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:
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Charlie Hunter Quartet |
More Than This |
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Jamie Cullum |
Wind Cries Mary |
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Bossacucanova |
Previsão |
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Cesaria Evora |
Petit Pays (Château Flight Remix) |
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Madeleine Peyroux |
Don't Wait Too Long |
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Katie Melua |
Just Like Heaven |
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Feist |
Inside and Out |
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Sergio Mendes |
Let Me (Remix from Timeless) |
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Paul Anka |
True |
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Si Sé |
Mariposa en Havana |
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Bent & Billie Holiday |
Speak Low (Bent Remix) |
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