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Below is some of my favorite massage music in my CD collection .  Browse and see if you want to make a request for your next therapy session.

I have a few very zen, trancelike choices as well as some classical compilations, but I tend to favor music with more engaging melodies and instrumentation.  But the music for your session should suit you.

This list is arranged in order from most laid back to most engaging.

Sounds of surf                   Just waves crashing on the shore.

Liquid Mind:                      Orchestral sounding spacey soundtrack for zoning out.

Bija, Todd Norian             “soothing music and mantras for yoga and meditation”

Classical:

Guitar for Relaxation      Julian Bream plays solo and accompanied. Bach, Mozart, Villa-Lobos, Ravel, etc

Moonlight                           Beethoven for relaxation

Solo Journey                      Bach:  solo guitar, violin, cello, and piano

Bach for Relaxation         Adagios, Preludes, Andantes, Largos from various compositions

Sainte Columbe: Retrouve &Change    Contemplative 17^th century music for viola da gamba, harp, and lute

Choral:

Arvo Part, Kanon Pokajanen       Modern choral acapella, deep eastern European, sounds ancient

Brother Sun, Sister Moon        John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers – the most beautiful album of Renaissance choral music I have ever heard.

Featuring Cello:

David Darling                      Eight String Religion        Peaceful, soulful cello meditations also featuring piano

David Darling                      Cello Blue            Lush and poignant cello ensemble, some with nature sounds

3 albums by cellist Jami Seiber

Each album contains some vocalizations though primarily instrumental, and some rhythmic elements while deeply nurturing and soothing.

Lush Mechanique            Composed for a dance group to interpret

Hidden Sky                         Inspired by the endangered elephants of Thailand, some Thai influences

Unspoken                           Composed as soundtrack for poetry – this is the music alone.

Piano:

Liz Story –Best of             My favorite Windham Hill artist

17 seconds to Anywhere  Liz Story –

Andre Previn                     Alone    – classic jazz melodies

Plains                                    George Winston – one of his more varied albums

Guitar:

Alex deGrassi                    Best of Alex deGrassi – another great W.H. guitarist

William Ackerman            Best of Wm Ackerman – one of the founders of Windham Hill

William Ackerman            Sound of Wind Driven Rain: Featuring Samite’s gentle vocalizations on some tracks. Much more laid back than Ackerman’s “ Best of”  album

Guitar Meditations          Billy McLaughlin et al      -  Compositions with guitars and keyboards

Fingerdance                       Billy McLaughlin – master of fingerpicking guitar

Nancy Tucker/Mountain Moods                               two albums – Tucker plays distinctive rhythmic tunes, followed by selections from Mountain Moods – quiet, beautiful Appalachian-inspired songs featuring guitar, fiddle, mandolin, etc.

Celtic Instrumental:

Maggie’s Music                 Music for hammer dulcimer and ensemble from all the different ancient celtic styles

Nightnoise                          Best of Nightnoise – Windham Hill artists blend new age and celtic styles

Native American:

John Huling: Return to Spiritlands    Native American flute

Carlos Nakai et al: Feather, Stone and Light   Native American flute, guitar and drums

Assorted ensembles:

Bruce Becvar: Gold          Mellow, melodic, featuring guitar and vocalizations and some tracks.

Midori: Bali                         transports you to a Polynesian paradise, featuring sounds of wind and water and flute with gentle drums

Enough Love: Kocher-Hillmer   Unique local recording with recorder, piano, and soft drums and rainsticks. Tunes include native American, and early American hymns and spirituals.

Andrea Vollenweider – best of    Classic “new age” artist – joyful and playful electronic harp

Shadowfax:  Windham Hill jazz fusion ensemble

Music featuring vocals:

Deva Premal: Dakshina     Sanskrit chants arranged with a reverent pop sensibility – inspired & uplifting

Deva Premal: Embrace  more of the same great sound

Loreena McKennitt: Mask & Mirror    songs and ballads with celtic and Mediterranean influences

Loreena McKennitt: Ancient Muse

Compilation of Loreena McKennitt: Secrets  and assorted Enya

October Project:  Lush arty pop, lyrical fairy tales

In Search of Angels:  Windham Hill Soundtrack to a show about angels – various artists

Ellen Gozion: My selections including piano waltzes and Appalachian folk ballads from this Pittsburgh artist

Hem:   my selections for massage – gentle, lyrical contemporary folk with universal appeal.

Moss:   Acapella group of singers, jazzy arrangements of Neil Young’s Old Man and other great songs not so well known.

Ferron:  My favorite selections for massage, mostly from “Driver” from this deep-voiced folk icon

Kate Bush: Aerial   Dreamy pop from this iconic British singer.

World Women: my choices from Putomayo, Angelique Kidjo, Sweet Honey in the Rock, etc.

 

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