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New York, New York.

One of the worlds greatest cities and hot bed of creative wonder and genius.

It’s rich musical history has permeated and influenced the whole world. It’s musical sons and daughters have given us much pleasure and joy. It’s multi-cultural make up and background has given us a wonderful concoction and fusion of styles and flavours, the likes of which few cities can match.

What I present to you here is an eclectic mix of music spanning almost a century and covering many, many genres and styles. Some will be instantly familiar. Much of it may be new to your ear. All of it will fill you with the essence of New York, city & state.

Indulge yourself in the richest musical tapestry the world can offer. This playlist not only demonstrates the varied nature of New York’s music scene but also the incredible diversity of artists and music available on the remarkable Spotify service.

So, sit back, hit shuffle and enjoy this collection, and please don’t forget to rate and leave comments :o)

Dizzy Gillespie – ‘Round About Midnight
Paul Simon – 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Jay-Z – 99 Problems
Albert Ayler – A Man is Like a Tree
Charlie Parker – A Night In Tunisia
Fats Waller – Ain’t Misbehavin’
Bob Dylan – All Along the Watchtower
Fats Waller – All That Meat And No Potatos
Simon & Garfunkel – America
Chorus – America
Various Artists – An American In Paris - Instrumental
Kid Creole and the Coconuts – Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy
Ethel Merman – Anything You Can Do
Al Jolson – April Showers
Blondie – Atomic
Eddie Palmieri – Ay Que Rico (Oh How Good)
John Zorn – Batman
Patti Smith Group – Because the Night
Cecil Taylor – Bemsha Swing
Charles Mingus – Better Git It in Your Soul
The Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa
Charlie Parker – Bird Feathers (Charlie Parker)
William Parker – Black Cherry
Richard Hell & The Voidoids – Blank Generation
Miles Davis – Blue In Green
A Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebum
Charles Mingus – Boogie Stop Shuffle
Madonna – Borderline
Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners: Brilliant Corners
French Horn Rebellion – Broken Heart
Mos Def – Brown Sugar (Fine)
Chairlift – Bruises
Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It?
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band – Cherchez La Femme
Suicide – Cheree
The Swans – Children of God
Tito Puente & His Orchestra – Cuando Te vea
Suicide – Diamonds, Fur coat, Champagne
Mumps – Did You Get the Girl?
William Parker – Doctor Yesterday
Public Enemy – Don’t Believe the Hype
Bobby Short – Don’t Bring Lulu - LP Version
Billie Holiday – Don’t Explain
Barbra Streisand – Don’t Rain on My Parade
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force – Don’t Stop..Planet Rock
Mariah Carey – Dreamlover
Madonna – Drowned World/Substitute for Love
Paul Simon – Duncan
MGMT – Electric Feel
Mariah Carey – Emotions
Chic – Everybody Dance - 2006 Remastered LP Version
Chairlift – Evident Utensil
Public Enemy – Fight the Power
Duke Ellington – Flamingo
Ornette Coleman – Focus on Sanity
Eric B. & Rakim – Follow The Leader
Miles Davis – Freddie Freeloader
Bette Midler – Friends
Billie Holiday – Georgia On My Mind
Suicide – Ghost Rider
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Patti Smith Group – Gloria
Chic – Good Times - 2006 Remastered Original 12″ Mix
Charles Mingus – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Wu-Tang Clan – Gravel Pit
Jay-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
Pat Benatar – Heartbreaker
The World’s Famous Supreme Team – Hey DJ (original 12” mix)
Fountains of Wayne – Hey Julie
Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies
Mariah Carey – Honey
The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
Dizzy Gillespie – I Can’t Get Started (01-09-45)
Sarah Vaughan – I Could Make You Love Me
Ethel Merman – I Get A Kick Out Of You
Sarah Vaughan – I Got Rhythm (Crazy For You)
Eric B. & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
Bobby Short – I Like The Likes Of You - LP Version
Mumps – I Like to Be Clean
LL Cool J – I Need Love
Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated - Remastered Album Version
The Swans – I Was A Prisoner In Your Skull
Kiss – I Was Made for Loving You
Kid Creole and the Coconuts – I’m a Wonderful Thing Baby
Sonic Youth – I’m Not There
Al Jolson – I’m Sitting On Top Of The World
Nico – I’m Waiting For The Man - Album Version (Stereo)
Nas – If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
Miles Davis – In a Silent Way / Shhh/Peaceful / It’s About That Time
Moby – In My Heart
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
The Strokes – Is This It
Ella Fitzgerald – It Ain’t Necessarily So
Duke Ellington – It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
RUN-DMC – It’s Like That
Ella Fitzgerald – It’s Only A Paper Moon
Billy Joel – It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
RUN-DMC – It’s Tricky
The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
Lady Gaga – Just Dance
Billy Joel – Just The Way You Are
MGMT – Kids
Duke Ellington – Ko-Ko
Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi
Queen Latifah / Monie Love – Ladies First
Lydia Lunch – Lady Scarface
Patti Smith Group – Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (De)
The Strokes – Last Nite
Queen Latifah – Latifah’s Law
Chic – Le Freak - 2006 Remastered LP Version
Richard Hell & The Voidoids – Liars Beware
Madonna – Like a Virgin (extended dance remix)
Thelonious Monk – Locomotive
Ornette Coleman – Lonely Woman
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force – Looking for the Perfect Beat
Richard Hell & The Voidoids – Love Comes in Spurts
Cecil Taylor – Love for Sale
Kiss – Love Gun
Pat Benatar – Love Is A Battlefield
Laura Nyro – Luckie
Suzanne Vega – Luka
Nas – Made You Look
LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
Tito Puente – Mambo
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
Eddie Palmieri – Mare Nostrum
Chorus – Maria
Suzanne Vega – Marlene on the Wall
Television – Marquee Moon - Remastered LP Version
Paul Simon – Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Héctor Lavoe – Mi Gente (Louie Vega Elements Of Life Remix)
Helmet – Milquetoast
Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
Mos Def – Ms. Fat Booty
Arto Lindsay – Mugur Mugurel
Arto Lindsay – Mundo Civilizado
Albert Ayler – Music is the Healing Force of the Universe
Sarah Vaughan – My Favourite Things
Al Jolson – My Mammy
Nas – N.Y. State of Mind
Bobby Short – Nagasaki - LP Version
Barbra Streisand – New York State of Mind
Duke Ellington – New York, New York
Sonny Rollins – Night and Day
The Notorious B.I.G. – Notorious B.I.G.
William Parker – Nur al Anwar
Arto Lindsay – O Futebol
Madonna – Oh Father
Albert Ayler – Oh! Love of Life
Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
Queen Latifah – One Mo’ Time
Blondie – One Way Or Another
Moby – Ooh Yeah
Philip Glass – Organic
Tito Puente – Oye Como Va (Bongo Edit)
Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full - Seven Minutes Of Music - The Coldcut Remix
The Velvet Underground – Pale Blue Eyes
Eddie Palmieri – Palmas
Charlie Parker – Parker’s Mood
Lou Reed – Perfect Day
New York Dolls – Personality Crisis
Ramones – Pet Semetary
RUN-DMC – Peter Piper
LL Cool J – Phenomenon
Billy Joel – Piano Man
Chairlift – Planet Health
Lady Gaga – Poker Face
Moby – Porcelain
George Gershwin – Porgy & Bess
Wu-Tang Clan – Protect Ya Neck
Philip Glass – Pruit Igoe
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Simon & Garfunkel – Punky’s Dilemma
A Tribe Called Quest – Push It Along
Ornette Coleman – Ramblin’ - LP Version
The Swans – Red Velvet Corridor
Various Artists – Rhapsody In Blue - Instrumental
Beastie Boys – Rhymin & Stealin
Talking Heads – Road to Nowhere
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
RUN-DMC – Run’s House
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Television – See No Evil - Remastered LP Version
New York Dolls – Seven Day Weekend
Cyndi Lauper – She Bop
Ramones – Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
French Horn Rebellion – Showdown
Fountains of Wayne – Sink to the Bottom
John Zorn – Snagglepuss
Miles Davis – So What
Lydia Lunch – Some Velvet Morning
The Strokes – Someday
Ella Fitzgerald – Someone to Watch Over Me
Chorus – Somewhere
Sonny Rollins – St. Thomas
Fountains of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom
Fania All Stars – Steady (Fuji) [Andy Smith And Keith Lawrence Remix]
Laura Nyro – Stoned Soul Picnic
Kid Creole and the Coconuts – Stool Pidgeon
Sonny Rollins – Strode Rode
Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
Billie Holiday – SummerTime
Ella Fitzgerald – Summertime
Sonic Youth – Superstar
Al Jolson – Swanee
Laura Nyro – Sweet Blindness
Tito Puente – Take Five
Jay-Z – Takeover
Sonic Youth – Teen Age Riot
Billie Holiday – That Ole Devil Called Me Love
Bobby Short – That’s My Weakness Now - LP Version
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheel Of Steel
Dizzy Gillespie – The Champ
Fania All Stars – The Click (Kashmeer Bros Remix)
Mumps – The Decision
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Lou Reed – The Gun
John Zorn – The James Bond Theme
Fats Waller and His Rhythm – The Joint is Jumpin’
Nas – The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee – The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The New Adventures of Grand Master Flash
Bette Midler – The Rose - Remastered Album Version
John Zorn – The Sicilian Clan
Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Monk: Monk’s Dream
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
MGMT – Time to Pretend
Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner (feat. Suzanne Vega)
New York Dolls – Trash
Mos Def – Umi Says
Helmet – Unsung
French Horn Rebellion – Up All Night
Television – Venus - Remastered LP Version
Nico – Venus In Furs
Mariah Carey – Vision of Love
Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
Pat Benatar – We Belong
Lydia Lunch – What Is Memory
Patti Smith Group – When Doves Cry
The Velvet Underground – White Light, White Heat
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – White Lines - Long Version
Helmet – Wilma’s Rainbow
Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings - LP Version
Sonny Rollins – Winter Wonderland
Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love
The World’s Famous Supreme Team – World Famous (original version)
The World’s Famous Supreme Team – World Famous Supreme Team Show WHBI (link)
Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Clan Aint Nuthing Ta F’ Wit
Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al
Cecil Taylor – You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
Public Enemy – You’re Gonna Get Yours
Ethel Merman – You’re The Top
Fats Waller – Your Feets Too Big
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
Afrika Bambaataa Nation Soul Sonic Force – Zulu Nation Throwdown (Soul Sonic Force)