The Right Music

Mix Jedi recommends albums and playlists for an enhanced listening experience. It utilizes an enhanced music catalog built from published data and improved by human curators; tracks are recommended by curators with taste.

Playlists Album Stack

Playlists

Always fresh. Tracks supplied by curators with taste. The Mix Jedi Profile on Spotify shows all playlists as well.

Rock With A Country Flair
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 Feb 10, 2025

Contemplate
Contemplate

Contemplate while listening

Refreshed Feb 10, 2025

Some Classic Soul
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 Feb 10, 2025

GenX in the Aughts
GenX in the Aughts

GenX tunes from the late nineties and 'aughts

Refreshed Feb 05, 2025

Long-playing Rock Tracks
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 Feb 05, 2025

Divaville
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 Feb 03, 2025

Roots of GenX
Roots of GenX

Songs from GenX's formative years

Refreshed Feb 03, 2025

Soft Rock
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 Jan 31, 2025

Workout Mix
Workout Mix

Up-tempo, energetic songs good for exercising to

Refreshed Jan 31, 2025

Nostalgia For Millennials
Nostalgia For Millennials

Songs and artists from Millennial's formative years

Refreshed Jan 31, 2025

Pure Decadanse
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 Jan 28, 2025

Jazz Club
Jazz Club

Recommended jazz tracks

Refreshed Jan 28, 2025

Singer-Songwriter
Singer-Songwriter

Singer-songwriter tracks of low-to-moderate intensity

Refreshed Jan 27, 2025

91X in the 80s
91X in the 80s

A taste of what was played on San Diego's 91X in the 1980s

Refreshed Jan 20, 2025

Muscle Car
Muscle Car

The soundtrack to wrenching on, or driving, your muscle car on a hot sunny day

Refreshed Jan 19, 2025

Classical Sampler
Classical Sampler

Recommended classical tracks

Refreshed Jan 19, 2025

The Sophisticated Boomer
The Sophisticated Boomer

Songs and artists from baby boomer's formative years

Refreshed Jan 19, 2025

Mellow Boomer
Mellow Boomer

Boomer-era tunes; not too intense.

Refreshed Jan 16, 2025

Fine Dining Soundtrack
Fine Dining Soundtrack

The perfect accompaniment to a fine dining experience. Subliminally-penetrating melodies and soundscape from classical to ambient to instrumental rock and jazz.

Refreshed Jan 13, 2025

Breakup Songs
Breakup Songs

Recommended tracks featuring songs about breakups, former flames, or relationships gone wrong

Refreshed Jan 13, 2025

Recent Releases
Recent Releases

Recommended tracks that were recently released.

Refreshed Jan 13, 2025

Disco-ish
Disco-ish

Danceable tunes from the disco era that may or may not be true disco

Refreshed Jan 12, 2025

Go Your Own Way
Go Your Own Way

Tunes to discover based on Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac.

Refreshed Jan 12, 2025

Baker Street
Baker Street

A playlist based on Baker Street by the Gerry Rafferty

Refreshed Dec 31, 2024

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.

Talking Heads '77 by Talking Heads (1977)
Talking Heads '77 by Talking Heads (1977)

On Talking Heads' debut album, they delivered a fresh, intelligent take on rock music with its jittery, nervous energy capturing the anxieties of the late 1970s. Retrospectively, Talking Heads: 77 is often cited as a landmark album in new wave music, laying the groundwork for the band's more experimental future works.

rock (RBA) added Feb 06, 2025

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Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain (Symphony No. 2) - Reiner/Chicago (1958)
Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain (Symphony No. 2) - Reiner/Chicago (1958)

A mystical masterpiece in which Hovhaness produces a texture of the utmost beauty, gentleness, distinction and expressive potential. The real mystery of Mysterious Mountain is that it should be so simply, sweetly, innocently lovely in an age where this aesthetic was unwelcome. This recording from 1958 has been the standard over the years; energized by the inspiration of a great orchestra, an insightful conductor, and early-era true high fidelity recording technology.

classical (TL,BL) added Feb 05, 2025

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Talking Book by Stevie Wonder (1972)
Talking Book by Stevie Wonder (1972)

Motown had been calling Wonder a genius since he was 12 years old but seemed afraid to give him the freedom to prove it. Talking Book marks the beginning of the period that showcased his brilliance and creativity. Despite somewhat weak lyrics, this is a fine, catchy and well made album.

pop | soul/r&b (BEA) added Feb 05, 2025

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Cymande by Cymande (1972)
Cymande by Cymande (1972)

Cymande was a multi-national octet based in England, drawing members from Guyana, Jamaica and St Vincent. Here you will experience much interplay between the 8 musicians, with plenty of space for exploration. Cymande is the calypso word for "Dove", which is also the name of the stand-out instrumental track on the record.

rock | soul/r&b | world (BEA,XRJ) added Feb 03, 2025

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Disraeli Gears by Cream (1967)
Disraeli Gears by Cream (1967)

An amazing encapsulation of the time period from which the album comes from. The ideas of freedom, desire and nature are highlighted across the album, and are a reflection of that time era. It's a wonderful listening experience for anyone who wishes to realize one of the greatest influences of music throughout the rock era.

rock (BEA) added Feb 03, 2025

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Pink Moon by Nick Drake (1972)
Pink Moon by Nick Drake (1972)

It is, in more ways than one, a comfortable listen. It’s a record for porch-swinging, for the feelings denoted by a closed eyelid, and for the moment a front door closes on the evening which encroaches upon it.

rock | folk | singer-songwriter (BEA,BL) added Jan 31, 2025

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Aqualung by Jethro Tull (1971)
Aqualung by Jethro Tull (1971)

Here is larger-than-life conceptual rock full of sophisticated compositions and complex, intellectual, lyrical constructs. The concept is the hypocrisy of Christianity in England, and is stronger than on most other '70s conceptual efforts, but it's ultimately the music that makes it worthy of praise.

rock (BL,BEA) added Jan 31, 2025

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Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans Trio (1961)
Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans Trio (1961)

Assembled from the recordings of the same legendary sessions that produced Sunday at the Village Vanguard, Evans was in top form and shows he is an intensely romantic player, flagrantly emotional.

jazz (BEA,TM) added Jan 31, 2025

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RoundAgain by Redmond, Mehldau, McBride, Blade (2020)
RoundAgain by Redmond, Mehldau, McBride, Blade (2020)

As each of the four musicians here have distinguished themselves as distinctive bandleaders in their own right, it's fascinating to hear their individual styles come to the fore throughout the album.

jazz (NTF,BL) added Jan 28, 2025

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Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath (1970)
Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath (1970)

This album is a critical influence on shaping the heavy metal genre and providing a template for subsequent bands to build upon. The raw, unpolished production contributed to the album's authenticity and intensity, capturing the band's live energy.

rock | metal (RBA,CMA) added Jan 28, 2025

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Leon by Leon Bridges (2024)
Leon by Leon Bridges (2024)

Personal songs delivered with a positivity that's sorely needed in 2024, wrapped in a retro-soul style with production that has the best aspects of retro and modern sound.

pop | singer-songwriter | soul/r&b (BL) added Jan 28, 2025

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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Berlin/Rattle (2008)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Berlin/Rattle (2008)

This performance by Rattle plays the work straight-up, as a showpiece, giving the spotlight to every instrument when it is due. The Catacombs and the rousing Great Gates of Kiev are the highlights of this recording.

classical (CMS) added Jan 28, 2025

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