Playlists
Always fresh. Tracks supplied by curators with taste. The Mix Jedi Profile on Spotify shows all playlists as well.
91X in the 80s
A taste of what was played on San Diego's 91X in the 1980s
Refreshed Dec 13, 2025
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The Sophisticated Boomer
Songs and artists from baby boomer's formative years
Refreshed Dec 13, 2025
Roots of GenX
Songs from GenX's formative years
Refreshed Dec 13, 2025
Breakup Songs
Recommended tracks featuring songs about breakups, former flames, or relationships gone wrong
Refreshed Dec 13, 2025
Recent Releases
Recommended tracks that were recently released.
Refreshed Dec 13, 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 13, 2025
Contemplate
Contemplate while listening
Refreshed Dec 13, 2025
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Workout Mix
Up-tempo, energetic songs good for exercising to
Refreshed Dec 13, 2025
Personal Reflection
Songs about personal reflection from all eras
Refreshed Dec 13, 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 Dec 13, 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.
Plans by Death Cab for Cutie (2005)
Here you will find stately, melodic indie pop. Plans is best for those who like their pop music slow and tranquil - vivid with imagery - over and over again.
rock | pop (BL) added Dec 13, 2025
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This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1978)
This Year's Model is not only Costello's best work, but one of the most distinctively brilliant albums ever to be released. The Attractions are at their instrumental best. For fans of rock music bursting with wit and character, it really just doesn't get any better than this.
rock | pop | singer-songwriter (BEA) added Dec 13, 2025
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Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - Ormandy/Stern (1967)
Stern appears willing to sacrifice persnickety details in order to discover - and tease out - the heart music beyond the notation. The fourth movement is a choice Stern showpiece. Stern begins the piece as if weeping, and he labors over the fragile line as the orchestra spreads out a heart-tugging chord sequence beneath him. With broad and sometimes excited gestures, he points right at the specific aspects of the line that tear him up, nudging them into the spotlight.
classical (TM) added Dec 13, 2025
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Ravel: String Quartet in F Major, M. 35 - Attacca Quartet (2025)
Ravel's String Quartet is one of those pieces that you can sort of sink deeper and deeper into and it never gets old. The Attacca's approach is fresh and the voices are matched in tone and expressive phrasing and they pass phrases back and forth; Richly layered.
classical (ACE) added Dec 13, 2025
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Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat (1983)
This compilation is a satisfying summary of the band's 3 original studio albums, and showcases the unique style this band possessed during their career in the early 1980's. The unique blend of Ska, R&B, and rock wrapped up in a punk aesthetic makes the English Beat one of the most unique bands of all time.
rock | pop (BL) added Dec 13, 2025
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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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