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

Court and Spark – Joni Mitchell

15 Jun 2026

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With her 1974 masterpiece Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell transforms from folk singer into something harder to define.Her piano playing matures. Her so...

The BEST Moments from MJ's Greatest Run, Ranked

08 Jun 2026

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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.

01 Jun 2026

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Adam Maness brings you the freshest releases of May 2026!0:00 Intro0:50 Jeff Parkerhttps://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/happy-today3:45 Greg Hutchins...

Sonny Rollins (1930-2026)

29 May 2026

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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

25 May 2026

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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 You'll...

Thrust – Herbie Hancock

18 May 2026

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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

11 May 2026

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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

07 May 2026

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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

04 May 2026

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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

27 Apr 2026

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You've never heard Kid A like THIS. Jazz musicians Adam Maness and Peter Martin break down Radiohead's 2000 art rock MASTERPIECE track-by-track to unc...

Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin' – Miles Davis Quintet

20 Apr 2026

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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

13 Apr 2026

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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

06 Apr 2026

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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 record a m...

"Money Jungle" – Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach

30 Mar 2026

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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?!

27 Mar 2026

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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.Start your f...

"Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington" – Thelonious Monk

23 Mar 2026

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Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington: The musicians on this album were already legends when it came out in 1955. Each of them completely reinvented h...

"Brown Sugar" – D'Angelo

16 Mar 2026

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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 consciousn...

"The Shape of Jazz to Come" – Ornette Coleman

09 Mar 2026

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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, a broke...

"Music of My Mind" – Stevie Wonder

02 Mar 2026

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What happens when you let a musical genius make the album of his dreams? You get Stevie Wonder's Music of My Mind (1972), the start of the greatest ru...

Best New Jazz In February 2026

27 Feb 2026

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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.Start you...

"Charlie Parker with Strings" – Charlie Parker

23 Feb 2026

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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

16 Feb 2026

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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

09 Feb 2026

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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

02 Feb 2026

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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 impressiv...

Fresh Spin Fridays - January 2026

31 Jan 2026

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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.Start your...

We're back! You'll Hear It Returns For A New Season

26 Jan 2026

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The Best New Jazz of 2025

29 Dec 2025

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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 is a new...

How to Live a Musical Life in 2026

26 Dec 2025

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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, or a fin...

"Sign o' the Times" – Prince

22 Dec 2025

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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

15 Dec 2025

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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

08 Dec 2025

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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

01 Dec 2025

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"The Köln Concert" – Keith Jarrett

24 Nov 2025

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"Songs in the Key of Life" – Stevie Wonder

17 Nov 2025

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"Mingus Ah Um" — Charles Mingus

10 Nov 2025

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"At Town Hall" – Nina Simone

03 Nov 2025

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"Thriller" – Michael Jackson

27 Oct 2025

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"Voodoo" – D'Angelo

20 Oct 2025

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The Jazz Samples That Built Hip Hop

13 Oct 2025

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"Hard Groove" – The RH Factor

06 Oct 2025

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"Blue" – Joni Mitchell

29 Sep 2025

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"A Love Supreme" — John Coltrane

22 Sep 2025

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Why Jazz Musicians Love Hip Hop (ft. Switched On Pop)

15 Sep 2025

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"Innervisions" — Stevie Wonder

08 Sep 2025

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"Someday My Prince Will Come" — Miles Davis

01 Sep 2025

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You'll Hear It - Season 13

30 Aug 2025

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🎹 Welcome to You’ll Hear It!Your destination for laid‑back jazz chats, nerdy chords, and genuine conversations with Adam Maness and Peter Marti...

"Afro Blue" — Robert Glasper

25 Aug 2025

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"Rumours" — Fleetwood Mac

18 Aug 2025

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"Maiden Voyage" — Herbie Hancock

11 Aug 2025

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"Still Crazy After All These Years" — Paul Simon

04 Aug 2025

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Season Finale: Testing Our Show Against Our Own Rules

21 Jul 2025

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From Sonata to Stank Face

14 Jul 2025

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The Best Thing To Ever Happen In 1960

07 Jul 2025

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Jazz Organ LEGEND Reveals Favorite Tracks

30 Jun 2025

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The Genius of D'Angelo's Voodoo

23 Jun 2025

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90's Jazz At Its Finest

16 Jun 2025

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It’s Time: Joshua Redman’s Spirit of the Moment

09 Jun 2025

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Miles’ First Masterpiece: Birth of the Cool

02 Jun 2025

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The “Love Supreme” of Soul Music?

26 May 2025

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What Genre Is Tower Of Power??

19 May 2025

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Did Chick Corea Perfect Midi Jazz?

12 May 2025

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Best Oscar Peterson Trio - Guitar or Drums?

05 May 2025

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Stevie's Greatest Album?

28 Apr 2025

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Is Keith Jarrett The Greatest Solo Pianist Ever?

21 Apr 2025

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Herbie Hancock's Greatest Era Is Not Even Jazz?

14 Apr 2025

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The Ten Most Important Years In Jazz

07 Apr 2025

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Why Do Jazz Pianists LOVE Roberta Flack?

31 Mar 2025

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Miles' Greatest Album - You're Welcome

24 Mar 2025

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Is "Off The Wall" Michael's True Masterpiece?

17 Mar 2025

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Bill Evans and The Trio That Changed Trios

10 Mar 2025

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Greatest FUNK Band Of All Time?

03 Mar 2025

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6 Songs To Turn Coltrane Curious Into Coltrane Converted

24 Feb 2025

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How Brad Mehldau Became Jazz' Greatest Genre Hacker

17 Feb 2025

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Steely Dan's "Aja": A Perfect Album?

10 Feb 2025

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Our Favorite Village Vanguard Sets

30 Dec 2024

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How To Live Musical Life In 2025

23 Dec 2024

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Tunes That Teach Ya Somethin

16 Dec 2024

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What Makes A Heart Tugger?

12 Dec 2024

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The Greatest Pianist Ever

09 Dec 2024

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Holiday Classics That No Longer Sleigh

05 Dec 2024

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7 GAS Standards That Still Slay

02 Dec 2024

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Taught In 60 Seconds

28 Nov 2024

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What's In Your Ears?

25 Nov 2024

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Best Drummer Of The Past 99 Years

21 Nov 2024

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Please... Can We Stop Saying Jazz Is Dead Yet?

18 Nov 2024

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In Memory Of Lou Donaldson

13 Nov 2024

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The No. 1 Musician We Don't Talk About Enough

04 Nov 2024

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The Trio That Defined Swing

28 Oct 2024

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It's All Communication

21 Oct 2024

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7 GREATEST Jazz Standards

14 Oct 2024

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The Ultimate Jazz For The Masses

07 Oct 2024

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When Should I STOP Practicing??

03 Oct 2024

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The Perfect Album (almost)

30 Sep 2024

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It’s time for Sunday School (and scales and chords..)

26 Sep 2024

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This Band Made Jazz Legends

23 Sep 2024

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Jazz Chords For Beginners

19 Sep 2024

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Is Bossa Nova Jazz?

16 Sep 2024

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The WORST Way To Practice

11 Sep 2024

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End Of An Era For Miles

09 Sep 2024

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Jazz Pianists Changed Forever After This Album

05 Sep 2024

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