, or relationships gone wrong
Refreshed Apr 11, 2025
Contemplate
Contemplate while listening
Refreshed Apr 11, 2025
Some Classic Soul
There's something about Soul music of the 1960s and '70s. A lot of heart, and, er . . soul was poured into those tunes. A gastropub full of millenials and Gen-xers had a streaming-service-version of this music playing, but Mix Jedi does it so much better.
Refreshed Apr 06, 2025
Long-playing Rock Tracks
Recommended rock tracks across all genres and periods that are longer than radio-friendly length, but deserve to be heard.
Refreshed Apr 06, 2025
GenX in the Aughts
GenX tunes from the late nineties and 'aughts
Refreshed Apr 06, 2025
Divaville
Vocal jazz and pop from (or influenced by) the 1950s and early 1960s, representing the golden age of vocals, great songwriting, and swinging orchestrations.
Refreshed Apr 01, 2025
Nostalgia For Millennials
Songs and artists from Millennial's formative years
Refreshed Apr 01, 2025
Grab Bag
Recommended tunes that have for one reason or another not appeared on a Mix Jedi playlist in a long time.
Refreshed Mar 30, 2025
Roots of GenX
Songs from GenX's formative years
Refreshed Mar 29, 2025
Workout Mix
Up-tempo, energetic songs good for exercising to
Refreshed Mar 24, 2025
Pure Decadanse
Inspired by the "Decadance" section at the legendary Other Music in lower Manhattan, you'll find something a little quirky or out of the ordinary that gets under your skin, and you can't stop listening.
Refreshed Mar 24, 2025
Rock With A Country Flair
There is a place where Rock meets Country, and stories are told that are rooted in love and loss, that everyone can relate to as an accompaniment to their day.
Refreshed Mar 17, 2025
I Wish
Tunes sonically-related to I Wish by Stevie Wonder
Refreshed Mar 06, 2025
Album Stack
Here's the top of the Mix Jedi album stack. These are the albums recommended by our curators. Feel free to listen along with us.
Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's (1981)
The Go-Gos were the first all-woman group to top the charts with songs they’d written and performed themselves, without any men pulling the strings. Beauty and the Beat is about what’s underneath the surface of pop music.
rock | pop (BEA,BL) added Apr 23, 2025
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Document by R.E.M. (1987)
On this, R.E.M.'s last indie release, you will find that engaging with politics and social issues in their music emboldened and arguably ennobled them. This release gave them their first radio hits and pushed their impact to a new level that they maintained through the rest of their career.
rock | pop (BL,BEA) added Apr 19, 2025
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Rubber Soul by The Beatles (1965)
This is the beginning of the Beatles' serious studio adventuring, which brings with it more nuanced arrangements, trickier narrative entanglements, and trippier vocal harmonies. Above all, Rubber Soul is straight-up craft from a group of people who are at peak power but aren't interested in reinventing the wheel.
rock | pop (TM,CL,BL) added Apr 11, 2025
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The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1997)
The Boatman's Call is THE album about heartbreak; one of Cave's masterpieces
rock | singer-songwriter (BEA) added Apr 08, 2025
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Elis & Tom by Elis Regina and Tom Jobim (1974)
One of the greatest Brazilian pop recordings; nearly ubiquitous among Brazilians as a household item. Elis' range and acuity, her unique phrasing, and her rainbow of emotional colors are literally unmatched. No matter the tune or arrangement, she employs most of them on these 14 cuts.
jazz | latin | vocals (BEA) added Apr 08, 2025
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Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending - Little/BBC (2013)
Based on a poem by George Meredith, this describes how the flying bird's song seems to float skyward until it drifts beyond hearing. Requiring violin virtuosity, this overflows with melody and imagery. Little's playing is brimming with gorgeous and glitz-free tone.
classical (ACE,GRE) added Apr 08, 2025
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Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter" - Scottish/Mackerras (2008)
The longest and last symphony that he composed, it is regarded by many critics as among the greatest symphonies in classical music. The excellent SCO shows a remarkable ability to alternate seamlessly between passages of tenderness and beauty and those of intensity and excitement. Mackerras makes sure you hear everything you need to, with every phrase carefully shaped and intricately balanced...In all, an enthralling and thoroughly recommended recording.
classical (BL,GRE,TL) added Apr 06, 2025
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Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, K. 16 - Il Pomo d'Oro (2023)
It all started here: written in 1764 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of eight years. ll Pomo d’Oro’s period style and approach suits a work which, like this one, perches on the cusp between the Baroque and Classical eras. Punchy and precise.
classical (PRC) added Apr 06, 2025
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Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs (1976)
None of Scaggs's albums before or after reached the same level of success as Silk Degrees. This is an album nearly all collectors had in the mid-1970s, which is easily understandable based on the meticulous, glimmering sound of these 10 songs. Scaggs’s lack of ego as an artist speaks to the particular triumph of Silk Degrees.
rock | pop (BL,BEA) added Apr 06, 2025
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All My Lovely Goners by Winterpills (2012)
Exquisite songcraft. This album is so well crafted, so thought out, that each lyric and melody is inimitably etched in stone. I keep hearing their influences: Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles. But they have given birth to a unique sound all their own.
rock | singer-songwriter (BL) added Apr 01, 2025
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Take Ten, Paul Desmond (1963)
In a partnership with guitarist Jim Hall, Take Ten has more to offer than the exceedingly popular Take Five. Both soloists tread lightly, stringing together thoughtful phrases that aspire to the lyricism and concision of great poetry. There is not a single track here that isn't loaded with ingeniously worked out, always melodic ideas.
jazz (TM) added Apr 01, 2025
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Art Pepper Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 2: Pete Jolly (2017)
This late career, recorded-in-Japan project sought "authentic 1950s West Coast jazz" of which Pepper was part the genesis. Due to contract limitations, Pepper recorded rather as a "sideman" and was permitted to pick the "leaders." Pepper is in his element, playing as a quartet with his most sympathetic bassist, Bob Magnusson. The coolest of the collection, Pepper and Jolly share a certain lyric simpatico that translates best on the ballad tracks.
jazz (BL) added Mar 29, 2025
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