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The best hang in music. Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin break down the greatest albums of all time, track-by-track. Like Thriller, Kid A, Songs In the Key of Life, Aja, and Voodoo. They use their deep knowledge of music theory to uncover the hidden qualities that make music work - harmony...
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The BEST Moments from MJ's Greatest Run, Ranked
Jazz musicians Adam Maness and Peter Martin review their three favorite songs from Michael Jackson's most iconic albums: Bad, Thriller and Off the Wal...
Oh, Jeff Parker? He Gets It.
Adam Maness brings you the freshest releases of May 2026!
0:00 Intro
0:50 Jeff Parker
https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/happy-to...
Sonny Rollins (1930-2026)
Sonny Rollins passed away this week at 95. Jazz pianists Peter and Adam are listening through the recordings that defined his career and made him one...
Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
Miles Davis's Kind of Blue is one of the greatest albums of all time - possibly THE greatest. But it's not perfect.
In this special episode of...
Thrust – Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock's Thrust (1974) is one of the most influential jazz-funk records ever made. Peter Martin and Adam Maness break down the full album, tra...
Mothership Connection – Parliament
Could Parliament be the most important band of the 1970s? Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin break down Parliament's 1975 masterpiece Mothersh...
WOAH: Angine de Poitrine Might Be It
Join Adam Maness as he delves into the best new music released in April 2026 (ish). This month we're featuring the incredible microtonal Angine de Poi...
Genius + Soul = Jazz – Ray Charles
YHI + McBride = Ray Charles?! Christian McBride - bassist, Grammy winner and one of the greatest musical minds working today - joins Adam and Peter on...
Kid A – Radiohead
Check out Adam’s course for more on Kid A and the harmony of Radiohead: https://osjazz.link/radiohead
You've never heard Kid A like THIS. Jazz m...
Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin' – Miles Davis Quintet
Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin' capture Miles Davis on one of music history's most remarkable upswings. He had recently become clean after a...
I Want You – Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye's I Want You could be one of his greatest albums, and he didn't even write it. Producer Leon Ware wrote most of the songs for himself. Mar...
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club: The album so good it's life-affirming. And it almost didn't happen.
In 1996, an American musician landed in Cuba to rec...
"Money Jungle" – Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach
What happens when you put three of jazz's biggest personalities in a studio for a day? You get Money Jungle: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Ro...
New Jazz From FLEA?!
We're looking at the best jazz releases of March 2026! Listen with pianist Adam Maness as he breaks down and reacts to these great tracks.
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"Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington" – Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington: The musicians on this album were already legends when it came out in 1955.
Each of them completely reinve...
"Brown Sugar" – D'Angelo
D'Angelo's Brown Sugar sounded like nothing else in 1995. R&B was slick, polished, and built for clubs. D'Angelo later said the "deeper consciousness"...
"The Shape of Jazz to Come" – Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) may be the most controversial album in jazz history, and one of the most important.
In 1959,...
"Music of My Mind" – Stevie Wonder
Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin dive into Music of My Mind, track-by-track, listening to isolated stems and breaking down the music theory...
Best New Jazz In February 2026
We're looking at the best jazz releases of February 2026! Listen with pianist Adam Maness as he breaks down and reacts to these great tracks.
St...
"Charlie Parker with Strings" – Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker was punk rock before there was punk rock. His bebop was underground music: subversive, intellectual, and a major departure from popular...
"Gaucho" – Steely Dan
Is Steely Dan's Gaucho more perfect than Aja? Maybe even ... too perfect? Two years in the studio. The greatest session musicians alive asked to play...
"Bad" – Michael Jackson
The Impossible follow-up: Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. Five years after Thriller changed everything, Michael returned with a record that would be...
"Tapestry" – Carole King
Carole King’s Tapestry is so cozy, you'll want to hug it; sit with it. It sounds simple, warm, and totally unassuming. But it’s way more impressive th...
Fresh Spin Fridays - January 2026
We're looking at the best jazz releases of January 2026! Listen with pianist Adam Maness as he breaks down and reacts to these great tracks.
Sta...
We're back! You'll Hear It Returns For A New Season
New episode drops February 2, 2026! Keep your eyes on the feed for episodes on artists like Carole King, Michael Jackson, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis...
The Best New Jazz of 2025
We're looking back at the best jazz releases of 2025. Listen with pianist Adam Maness as he breaks down and reacts to these great tracks.
This i...
How to Live a Musical Life in 2026
What does it really mean to live a musical life?
As we look ahead to 2026, Adam and Peter talk about music as a way of being. Not a checklist, o...
"Sign o' the Times" – Prince
Prince's Sign O' the Times is one of our most requested albums at You'll Hear It. But, there is a certain window of millennial that doesn't really "ge...
"Sinatra at the Sands" — Frank Sinatra with Count Basie and His Orchestra
Could this be peak Frank? Sinatra at the Sands captures the energy, the cool, and the incredible voice that made this crooner so iconic. Backed by the...
The Peter Martin x Strong Songs Interview
How much do you know about Peter Martin? In this conversation with Kirk Hamilton of the Strong Songs podcast, Peter shares his musical influences and...
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" – Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was one of the BIGGEST records of the 90s. When you sell 20 million records, like Lauryn Hill did, you're into mass ma...
"The Köln Concert" – Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett's "The Köln Concert" is the best selling solo piano album of all time. But why this album? Possibly because it sounded like nothing else...
"Songs in the Key of Life" – Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life stands apart, even next to the other four albums in Stevie Wonder's classic period. It resulted in the most hit singles: "I W...
"Mingus Ah Um" — Charles Mingus
1959 gave us Kind of Blue, Time Out ... and Mingus Ah Um. Adam and Peter dig into Charles Mingus’s most adventurous, soulful record: gospel, bebop, an...
"At Town Hall" – Nina Simone
At Town Hall captures a pivotal moment in Nina Simone's story, when she left behind her dream of being a concert pianist and embraced her identity as...
"Thriller" – Michael Jackson
In 1981, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones set out on one of the most ambitious projects in pop music history: an album where every song was a hit. The...
"Voodoo" – D'Angelo
In light of D'Angelo's passing, we're replaying our episode on Voodoo from June 2025. This Grammy-winning, genre-defying album changed the sound of R&...
The Jazz Samples That Built Hip Hop
Hip hop wouldn’t sound the same without jazz. From A Tribe Called Quest to PinkPantheress, jazz provides the groove behind of some of the most iconic...
"Hard Groove" – The RH Factor
The RH Factor’s Hard Groove might sound uncontroversial to modern ears, but in the early 2000s it was revolutionary. With this record, Roy Hargrove br...
"Blue" – Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell’s Blue, a folk masterpiece, has inspired jazz musicians since its release in 1971. Is it because she sings like a horn player? Her impro...