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
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 Sep 16, 2025
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 Sep 16, 2025
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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 Sep 16, 2025
Workout Mix
Up-tempo, energetic songs good for exercising to
Refreshed Sep 16, 2025
The Sophisticated Boomer
Songs and artists from baby boomer's formative years
Refreshed Sep 16, 2025
Nostalgia For Millennials
Songs and artists from Millennial's formative years
Refreshed Sep 16, 2025
Mellow Boomer
Boomer-era tunes; not too intense.
Refreshed Sep 16, 2025
91X in the 80s
A taste of what was played on San Diego's 91X in the 1980s
Refreshed Sep 16, 2025
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Recent Releases
Recommended tracks that were recently released.
Refreshed Sep 11, 2025
Grab Bag
Recommended tunes that have for one reason or another not appeared on a Mix Jedi playlist in a long time.
Refreshed Sep 11, 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 Sep 11, 2025
Contemplate
Contemplate while listening
Refreshed Sep 11, 2025
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Singer-Songwriter
Singer-songwriter tracks of low-to-moderate intensity
Refreshed Sep 11, 2025
Roots of GenX
Songs from GenX's formative years
Refreshed Sep 11, 2025
Disco-ish
Danceable tunes from the disco era that may or may not be true disco
Refreshed Sep 11, 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.
John Prine Live by John Prine (1988)
John Prine's songs are most easily appreciated in a live guy-and-his-guitar setting. This collection of early-career gems were taking from a number of live dates and assembled into a collection that can be appreciated over and over again.
rock | country | folk | singer-songwriter (BL) added Sep 16, 2025
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Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 - Lechner (2024)
The D Minor offers a more narrative flow, coaxing expressive melodic phrases from a constant stream of notes, and ending emphatically with some wide-spaced string crossings. Lechner's recording is lyrical and the production is spacious.
classical (ACE) added Sep 16, 2025
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Nonsuch by XTC (1992)
Having achieved critical success in both the Punk and Post-punk "genres", XTC embarked on the 1990s with Nonsuch, one of the most convincing Pet Sounds-influenced collection of songs that were ever inspired by that ubiquitous influence, while remaining quintessentially English in its themes.
rock | pop (BEA,BL) added Sep 12, 2025
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Superfly (Soundtrack) by Curtis Mayfield (1972)
This album may possibly represent the biggest contrast between being the best movie soundtrack paired with the worst actual movie ever made. Forget the movie; this album as a collection of songs shows Mayfield in top form and is a tour de force of 70's soul. The arrangements and grooves, paired with the drug culture narrative makes for a very cohesive and effective album.
soul/r&b (BL,BEA) added Sep 11, 2025
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Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: Hewitt (2006)
Adapted by Bach and rearranged throughout history, the BMV 1056 concerto in F minor continues to thrive based on Bach's amazing musicality. This concerto effectively contrasts the middle movement against the livelier first and third. Hewitt's playing is splendid.
classical (ACE) added Sep 03, 2025
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American Water by Silver Jews (1998)
David Berman's clever lyrics are matched by brilliant compositions of country-flavored indie-rock; a masterpiece. Entrancing melodies and witty lyrics in his detached singing style emphase his sardonic lyrics to great effect. American Water grows with each listen without growing old. All of Silver Jews’ best qualities come together here.
rock | folk | singer-songwriter (BEA) added Sep 03, 2025
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Undercurrent by Bill Evans and Jim Hall (1962)
Pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall discover just how intense jazz rhythm can be when it is implied rather than overtly stated. Evans and Hall both have unflappably solid notions of time, and they behave like dancers freed from the tyranny of a chorus line.
jazz (TM) added Aug 27, 2025
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Murmur by R.E.M. (1983)
It isn't quite difficult to see why Murmur is so well liked. The forty-four minute album is chock full of jangling guitars, infectious melodies, and simple, yet effective song writing. Another element, perhaps just as important as the jangling guitars, is the vocals of Michael Stipe.
rock | pop (TM,BL) added Aug 27, 2025
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Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 3 for Violin and Orchestra in B Minor, Op. 61 - Papavrami/Royal de Liège (2010)
A masterpiece that combines technical brilliance with emotional depth. It remains a favorite among both performers and audiences, celebrated for its lyrical beauty, virtuosic demands, and its unique interpretability by violinists.
classical (ACE) added Aug 24, 2025
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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 (CMA,RBA) added Aug 24, 2025
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Sleep Well Beast by The National (2017)
This album wraps itself around you, and surrounds you with warm but fearsome melancholy.
rock | pop (BL,BEA) added Aug 22, 2025
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Jazz Samba Encore! by Stan Getz & Luis Bofná (1963)
Getz's third time on the Brazilian boom, this time he relies mostly upon native Brazilians for his backing. Thus, the soft-focused grooves are considerably more attuned to what was actually coming out of Brazil at the time. Avid bossa nova fans will certainly treasure this album for the lesser-known Bonfá tunes.
jazz | latin (BL,BEA) added Aug 22, 2025
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