Tranquil Seductions One Jazz Beat At A Time
“...try BEDTIME BEATS®, a CD designed to help you snooze. Unlike your Ambien/Prosecco experiment, the sleep aid was mixed by real scientists. The smarty-pants at Case Western Reserve University discovered that classical music played at 60-80 beats per minute can improve your sleep. Using that info, a couple of sandmen (er, sandwomen) deejayed a collection to conk you out...Just press play fifteen minutes before sleepy time and relax to the beats of the rhythm of the night. You'll forget about the worries on your mind.”
- from tastemaker website and newsletter Daily Candy
For the tens of millions among us who either have sleep disorders or simply find sound slumber elusive in their 21st century lifestyle, what could be better than a safe, effective and affordable way to tranquilly drift off each night? Research and testimonials - from well-rested believers -prove that BEDTIME BEATS® specially programmed music works. The series' second volume, the 2-CD set BEDTIME BEATS® THE SECRET TO SLEEP® - TRANQUIL SEDUCTIONS ONE JAZZ BEAT AT A TIME, does so in style with ever-so-soothing jazz grooves.
It is the first-ever jazz music collection sequenced and mastered to actively promote restful sleep. The double-disc compilation features twenty-four tracks from a host of iconic artists, all flowing out at an uninterrupted cadence of 60-80 beats per minute, following the protocol established by the Case Western study. Highlights include selections from Cyrus Chestnut, John Coltrane, George Duke, Duke Ellington, Lyle Mays, Joshua Redman, Joe Sample and other greats. There's over 130 minutes of world class jazz - though chances are you'll be blissfully aware of the bulk of it when listening at bedtime, and will have to find another time to day to take it all in!
Ideal for young and old alike, BEDTIME BEATS® THE SECRET TO SLEEP® - TRANQUIL SEDUCTIONS ONE JAZZ BEAT AT A TIME follows up the first installment, 2006's Bedtime Beats: The Secret To Sleep, which spotlighted classical music. The anti-tossing & turning series was conceived by Cindy Bressler and Lisa Mercurio, and has been covered by media including USA Today, Family Circle Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, CNN and NPR.
Track List - Click song title to listen to a sample
So Many Stars - Earl Klugh
Airport Sadness - Brad Mehldau
Little Girl Blue - Milt Jackson
So Little Time - Duke Ellington
Naima - John Coltrane
Young And Foolish - Brad Mehldau
Blues From The East - Cyrus Chestnut
This Is All I Ask - Bill Evans with Toots Thielemans
Central Park West - John Coltrane
The Peacocks - Bill Evans
Days Of Wine And Roses - Duke Ellington
Total Praise - Cyrus Chestnut
First Love - Joe Sample
Peace - George Duke
Mirror Of The Heart - Lyle Mays
Lost April - Bob James Trio
Body & Soul - Joshua Redman
The Green Hour - Bob James
Last Night When We Were Young - Bob James with Dave Holland
Visions - Joshua Redman
My Bells - George Duke
Imari's Lullaby - James Carter
Quiet Now - Bob James Trio
Long Life - Lyle May
