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Tender voltagePlaylist noteApr 21, 20265:17 AM

Summertime is setting the blue hour temperature on the dial.

Summertime by Miles Davis off The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings - Disc 4 (1962) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a neon patience / tender voltage lean, and a touch of tender voltage. Wake Up (Remastered) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Summertime
Miles Davis
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings - Disc 4 · 1962 · Jazz
Lineup note
Summertime into Wake Up (Remastered)

Summertime by Miles Davis off The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings - Disc 4 (1962) belongs here because Wild Heart (Remastered) by Stevie Nicks is the perfect left turn to extend the feeling from In a Certain Light by Great Lake Swimmers without sounding automatic.. Wake Up (Remastered) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings - Disc 4 · 1962

Summertime comes through with a slow-burn glide and jazz around the edges, giving the sequence a 1960s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Wake Up (Remastered) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the jazz grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Miles DavisRage Against The MachineStevie NicksJazzPop, Rock, Alternatif et IndéRockneon patience / tender voltageblue hourtender voltageJazz
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Summertime
Miles Davis
Why it fits

Summertime by Miles Davis lands here because Wild Heart (Remastered) by Stevie Nicks is the perfect left turn to extend the feeling from In a Certain Light by Great Lake Swimmers without sounding automatic.. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Wake Up (Remastered) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings - Disc 4 (1962), Summertime shows Miles Davis working in a 1960s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the jazz texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Wake Up (Remastered) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Wake Up (Remastered)
Rage Against The Machine
Why it fits

Wake Up (Remastered) answers Summertime by Miles Davis with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock, alternatif et indé edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Wild Heart (Remastered) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) (2012), Wake Up (Remastered) shows Rage Against The Machine working in a 2010s pocket with pop, rock, alternatif et indé in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock, alternatif et indé texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Summertime without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Wild Heart (Remastered) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Wild Heart (Remastered)
Stevie Nicks
Why it fits

Wild Heart (Remastered) answers Wake Up (Remastered) by Rage Against The Machine with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016), Wild Heart (Remastered) shows Stevie Nicks working in a 2010s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Wake Up (Remastered) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

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