You'll Hear It: Full Album Deep Dives with Jazz Musicians

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin take apart Jamiroquai’s 1994 album The Return of the Space Cowboy, isolating bass lines and keyboard parts to reveal the jazz harmony inside the grooves.

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About You'll Hear It:

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 

00:00 Return of the Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai
06:30 Space Cowboy's standout player
07:40 Jay Kay's voice 
08:30 Stillness in Time
11:25 Half the Man
15:00 Light Years
18:31 Manifest Destiny
20:37 The Kids
22:41 Inside the bass line
25:05 Mr Moon
28:34 Scam
31:23 Journey to Arnhemland
34:46 Morning Glory
36:50 Space Cowboy
39:33 Unpacking the chords
41:48 Desert island picks
43:26 Adam’s favourite bass entrance
44:29 The Stevie Wonder comparison
48:54 The hats
50:35 How it compares to other 1994 albums

Cozy songs for fall, handpicked by two jazz pianists who take sweater weather very seriously. From Shirley Horn and Norah Jones to D’Angelo, Nick Drake and a surprisingly cozy cut from Michael Jackson’s Thriller. 

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About You'll Hear It:

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 

00:00 The coziest tunes we know
01:33 Peter starts strong
03:11 Sweater weather in a song
04:49 A new voice, an old favorite
06:38 Can the open road be cozy?
09:14 Saxophone and drums… cozy?
10:44 Better than the original?
12:55 A little quiet storm
14:36 The coziest jazz trio?
16:14 A voice like no other
19:19 Cozy isn’t just for Christmas
20:55 Modern jazz gets cozy
22:40 Heartbreak in a cabin
25:57 Peter bets it all on this one
28:57 What cozy songs did we miss?

Even if you don't recognize his name, you've heard his sound. Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove played trumpet on, and contributed arrangements to, D'Angelo's Voodoo, Common's Like Water for Chocolate, and Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun. He was equally at home with neo-soul and hip-hop, and straight-ahead acoustic jazz. At the same time he was contributing to era-defining Soulquarian projects, he was producing music with his jazz quintet.

Today, jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin listen to his 2008 masterpiece Earfood and explore why it may be the perfect jazz album for the jazz-curious neo-soul fan.

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About You'll Hear It:

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love.

00:00 The hidden force behind neo-soul
02:04 Roy Hargrove’s early years
07:07 D’Angelo, Voodoo and the Soulquarians
9:25 The RH Factor and Roy’s quintet
15:08 I’m Not So Sure
23:10 Brown
27:24 Strasbourg / St. Denis
32:01 Starmaker
34:09 Joy Is Sorrow Unmasked
38:56 The Stinger
44:43 Rouge
49:06 Mr. Clean
51:37 Style
54:01 Divine
55:45 To Wisdom the Prize
57:11 Speak Low
1:00:26 Bring It On Home to Me
1:02:04 Adam and Peter’s favourite moments
1:08:47 The final verdict

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin dig into the You'll Hear It mailbag, answering your questions and checking out the tunes you always wanted them to hear. Plus, a trivia round inspired by your comments.

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About You'll Hear It:

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 

00:00 The You'll Hear It mailbag episode
01:52 What's on your workout playlist?
04:27 When did you start playing piano?
07:10 What got you into jazz?
09:48 If you could choose only one chord ...
10:36 One album you'd perform live TONIGHT
13:05 The best jazz solos for beginners to transcribe
15:36 Does classical training help jazz musicians?
18:08 Playing listener requests
20:23 Test out a hi-fi system with this
24:21 A new favorite album 
26:06 Adam loves this 70s singer-songwriter
28:12 A vibey, spacey pick
30:50 The album they overlooked
33:15 Alternate takes better than the originals
37:42 What we missed about Radiohead
39:33 The jazz we're listening to right now
46:20 Why kindred artists find each other
51:38 You tell us all the details we missed
56:49 GALA

D'Angelo's Black Messiah is one of the greatest albums of the 21st century. You can hear his musical influences all over it: Prince's arrangements, the Bee Gees' falsettos, Jimi Hendrix's guitar, Sly's groove. But the alchemy that makes Black Messiah so powerful could only come from one mind: D'Angelo, the artist who gave us Voodoo and Brown Sugar.

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack D'Angelo's Black Messiah track by track, detailing what their trained ears hear in the music, and highlighting new textures, harmonies, and song structures you may have missed on the first listen. 

Plus, Peter shares stories about his friendship and working relationship with legendary trumpet player Roy Hargrove.
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0:00 D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah
1:44 Ain't That Easy
7:35 Questlove, Pino Palladino, and James Gadson
9:35 1000 Deaths
14:09 The Charade
17:44 Where this album sits next to Sly, Marvin, and Prince
19:33 Roy Hargrove, and the Peter Martin connection
22:28 Sugah Daddy
28:45 Really Love
39:40 Back to the Future (Part I)
44:05 Where does talent like this come from?!
51:15 Till It's Done (Tutu)
53:43 Prayer
56:35 Betray My Heart
1:02:55 The Door
1:07:13 Back to the Future (Part II)
1:09:25 Is this album backwards?
1:11:11 Another Life
1:17:00 Our favorite moments
1:17:27 How snobby is this album?
1:19:53 Is it better than Voodoo?

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin play each other their favorite Ahmad Jamal tunes to build the ULTIMATE Ahmad Jamal playlist. 

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Watch Ahmad Jamal at Studio 61: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KFMLNop0_g&t=607s

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Listen to the Ultimate playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TvAf7P7H5JvG0hP0SJth9?si=vH8EJXmHS4mGw8eWm0BqnA

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About You'll Hear It:

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 

00:00 The Ultimate Ahmad Jamal Playlist
01:48 72 years of recording, longer than a queen's reign
04:06 Excerpts from the Blues (Jazz from '61, CBS Studios)
08:21 But Not For Me 
14:02 Jamal's quiet swagger
16:05 Old Devil Moon 
19:02 The 1 a.m. New Orleans gig with Brian Blade
20:37 Star Eyes 
25:09 When Peter met Ahmad Jamal
26:15 Poinciana (Live at the Pershing, 1958)
27:19 I Love Music 
29:25 It Could Happen to You
32:08 The elephant in the room: Miles Davis
35:39 Cherokee 
39:55 Peter's hot take on Israel Crosby
41:13 Willow Weep for Me 
43:42 What's New
46:35 Our favorite moments
48:53 How snobby is this playlist?
50:50 Is this better than Kind of Blue?

Waltz for Debby is the sound that all "boring coffeehouse jazz" tries to imitate, but none can replicate. Featuring Bill Evans on piano, Scott LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums, this 1962 live album has become the template for every AI jazz playlist. And yet, it stands apart as one of the greatest jazz piano trio albums of all time. Pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin listen to the full album, track-by-track, describing what they hear in the music that lends this album its undeniable humanity.

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00:00 Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby
03:20 My Foolish Heart
09:20 Waltz for Debby
16:40 Detour Ahead
18:53 My Romance
23:55 Some Other Time
27:09 Milestones
30:31 Categories
34:03 Mailbag

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin take turns playing each other songs, and the goal is to get the biggest involuntary reaction out of the other guy. Along the way, they break down what's actually happening in the music. In a final round, they have to sit through their opponent's pick without cracking. 

Who gets the best reactions? You decide. Share your verdict in the comments.

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About You'll Hear It:

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love.

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00:00 Rules of Engagement
00:44 Round 1
05:59 Round 2
10:01 Round 3
16:08 Round 4
20:28 Round 5
25:00 Round 6
33:51 Bonus: The Poker Face Round
36:50 Encore

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack Radiohead's 2007 masterpiece 'In Rainbows', track-by-track. Hear about the harmonies, odd time signatures, Thom Yorke's singing technique and the production choices that give this album its sound. And learn why many of the musical choices made for 'In Rainbows' are strange for an album that hit #1 on the US and UK charts, and sold three million copies.

If you're hearing 'In Rainbows' for the first time, you're not alone. So is Peter! And if you're a Radiohead fan (like Adam), watch for Peter's reaction to, and verdict on, your favorite tracks.

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Learn to play "Weird Fishes", even if you've never played a note. Led by You'll Hear It co-host Adam Maness, this special lesson is simple enough to follow, even for absolute beginners.

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About You'll Hear It:

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love.

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0:00 In Rainbows - Radiohead
1:25 The poll that picked this album
8:44 The pay-what-you-want release
20:05 Adam HAD to teach this track
26:58 Now we're really into great stuff
31:20 Why this album sounds so good
44:15 The closer, and a question about Thom Yorke's voice
47:50 Peter's verdict
50:05 The ten-year run

New albums all hand-picked from jazz pianist Adam Maness for your listening pleasure. 

00:00 - Intro

01:51- Epiphanie - Domi & JD Beck
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05:45 - Solidarity Song - Terri Lyne Carrington
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08:01 - Eye Level - Fathers
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10:37 - Tagore - Charles Lloyd
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12:58 - Tethered - Nduduzo Makahthini
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15:28 - Stella By Starlight - Joey Alexander
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17:51 - Bem Querer - Curio Curio
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19:43 - Out of the quiet - Richard Spaven
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