music while playing chess

What and who does the online chess community listen to, while playing chess?

Classical!  :)

I listen to metal and grunge

Nick Cave.

Marisa Monte

Yucaipa!  If it's real close to San Bernardino, then I'm in spitting distance! Any chess clubs in or near that town?  

I would need some extremely exciting classical music, as I very much enjoy relaxing to it, or doing a deep compositional analysis in my head, being a music teacher. No, I don't think that style of music would help my chess game at all. Far too enjoyable and distracting.

Just tweeted about this yesterday. When playing blitz, I prefer energetic music, e.g. this video.

I don't listen to music while playing because I got distracted...

Today I've been listening to Beirut, The Black Angels, Coltraine, Radiohead, and My Bloody Valentine

Now, jazz legend John Coltane sounds perfect.  I'll need to add Clifford Brown to that list as well as Cannonball Adderly.  I can just feel my rating on live go up 100 points!

I choose one song that works for me and play it over and again, for about a month -- this month...

Sam Cooke, A Change is Gonna Come

Coltraine's Ole`! I never heard of Cannonball Adderly, and I don't think I've heard Clifford Brown, any CD recommendations there?

mmm. i kinda like beirut.. and Natalia, I actually won two 1:00 blitz's while listening to your choice music lol

I prefer the sound of silence when I am applying myself, but that's probably due to what I've been accustomed to.

I hear that Japanese pro Shogi players have such a practiced concentration that noise doesn't bother them. At least that's what the old Chess Life article said when the writer wondered whether his talking was disturbing the players.

For blitz and such, any old music is fine for me.

I've drawn today, and it looks like another draw awaits, while listening to this music. I don't really know the names of the members in the groups I listen to, who is "Natalia", bukkephalus?

I Challange you Bukkephalus!

I am Ginky2. I am a member.

 WGM Natalia Pogonina...post #7.

Oops! Sorry

 Oh my! You never heard of Cannonball Adderley or Clifford Brown. It's understandable with Clifford Brown, as he died in a car accident after only four years of recordings. Considered by many to be the absolute best jazz trumpet player in history.

Cannonball Aderley was an alto sax player who followed in the footsteps of Charlie Parker, perfecting that style of be-bop. Phil Woods went on to perfect what Cannonball Adderley left behind. I've seen Phil Woods live on numerous occasions.

Listening suggestions, no, must buys for the collector of the best in jazz recordings.

1. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (features Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane). If you could only own one jazz album, this would be it!  

Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been cited by many music writers not only as Davis's best-selling album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time.

The sessions featured Davis's ensemble sextet, which consisted of pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.

2. Clifford Brown And Max Roach  (EmArcy MG 36036) - Joy Spring is Clifford Brown's most famous recording on this album and you can listen to it on youtube. A jazz masterpiece and jazz classic for all time.  

Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d). Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1954

A little about me: I received my B.M. from the University of North Texas with a major in jazz studies, if you can believe such a thing exists!

I love the excitement and energy of free beings! Thank you very much, Musikamole!