Do you listen to music over breakfast?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Posting just now in the MJQ rediscovered thread, I noted that I like the MJQ over breakfast. I wondered what others felt.

I manage to get breakfast to myself. I take my wife a cup of tea and maybe toast or cereal in bed and get my own in peace and quiet for an hour or so. MJQ is good then. I also like to listen to small group swing at that time. Bud Johnson's two albums on OJC have been getting a lot of breakfast listens, as have the Teddy Wilson Brunswicks.

Blue Mitchell is another who's particularly welcome at breakfast.

MG

[AllenLowe]

the sound of eggs frying is music to me ears - not mention 430 mg of cholesterol.

[Teasing the Korean]

Bossa Nova, Michel Legrand, MJQ are my top choices.

Add the Swingle Singers if mamosas are involved.

[Van Basten II]

Chopin would be good, then again if it wouldn't be for my neighbors a bit of Led Zep would do the trick.

[A Lark Ascending]

I eat breakest (three crumpets and a cup of tea) over listening to music.

[BillF]

Someone on the board expressed surprise a few weeks ago about my starting the day with Lockjaw/Griffin, Lookin' at Monk. However, what they thought was 7am was actually 12 midday here!

[papsrus]

My cd compulsion forced me to give up eating some years ago. Sounds nice though.

[Dan Gould]

Have never done any listening during breakfast. Coffee, NYT Online, MLB Network or Sportscenter on in the background for highlights I am interested in watching.

[mjzee]

I listen while in the shower. I have an iPod connected to a JBL mini-ring speaker. As to what music I listen to, it's whatever the shuffle feature pumps out. Anthony Braxton is sure to wake me up quickly, tho not in a good way!

[clifford_thornton]

Oh no?

[papsrus]

I listen while I sleep. I can run through a lot of stuff that way.

[AndrewHill]

Depends on mood/what's on tv/kids/noise level, etc. But when I do have a morning to myself, I like to start off with solo piano/sonatas then progress to duos, trios and eventually get to full-blown ensembles. Its my way of easing into things in the morning. -_-

[JohnS]

No, it's BBC Radio 4's Today programme for me. Essential listening to start the day.

[save0904]

Only if I'm not having breakfast with my wife :-)

[sidewinder]

Breakfast is good Mosaic listening time !

[AndrewHill]

Only if I'm not having breakfast with my wife :-)

Ha! Good one Save. Funny enough, I was playing Jackie's Swing Swang Swingin' and my wife was diggin' it at 11am! So there is hope, but she still doesn't dig Hill, Rivers or Brotz; but its it progress.

[sidewinder]

(three crumpets and a cup of tea)

You mean 'English' muffins?

[BillF]

The wife or three crumpets, eh?

[A Lark Ascending]

Believe me, after the three crumpets you need that cup of tea.

[save0904]

Only if I'm not having breakfast with my wife :-)

Ha! Good one Save. Funny enough, I was playing Jackie's Swing Swang Swingin' and my wife was diggin' it at 11am! So there is hope, but she still doesn't dig Hill, Rivers or Brotz; but its it progress.

Oh playing Brotz for breakfast would be definitively a reason for a divorce :-)

[Matthew]

I usually listen to either The Message or Escape on XM Radio, both are kind of a positive way to start the day.

[BruceH]

I listen to just about anything during breakfast, but I make sure to turn it down to a very low level.

[rockefeller center]

Sorry, can't tell you.

[spinlps]

Seeing that I usually have breakfast while sitting in morning gridlock, yes... via the iPod. Usually the "Recently Added" or "My Highest Rated" playlists. If I had a newer iPod touch I'd give the "Genius" playlists a try.

[BeBop]

Only if I'm not having breakfast with my wife :-)

Good way to avoid a Breakfast Feud.