Friday, August 28, 2009

Musical Relaxation

The weekend, a perfect time to break all the hassle and routine from your week, a time to spend with friends and family, a time to try out something new, a time for relaxation.

To achieve the latter there's nothing better than listening to some music while you're resting on your couch, bed, or are spending time on your computer. You can do this by listening to the genre and artist of your preference, yet this time I'll recommend some performers from the 60s and 70s. Their music can be classified as instrumental, bossa nova, easy listening, jazz, yet they all have two things in common: they were played "everywhere" during those years and they will help you relax and spend a good time.

In no order of importance I suggest you check out:

Burt Bacharach
Al Caiola
Herb Alpert
Enoch Light
Ferrante & Teicher
Chuck Mangione
Caravelli
Francis Lai
Paul Mauriat
Andre Kostelanetz
Ray Conniff
Klaus Wunderlich
Michel Legrand
Juan Torres
John Barry
Carmen Cavallaro
John Williams
Frank Pourcel
Peter Nero
Paul Mauriat
Walter Wanderley
101 Strings Orchestra
Astrud Gilberto
Mantovani
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Cordara Orchestra
Sergio Mendes
Living Strings
Elis Regina
Henri Mancini
Claudine Longet
Ronnie Aldrich
18th Century Concepts
Alfred Newman
Les Reed
Max Greger
James Last
Manuel & the Music of the Mountains
Fausto Papetti
Richard Clayderman
Joao Gilberto
Andy Williams
Bill Conti
Marvin Hamslich
Xavier Cugat
Nino Rota
Les Baxter
Alfred Lyman
Martin Denny
Leroy Holmes

If you have more suggestions, feel free to share it with all of us in the comments section of this post.


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2 comments:

G.S. said...

Any Leonard Cohen song.

He will be here in Spain next 12nd September.

It's a pity I can't go....

Warm regards

RetroVintageModStyle said...

Will check him out, thanks for the suggestion.

Regards :)