10 Tune Dinner Party Playlists

Crafting an ideal dinner party music playlist is all well and good. The important element is to be able to have easy access to all of the tunes that you include on your dinner party playlist.

The reality is that you may desire different types of music depending on who will be attending your dinner party, the time of year, and so forth. Thus, several lists of 10 songs are presented for your dinner party consideration.

Suggestions from “Anatomy of a Song”

Marc Myers is the author of a book entitled “Anatomy of a Song.” As part of writing about the anatomy of a song, he developed some solid playlists ideally suited to a dinner party. One of the most compelling lists that Myers has developed is a 10 song playlist that features some truly cool jazz

1. Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, “Desafinado”
2. Red Garland, “East of the Sun”
3. Bill Evans, “Elsa”
4. Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim, “Change Partners”
5. Wes Montgomery, “Canadian Sunset”
6. René Thomas, “Meeting”
7. Stanley Turrentine, “She’s a Carioca”
8. Sonny Rollins, “On Impulse”
9. Paul Desmond, “When Joanna Loved Me”
10. Oscar Peterson, “Sally’s Tomato”

Spotify Dinner Party Playlist

Presented for you here are 10 idyllic songs for a dinner party playlist that easily are accessible via Spotify, the online streaming service. Indeed, you can create a specific dinner party playlist directly on Spotify and save it indefinitely. Once you develop a solid playlist for dinner parties, you will want to be able to access it again easily in the future.

1. Oscar Peterson, “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars”
2. Django Reinhardt, “After You’ve Gone”
3. Avi Wisnia, “Love Song”
4. Billie Holiday, “Georgia on My Mind”
5. Chet Baker, “But No for Me”
6. Blossom Dearie, “Rhode Island is Famous for You”
7. The Two Man Gentleman Band, “Let’s Get Happy Together”
8. Brazilian Lounge Project, “Love Will Tear Up Apart”
9. Melody Gardot, “If the Stars Were Mine”
10. 10 Miles Davis, “So What”

Contemporary Tunes for a Dinner Party

A nice mix of contemporary tunes can also create the perfect setting for a dinner party. Presented here for your consideration is a list of 10 contemporary pieces that have garnered praise at dinner parties of all types. The come together to form an ideal dinner party playlist.

1. Lana del Rey, “Summertime Sadness”
2. Ellie Goulding, “Burn”
3. One Republic, “Counting Stars”
4. American Authors, “Best Day of My Life”
5. Lorde, “Team”
6. John Legend, “All of Me”
7. Betty Who, “Somebody Loves You”
8. Calvin Harros, “Summer”
9. Time Flies, “All the Way”
10. Latch, “Disclosure

An Eclectic Blend for a Dinner Party

In the grand scheme of things, there really are no limitations as to what you can do in the way of a dinner party playlist. This list is a truly eclectic collection that is likely to life up to the mantra of “something for everyone.”

1. John Coltrane, “My Favorite Things”
2. The White Stripes, “We’re Going to Be Friends”
3. Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Waiting In Vain”
4. Bright Eyes, “First Day of my Life”
5. Cowboy Junkies, “Sweet Jane”
6. The Smashing Pumpkins, “Landslide”
7. The Band, “I Shall Be Released”
8. Kevin Drew, “Safety Bricks”
9. Mazzy Star, “Fade Into You”
10. Bright Eyes, “First Day of my Life”

Have Your Guests Participate in Developing a Dinner Party Playlist

As part of organizing a dinner party, you consider reaching out to your guests. Ask that they provide you with the name of one or two songs to be included in the dinner party playlist. You may want to establish some parameters or a theme so that the playlist ends up having an appropriate unity and a suitable style for the dinner party that you will be hosting.

Courtesy of Jessica Kane

Jessica Kane is a writer for Silver Superstore, home of the internet’s best flatware.