Erik Weidinger Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 What do you put on the CD player, after you have switched off most of the light, opend a beer and sat down in your favourite armchair to relax after a hard day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blajay Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Maybe most often Maiden Voyage or side 2 of In a Silent Way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Could be almost anything. And oh yeah, no beer in hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blajay Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 or Willie Nelson--Stardust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrylover3 Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) Someday I'm going to put together a Duke Ellington disc with favorite recordings from across the years featuring Johnny Hodges. Today's Top Ten for making me mellow. Duke Ellington Orchestra: "Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band" Billie Holiday: Master Takes and Singles Bill Evans: Live At The Village Vanguard Mozart: Gran Partita (Zubin Mehta conducting members of the Berlin Philharmonic) Cannonball Adderley: Somethin' Else John Coltrane and Johnny Hartmann Stan Getz: The Best of the Verve Years, Volume 1 Sonny Rollins: Next Album Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage Miles Davis: Kind of Blue I don't even need to operate a remote control or put the multi-disc changer on "shuffle" for these discs. For classical inspiration it's Beethoven's Late String Quartets; Mozart Piano Concertos (Mitsuko Uchida) and Sonatas(Uchida, again), The Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven Symphony #6 ( Bruno Walter, Conductor), Brahms Symphony #2 (Wilhelm Furtwangler), Dvorak: Serenade; almost anything featuring Hilary Hahn or Martha Argerich or Jacqueline Du Pre. The only drawback to this list is that it can mellow me to sleep. Peace, Blue Trane Edited January 9, 2009 by Blue Trane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Anything in the "Moodsville" style, solo piano, classical guitar, soundtracks...substitute the beer for a "J". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 My best time to relax is usually in the morning with a good cup of coffee and when the house is quiet, i.e., when the kids aren't up yet. Gerry Mulligan-Night Lights-Mercury Bill Evans-Explorations-Riverside The Johnny Smith Guitar or Walk Don't Run-Roulette The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow-Verve Bill Barron Orchestra-West Side Story Bossa Nova-Dauntless/Fresh Sound Dave Brubeck-Red Hot and Cool All five volumes of Mozart's piano sonatas-Virgin Classics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) What do you put on the CD player, after you have switched off most of the light, opend a beer and sat down in your favourite armchair to relax after a hard day? Myself, I call this partying ... But, when I enter the sensory deprivation tank, I like to pipe in a little Dexter Gordon -- "Ballads," Turrentine -- "Ballads," Chet Baker -- "Chet," Evans' "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" and "Waltz for Debbie," the Turrentine and the 3 Sounds -- "Complete Blue Hour," maybe some Tomasz Stanko -- "Lontano," or some of Crispell's quieter discs -- "Storyteller." Then I wake up 8 hours later to find the stereo has been on all night. ( ) ( ) Edited January 9, 2009 by papsrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 In my "smoking" days, it would be more often than not "The Jimmy Giuffre 3" or Joe Henderson's "Page One" or Charlie Haden/Hank Jones's "Steal Away". Fell asleep every time (in a good way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 My early Sunday morning ritual consists of Glenn Gould, the newspaper and a good pot of coffee. Agree with Shawn that a Prestige Moodsville or any ballad-centric recording fills the bill when it comes to just kicking back. Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Agree with Shawn that a Prestige Moodsville or any ballad-centric recording fills the bill... Be careful Dave! Those Prestige Plays For Lovers albums can get you in trouble around here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 When I want to relax, I don't listen to music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Listening to music is what I do to relax. I can't think of any other purpose I use it for. Of course, relaxing can take many forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Trane and Pharoah Sanders doing "Manifestation", lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtodde Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Either piano trios or solo piano - jazz or classical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Some of the most relaxing music I have is the duets between Walt Dickerson and Richard Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybreezie Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Dick McGarvin - Peaceful That image is tiny but it's a cat asleep on a cloud which pretty much somes things up. It's all mellow rhodes and flute and pretty soon you're taking the most delightful nap. I'm not sure this ever made it out on CD, but the vinyl is well worth the $20 or so it seems to go for on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Cecil. After that I need to relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 AFTER a day of work, I can listen to just about any genre of jazz I would listen to under any other circumstances. I'm much more selective about the music I have on when I'm at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 "Ascension", because of the elevating effect... seriously: nothing in particular, might be some piano stuff, might be some Moodsville like things, or just some pre-bop stuff... or some nice easy hardbop (the "Idle Moments" style, or Grant Green's sleeper "Am I Blue"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Some Pullen or Some Dollar Brand or some Coltrane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 at these times, i find often myself reaching for a duo album, usually saxophone with either a piano or guitar. one of my all-time favorites is convergence, by richie beirach and george coleman. if you're a fan of big george and don't have it already, by all means, get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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