Playlists
Always fresh. Tracks supplied by curators with taste. The Mix Jedi Profile on Spotify shows all playlists as well.
Workout Mix
Up-tempo, energetic songs good for exercising to
Refreshed Dec 03, 2025
Classical Sampler
Recommended classical tracks
Refreshed Dec 01, 2025
Contemplate
Contemplate while listening
Refreshed Dec 01, 2025
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Singer-Songwriter
Singer-songwriter tracks of low-to-moderate intensity
Refreshed Dec 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 Dec 01, 2025
Recent Releases
Recommended tracks that were recently released.
Refreshed Dec 01, 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 Dec 01, 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.
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1959)
A smooth and expressive collaboration of jazz standards that is unique and well-recorded. Here are 2 geniuses creating sublime music.
jazz (BL,CMA) added Dec 01, 2025
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Violator by Depeche Mode (1990)
Perhaps Depeche Mode’s greatest work; it features mature themes with ominous guitar lines, beautifully moody vocals, and crystal clear electronic effects that all float gracefully over murky bass lines. If there was ever an album that bridged two decades (80s-to-90s) successfully in just nine songs, Violator was it. It’s darkly mysterious, evocative, muscular, and moody.
rock | pop (BL,BEA) added Dec 01, 2025
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Rain Dogs by Tom Waits (1985)
This is Waits' despairing "Leaves of Grass"; it follows along as the ragtag crew blunders into momentous doomed events. The cast of characters changes from song to song, but all of them seem to get caught up in similarly sordid and desperate schemes, and Waits tells their stories with the fond bemusement of a distant relative.
rock | folk | singer-songwriter | experimental (TM,BL,BEA) added Dec 01, 2025
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Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2 - Weilerstein (2018)
Notable for its technical challenges and musical depth, showcasing the cello's expressive range, this cello concerto features a strong interplay between the soloist and orchestra. This performance is virtuosic and inspired.
classical (ACE,BL) added Dec 01, 2025
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Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices (1995)
One of several GBV masterpieces, Alien Lanes is possibly the greatest post-modern classic rock album ever made, because it exemplifies the songwriting and posture of classic rock while also implicitly commenting on rock’s cultural decline.
rock | singer-songwriter (BL) added Nov 29, 2025
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Beethoven Symphony No. 3 - Harnoncourt/CO Europe (1991)
Considered the first true symphony of the Romantic era, Beethoven pioneered a newfound dynamism, emotional range, daring dissonances, and unprecedented length. The "hero" of the title was probably Beethoven himself, though upon its first performances, the label was associated with Napoleon after having declared himself Emperor of France.
classical (ACE) added Nov 29, 2025
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Octet and Originals by Antonio Adolfo (2022)
Late Night Brazilian Instrumentals with a Taste of Jazz and Bacharach. This sweet release showcases his own music. There’s a large dose of bossa and jazz here, but there are also nods in the direction of Burt Bacharach, hip 1960s movie soundtracks, and "quiet storm" funk.
jazz | latin (TG) added Nov 17, 2025
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Hersh: Concerto for Piano and Ten Instruments - Turner/Tom (2014)
A delightful modern piano concerto, full of ideas and images. The smaller orchestral ensemble is used effectively and creates a sense of intimacy with the soloist.
classical (BL,TG) added Nov 17, 2025
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64 (excerpts) - Masur/Gewandhausorchester (1988)
This often-performed excerpted collection from Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet 3-part suites transforms the original's marathon into a coherent masterpiece with tremendous flow and orchestral scoring, at a very listenable length. Masur's rendering and the Phillips recording are a delight.
classical (BL) added Nov 17, 2025
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Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill (1997)
One of Built to Spill's best statements, this record evokes the sound of classic rock as much as it does indie rock. It has a timeless elements to it as well.
rock (BEA) added Nov 17, 2025
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 - Pittsburg/Honeck (2019)
This symphony, unfinished at his death, features a rich tapestry of sound with profound themes of life and spirituality. Its unique structure includes only three movements, emphasizing emotional depth. The Scherzo is one of the most emotional and dynamic movements in the symphonic canon.
classical (ACE) added Nov 17, 2025
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Leftoverture by Kansas (1976)
In Leftoverture, Kansas produced one of the most listenable and fun prog-rock albums of the era. It may or may not be concept-based, but it is definitely philosophical, inspired, and spiritual in a new-age lefty kind of way. All-in-all, it is a fine collection of songs with more universal themes than traditional rock and roll typically offers, delivered with real musicianship and stellar production.
rock | pop (BL,BEA) added Nov 08, 2025
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