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Parsons Playlists: Serenaded by the Moon

Posted on March 31, 2023 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Xipeng (class of 2024) which can be enjoyed by moonlight.

Serenaded by the Moon

This is the one of my favorite playlists to have at midnight, either when I am with friends or just enjoy the time to be alone. Turn off the lights, and enjoy this beautiful night!

Miles Davis, John Coltrane & Bill Evans – “Stella By Starlight”

Diana Krall – “Almost Blue”

Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez & Marty Morell – “Turn Out The Stars”

Miles Davis – “Pharaoh’s Dance”

Miles Davis – “Moon Dreams”

George Michael – “Roxanne”

Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker – “Stardust”

Chet Baker – “That Old Feeling”

Chet Baker – “My Ideal”

Ahmad Jamal – “Wave”

Julie London – “Cry Me A River”

Frank Sinatra – “Summer Wind”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezhlEHCXrPBloetPCJLJpsC

And here is a version on Spotify:

Parsons Playlists: Stan Getz

Posted on March 25, 2022 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Eli (class of 2024) and features jazz/samba music from the great saxophonist Stan Getz.

One of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, many know “The Sound” Stan Getz from “The Girl From Ipanema”. Here are more of his greatest works to expand your jazz and samba repertoire.

“Saudade Vem Correndo” (Stan Getz, Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo)

“Só Danço Samba” (Stan Getz, Luiz Bonfá)

“Vivo Sonhando” (Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim)

“Para Machuchar Meu Coracao” (Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim)

“Corcovado” (Stan Getz, João Gilberto)

“Águas de Março” (Stan Getz, João Gilberto)

“Retrato Em Branco E Preto” (Stan Getz, João Gilberto)

“Samba da Minha Terra” (Stan Getz, João Gilberto)

“The Peacocks” – Live (Bill Evans Trio, Stan Getz)

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewWYyrz6QGgmwzPw5yjl-CL

New CDs added in December!

Posted on January 5, 2018 by marmstr3

New CDs for December 2017

Concertos and Chamber Music

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Tangere
Danish String Quartet – Thomas Ades, Per Nørgard, Hans Abrahamsen
Danish String Quartet – Last Leaf

Danish String Quartet – Wood Works
Anthony de Mare – Liaisons : Re-imagining Sondheim from the Piano
Francois Devienne – Flute Concertos Nos. 1-4
Francois Devienne – Flute Conteros Nos. 5-8

D.C. Hall’s New Concert & Quadrille Band – Grand Concert!: Vocal and Instrumental Music Heard in 19th Century America
Beth Levin – Bright Cirle / Schubert, Brahms, Del Tredici
Beth Levin – Personae / Chopin, Eliasson, Schumann

Jazz

Rez Abbasi – Unfiltered Universe
Miles Davis & Bill Evans – Complete Studio & Live Masters
Kyle Eastwood – In Transit

Opera, Opera Excerpts and Art Songs

Pretty Yende – Dreams

Sacred Vocal Music

St. Hildegard Von Bingen – Hildegard Von Bingen: The Complete Edition – Sequentia

Gospel Music

Various Artists – Feel Good! : 40 Years of Life Changing Music

Pop, Blues, Rap and Rock Music

Talib Kweli- Radio Silence
Mavis Staples – If All I Was Was Black

World Music

Abelardo Barroso – Cha Cha Cha – Albelardo Barroso with Orquestra Sensacion
Buena Vista Social Club – Lost and Found
Various Artists – Anthology of Classic Cuban Music

Band Music

United States Marine Band – Arioso

New CDs added in October!

Posted on November 3, 2017 by marmstr3

New CDs for October 2017

Orchestral Music

Dimitri Shostakovich – Under Stalin’s Shadow : Symphonies Nos. 5, 8, 9
Dimitri Shostakovich – Under Stalin’s Shadow : Symphonie No. 10

Concertos and Chamber Music

J.S. Bach – The Cello Suites According to Anna Magdalena
J.S. Bach – Solo Works for Marimba — Kuniko
Ferio Saxophone Quartet – Flux : Original Works for Saxophone Quartet
Joseph Haydn – Flute Sonatas

Eunmi Ko – She Rose, and Let Me In
Isang Yun – Chamber Music
Isang Yun – Chamber Music : World Premier Recordings

Electronic Music

Various artists – Space, Energy & Light: Experimental Electronic and Acoustic Soundscapes 1961-88

Jazz

Bill Evans – Another Time : The Hilversum Concert
Gary Smulyan Quartet – Royalty at Le Duc: Live at Le Duc des Lombards
Harry Allen’s All Star New York Saxophone Band – The Candy Men
Fred Hersch – Open Book
Junior Mance – The Complete Albums Collection, 1959-1962

Jeremy Rose – Within & Without
San Francisco String Trio – May I Introduce To You
Triocity – I Believe In You
Chris Washburne – Rags and Roots

Opera, Opera Excerpts and Art Songs

Jamie Barton – All Who Wander
George Frideric Handel – Rinaldo

Dimitri Hvorostovsky – Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings of war, peace, love and sorrow
Louis Karchin – Romulus

Louis Karchin – To The Sun And Stars
Franz Schubert – Schubert Songs — Thomas Meglioranza & Reiko Uchida
Franz Schubert – Winterreise — Thomas Meglioranza & Reiko Uchida
Pretty Yende – A Journey

Choral Music

Henricus Isaac – Nell tempo di Lorenzo de’Medici & Maximilian I, 1450-1519
ORA – Many Are The Wonders: Renaissance Gems and Their Reflections

World Music

Trio Da Kali and Kronos Quartet – Ladilikan
Various Artists – Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa

Musicals

Brenda Russell – The Color Purple : New Broadway Cast Recording

Ameriana, Bluegrass, and Country Music

Arthur Alexander – Arthur Alexander
Rhiannon Giddens – Factory Girl

Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway
John Reischman and the Jaybirds – On That Other Green Shore
The Sweetback Sisters – King of Killing Time

Pop and Rock Music

Raspberries – Pop Art Live