Party Playlist: Dinner for 8
To find the most compelling music for parties, audiophile Charlotte Druckman turned to the pros behind the best restaurant soundtracks—and suggests winning cocktails for each soundtrack.
Dinner Party for 8
Musical selections by Jeremy Abrams of Audiostiles.
Popping a few CDs into a sound system isn’t good enough for the best restaurants anymore. These days, playlists are expected to show as much creativity as menus.
Chefs Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud work with Audiostiles, a company that also counts the Four Seasons hotels as a client. "We’re like personal shoppers," says Jeremy Abrams, who worked at VH1 before he helped launch Audiostiles in 2004.
Since most of Abrams’s customers favor mellow music that won’t distract diners from their food, he turns to jazz artists like Madeleine Peyroux.
Music:
| ArtistSongDownload | ||
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Charlie Hunter Quartet |
More Than This |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low  |
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Jamie Cullum |
Wind Cries Mary |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Bossacucanova |
Previsão |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Cesaria Evora |
Petit Pays (Château Flight Remix) |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Madeleine Peyroux |
Don't Wait Too Long |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Katie Melua |
Just Like Heaven |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Feist |
Inside and Out |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Sergio Mendes |
Let Me (Remix from Timeless) |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Paul Anka |
True |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Si Sé |
Mariposa en Havana |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
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Bent & Billie Holiday |
Speak Low (Bent Remix) |
Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |