Artist	Song
John Coltrane	Naima
from Giant Steps (2005)
Branford Marsalis Quartet	B's Paris Blues
from A Celebration of New Orleans Music to Benefit the MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005 (2005)
Hélène Grimaud	Berceuse in D Flat Major, Op. 57
from Chopin & Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas (2005)
The Rolling Stones	She's a Rainbow
from Their Satanic Majesties Request (2005)
Miles Davis	Blue In Green
from Kind of Blue (1997)
Björk	Possibly Maybe
from Post Live (2010)
Jeffrey Tate & English Chamber Orchestra	Symphony No. 31 in D 'Paris', K. 297 - 300a: II. Andante
from Mozart: Complete Symphonies (1999)
Wes Montgomery	Beaux Arts
from Groove Brothers (2006)
Dave Brubeck	Blue Rondo a la Turk
from Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective (2000)
David Bowie	Andy Warhol
from Hunky Dory (Remastered) (1999)
Air	Cherry Blossom Girl
from Talkie Walkie (2004)
John Coltrane	A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement
from A Love Supreme (2002)
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra	Bolero
from Ravel's Greatest Hit: The Ultimate Bolero (2004)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Maps
from Maps - Single (2004)
The Sea and Cake	Show Boat Angel
from The Sea and Cake (1994)
DJ Shadow	What Does Your Soul Look Like, Pt. 1 / Blue Sky Revisit / Transmission 3
from Endtroducing… (2005)
Talking Heads	This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
from Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand In the Vaseline (2008)
Stevie Wonder	Golden Lady
from Innervisions (2000)
Yo-Yo Ma	Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
from The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (2004)
Anton Heiller, Antonio Janigro & I Solisti di Zagreb	Concerto No. 5 in F Minor for One Harpsichord, BWV 1056: II. Largo
from Bach: Harpsichord Concertos (2003)
Thelonious Monk Quartet	'Round Midnight
from Misterioso (2006)
Ennio Morricone	Piume di cristallo
from Ennio Morricone (Deluxe Edition) (2011)
Charlie Parker Sextet	Begin the Beguine
from The Complete Verve Master Takes (2003)
Blackalicious	First In Flight
from Blazing Arrow (2002)
Donny Hathaway	Flying Easy
from These Songs for You (Live) (2005)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach	The Left Bank
from Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (1995)
Coleman Hawkins	Picasso
from Ken Burn's Jazz: Coleman Hawkins (2000)
Leonard Cohen	Famous Blue Raincoat
from The Essential Leonard Cohen (2002)
Vince Guaraldi	Rain, Rain Go Away
from Oh Good Grief (2008)
Dennis Russell Davies & The Orchestra Of St. Luke's	Ruins of Athens, Op. 113: No. 5, Music Behind The Scene (Assai Allegro Ma Non Troppo)
from Beethoven: Egmont, Incidental Music, The Ruins of Athens (2005)
Mos Def	UMI Says
from Black On Both Sides (2002)
Dexter Gordon	Stairway to the Stars
from Our Man in Paris (1987)
Benny Carter	Blue Light Blues
from Royal Garden Blues (2004)
Roy Ayers	Red, Black & Green
from Evolution: The Polydor Anthology (1995)
Fila Brazilia	Kingsblood Royale
from Sty Wars (1999)
Elbow	Mirrorball
from The Seldom Seen Kid (2008)
Abdullah Ibrahim	Earth Bird
from Mindif (1988)
Glenn Gould	Goldberg Variations for keyboard, BWV 988: Variation 25 a 2
from Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1955 Version) (2003)
Philip Aaberg	Diva (Sentimental Walk)
from Cinema (1992)
Benjamin Lew	Comme Tout Embue, Tout Danse
from Compiled Electronic Landscapes (2003)
Hideo Osaka Ensemble	Sakura
from Traditional Music of the Japanese Geisha (2006)
The Flaming Lips	Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
from The Soft Bulletin (2008)
Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams & Chicago Symphony Orchestra	Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra: Sayuri's Theme
from The Music of America: John Williams (2010)
Raúl Midón /Stevie Wonder	Expressions of Love
from State of Mind (2005)
DJ Krush	Road To Nowhere
from Jaku (2008)
Sigur Rós	Ba Ba
from BA BA TI KI DI DO - EP (2004)
Stereolab	Diagonals
from Dots and Loops (2008)
Jolie Holland	Mexican Blue
from Springtime Can Kill You (2006)
Upper Egypt Ensemble	Mustafa's Smile
from Egypt - A Musical Voyage (2004)
Air	Les Professionnels
from Casanova 70 - EP (2004)
brian and chris	Sakura
from 3 (2004)
DJ Cam	Mad Blunted Jazz
from Underground Vibes (2008)
Belle and Sebastian	Lazy Line Painter Jane
from Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (2005)
Brian Wilson	Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine
from Smile (2004)
Calexico	Paper Route
from Spoke (1997)
Architecture In Helsinki	Tiny Paintings
from In Case We Die (2005)
Charles Trenet	les Oiseaux de Paris
from fleur bleue (2009)
Brian Crain	Picasso Blue
from Morning Light (2006)
The Court & Spark	High Life
from Hearts (2006)
Felix Brenner	Ode to Dali
from The Death of Salvador Dali: Music from the Film (2006)
J Boogie's Dubtronic Science	Oceanic Lullaby
from J Boogie's Dubtronic Science (2003)
Red Garland Trio	Blues In the Closet
from At the Prelude (2006)
The Rum Diary	Somerset
from Noise Prints (2002)
Oscar Peterson & Benny Green	Jitterbug Waltz
from Oscar and Benny (1998)
Yo La Tengo	Saturday
from And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000)
Ammoncontact	Beautiful Flowers (feat. Dwight Trible, Yusef Lateef & Prince Po)
from With Voices (2006)
United Future Organization	Picaresque Eye
from 3rd Perspective (1997)
Spleen	Summer holes
from She Was a Girl (2005)
Namesake	Indubious Battle
from Translation. Music. 3. (2003)
Till Brönner	The Peacocks
from Oceana (2007)
Tortoise	Salt the Skies
from It's All Around You (2004)
Seabear	I Sing I Swim
from The Ghost That Carried Us Away (2007)

Comment:

Sometimes it’s good to get away from the script. For your next museum visit, instead of strapping on a headset with some spoken-word guide telling you what to think, bring along a pair of headphones and plug into the coolest art-appreciation soundtrack you’ve ever heard. From jazz giants John Coltrane and Miles Davis to classic-rock godheads David Bowie and the Rolling Stones — not to mention some stellar contributions from the worlds of classical and electronica — these are the sounds bound to make art come alive. Whether you’re melting into the far-out fantasies of Salvador Dali or being absorbed by the vivid visions of Van Gogh, we’ve picked the perfect tunes to accentuate your adventure into the mysterious, undeniably musical world of art.

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