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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 Hear It, jazz pianists Peter Martin and Adam Maness break down this classic record, track-by-track, to uncover why it has become so legendary. They dig into what's really going on in the music during this album's best moments: Miles's trumpet solo on "So What", Wynton Kelly's piano solo on "Freddie Freeloader", John Coltrane's entrance on "Blue in Green".Plus - we learn more about what Miles was doing in his early years, his break from bebop, what he thought of Bill Evans's approach, and the production and engineering techniques that give Kind of Blue its unique sound.Miles Davis was born just outside of St. Louis 100 years ago this week. To celebrate his centennial birthday, Adam and Peter filmed this episode in front of a live audience at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, MO.Chapters Legend: 

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, track-by-track: Mike Clark's displaced backbeats, why Paul Jackson is such an unusual bass player and possibly the greatest Rhodes solo of all time. Plus - Adam shares a story about learning "Spank-A-Lee" at 16, and Peter tells us about meeting Paul Jackson for the first time. And ... is "Actual Proof" ACTUALLY the best track on the album?-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs:https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi------------------------------Maiden Voyage: https://youtu.be/ZQ6ICxe2wjEHead Hunters: https://youtu.be/wM-_44deuSY------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love:https://youllhearit.com/newsletter-------------------------------00:00 Thrust - Herbie Hancock00:30 Herbie Before Thrust: Miles & The Headhunters03:01 Drummer Mike Clark Joins the Band03:35

Could Parliament be the most important band of the 1970s? Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin break down Parliament's 1975 masterpiece Mothership Connection track-by-track: Bootsy Collins bass lines that launched a thousand samples, grooves that lock you in and won't let go, and the New Orleans connection that George Clinton says started the whole thing. Plus: isolated bass and drums stems. You'll never hear Parliament the same way again.Chapters Legend:

Welcome to the Deepdale Podcast, our North Norfolk magazine programme. Hosted by Jason Borthwick, it's May 2026, and the episode starts with a snippet of the dawn chorus, which is simply stunning at this time of year. The resident blackbird was singing away, circling Jason and the microphone in an inquisitive way while he recorded.This month Jason talks to lots of North Norfolk Artists. First up he chats about North Norfolk Open Studios with four participating artists – Nell Dalton, Patricia Mullin, Ken Tidd and Nicholas Elliott. They chat about their art, their inspiration, and what visitors can expect from visiting artist's studios and exhibitions around the county in late May and early June.Then Jason chats with Nina Bilbey and Charlotte Howarth at Holkham, two master stone carvers, about their Abraxas Academy, their inspiration, their journeys to becoming artists, and the incredible projects they have and are working on.May is a wonderful time to be in Norfolk. The wildlife is awakening. There are loads of events in the diary including the Lynn Chadwick exhibition at Houghton Hall, the Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Robert Vincent – Live Music Gig in our Brick Barn on 8th May, the Hunstanton Fun Dog Show on 8th May, Shantymen Monday sessions at the Jolly Sailors, markets, Anne Boleyn Walk at Blickling and so much more. You can find a wonderful What's On guide on our website – deepdalecamping.co.uk/events/Really hope you enjoy the listen, and if you do, then we would love you to leave a review on your favourite podcast app or directory. You can find an ever growing back catalogue of episodes, with a whole host of interesting guests who love North Norfolk, and know so much about this beautiful part of the world. Please let your friends and family know about this little slice of North Norfolk life.00:00 – Dawn Chorus01:20 – Welcome03:23 – Deepdale Podcast Theme Tune by Jess Morgan04:37 – Nell Dalton09:28 – Patricia Mullin15:07 – Ken Tidd and Nicholas Elliott23:55 – Nina Bilbey and Charlotte Howarth, Abraxas Academy45:56 – Close46:17 – Deepdale Podcast Theme Tune by Jess MorganThanks for listening to this episode of the Deepdale Podcast. Please do leave a review on your favourite podcast app or directory. And please tell your friends and family about our little slice of North Norfolk life.We'll be back in June with another episode. In the meantime enjoy the back catalogue of episodes, when we've chatted with fabulous people about beautiful North Norfolk.More info on this episode:deepdalecamping.co.uk/tales/deepdale-podcast-north-norfolk-open-studios-nell-dalton-patricia-mullin-ken-tidd-and-nicholas-elliott-and-abraxas-academy-nina-bilbey-and-charlotte-howarth-may-2026/

Hugh Klitzke on the Conversational Read – and Why Most Coaches Are Actually Just DirectingThis month we're joined by Hugh Klitzke – New York-based voiceover coach, director, and the person behind conversational VO. We met Hugh at One Voice UK last year (we won a pub quiz together, which felt like a good omen) and we've been wanting to get him on the podcast ever since.Hugh spent nearly 15 years directing over 125,000 voiceover auditions at Buchwald talent agency in New York. He now specialises in one thing: the conversational read. Not a genre. Not a style. A way of performing that the industry has been asking for for years – and that a surprising number of experienced voices still struggle to deliver.In this episode, we get into why that is.We talk about what "conversational" actually means technically – and it turns out it's far more specific than "just sound natural." Hugh draws on prosody, tessitura, vowel length, consonant weight, and the emotional centre of copy to explain what's actually going wrong when a read sounds like an announcement rather than a conversation. It's the kind of episode where you'll want to take notes.We also talk about:Why the British relationship to broadcast media creates a genuinely different challenge around the conversational readThe difference between directing and coaching – and why Hugh thinks most coaches are doing the former without realising itWhy cold reading is overrated, and the one question that can shift everythingHow a chance meeting with a speech pathologist changed the way Hugh teachesHugh's Open Studio – a free, live, fortnightly Zoom session where you can watch him coach in real time, no paywall in sightAI voices, mouth clicks, and why perfection is starting to feel like a problemHugh also shares the story of how he ended up at Buchwald – scoring a film for no money, selling phones at Radio Shack, and a favour that changed everything.If you've ever felt like your read is almost there but not quite landing, this one's for you.Find Hugh at http://conversationalvo.com/ and look for Open Studio in the menu to join a free live session.

YHI + McBride = Ray Charles?! Christian McBride - bassist, Grammy winner and one of the greatest musical minds working today - joins Adam and Peter on You'll Hear It to share his desert island album.If you know Christian, you know that his musical hero is James Brown. But Christian isn't bringing a James Brown pick. Instead, he's bringing one from his hero's hero ... Ray Charles.This album was a risky move for Charles - unlike anything else he'd released at that time. At the peak of his power, he set aside the qualities that made him famous: his voice and his piano.This one's a deep cut. But once you listen, you'll never hear Ray Charles the same way again.Chapters Legend:

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 uncover what's really happening in the music that makes this album so incredible. Why do we love Radiohead's Kid A so much? Watch to find out.PLUS - Jazz musicians play Radiohead's "Everything In Its Right Place". One shot, one take, no AI. FULL video: https://youtu.be/c5w9BHKe0rc-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs:https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi-------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Hidden artifacts from the albums we love:https://youllhearit.com/newsletter-------------------------------Chapters Legend:

Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin' capture Miles Davis on one of music history's most remarkable upswings. He had recently become clean after a years-long heroin addiction that led to his exclusion from major record labels and clubs. And now, in 1956, he had a deal with Columbia - the Cadillac of record labels - and a band he loved: Red Garland on piano, Philly Joe Jones on drums, Paul Chambers on bass and John Coltrane playing the sax. In this episode of You'll Hear It, jazz pianists Peter Martin and Adam Maness go through each album. They discuss the outsized influence of Ahmad Jamal, Red Garland's Red spread technique, the power of Miles's chatter on Relaxin' and whether this is the greatest rhythm section in the history of recorded music. Whether this is your first introduction to Miles Davis, or you've been listening to these albums for years, you'll walk away from this episode with a new understanding of, and appreciation for, Miles and his first great quintet. ------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi------------------------------Some Day My Prince Will Come: https://youtu.be/a_Ygq74SjvQBirth of the Cool: https://youtu.be/eEl9-z6G2tU My Funny Valentine: https://youtu.be/-9mMbZMtyGs -------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love: https://youllhearit.com/newsletter -------------------------------0:00 Miles Davis - Cookin', Relaxin', Workin' & Steamin'0:47 The Comeback Story5:17 Miles & Monk at Newport '558:54 "My Funny Valentine"11:09 Miles to Red: 'Play Like Ahmad Jamal'13:51 "Blues by Five"17:39 BTS: Trane Comes Into His Own21:06 Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet22:40 "If I Were a Bell"29:59 "You're My Everything"32:54 The POWER of Miles's Intro Chatter36:40 "Oleo"38:15 "It Never Entered My Mind"41:58 "Four"46:44 Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet48:25 "Surrey with the Fringe on Top"53:22 "Salt Peanuts"55:08 "Well You Needn't"55:30 "When I Fall in Love"56:27 "If I Were a Bell" Over the Years58:03 Desert Island Tracks58:36 Apex Moments

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. Marvin Gaye was only supposed to record the title track. But he heard Leon playing a demo of the album one night and stayed up listening until morning. The next day, he asked Ware if he could have the whole thing.In this episode, Peter and Adam break down why the title track, "I Want You", might be one of his best songs, and whether the rest of the album can possibly live up to it.This episode was recorded before the passing of James Gadson (June 17, 1939 – April 2, 2026), the drummer on I Want You. Gadson was one of the defining session drummers of 1970s soul. He was the drummer behind "Lean On Me," "I Will Survive," "Express Yourself", and the groove that powers this very album. Rest in peace, James.-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs:https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi------------------------------Adam and Peter break down Marvin Gaye's What's Going On: https://youtu.be/PHowrEiaInQ-------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love:https://youllhearit.com/newsletter-------------------------------00:00 I Want You - Marvin Gaye00:39 Welcome: You'll Hear It from Open Studio01:53 Who is Leon Ware? The Man Behind the Music07:23 "I Want You"14:39 The Keys Are Back! Breaking Down "I Want You"16:52 Isolated Stems on "I Want You"20:53 Can the Rest of the Album Live Up to Track 1?21:52 Kendrick Lamar's Interpolation25:27 "Come Live With Me Angel"28:20 "After the Dance"31:11 "Feel All My Love Inside"35:03 "I Wanna Be Where You Are"38:18 "All the Way Around": The Best Moment On the Album?40:07 "Since I Had You"42:07 "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again"43:40 "After the Dance"45:16 "After the Dance (Vocal)"46:41 Desert Island Tracks / Apex Moments / Bespoke Playlist Title55:00 Snob-o-Meter / Better Than? / Accoutrements58:00 Leon Ware Released HIS Version the Same Year59:44 GALA + Thank You1:01:23 Coda: "I Want You" feat. Brian Owens + James Gadson Tribute

On today's show, a dramatic play about a girls high school basketball team in the Deep South. Then an artist who creates beautiful work by cutting paper. A literary festival is roaring back into Downtown Oakland.

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 music project with Malian musicians. But when they didn't show up, Ry Cooder and his producer, Juan de Marcos González, went looking for replacements. That's when they found Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer and Rubén González, who had seen their musical prime decades earlier in the 40s and 50s. Compay was nearing his 90s, and some believed he had died, until he showed up on Buena Vista Social Club. Rubén hadn't played in years, and didn't even own a piano. But together with a cast of all-star Cuban musicians, they created what would become the best-selling world music album of all time. How did Buena Vista Social Club become a global phenomenon? In this episode of You'll Hear It, Peter Martin and Adam Maness listen to the record track-by-track to understand what makes this album so magnetic, and how it holds up 30 years later. Plus - a FIRST in You'll Hear It history.-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi-------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love: https://youllhearit.com/newsletter-------------------------------00:00 - Buena Vista Social Club 00:55 - Why This Episode is NEXT LEVEL06:59 - "Chan Chan"10:24 - The Story of Buena Vista Social Club14:34 - "De Camino a la Vereda"16:27 - "El Cuarto de Tula"20:09 - "Pueblo Nuevo (Danzón)"24:26 - "Dos Gardenias"26:12 - "Y Tú Qué Has Hecho?"28:15 - "Veinte Años"29:49 - Omara's On Stage Shout Out to Peter31:09 - "El Carretero"32:33 - "Candela"34:38 - "Amor de Loca Juventud"35:55 - "Orgullecida"37:03 - "Murmullo"39:48 - "Buena Vista Social Club (Title Track)"44:38 - "La Bayamesa"46:12 - Peter's BIG Reveal47:40 - The BEST Moments on BVSC49:33 - Categories: Bespoke Playlists, Quibble Bits and Snobometer51:52 - What to Listen to Next 54:19 - Open Studio Plays "Chan Chan" 

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 Roach. Can it work? Miles Davis hated it. Others revere it. And the story behind this album is WILD.It's perhaps the most tense album we've ever listened to. And this episode of You'll Hear It is possibly the most we have ever disagreed about an album! Listen for the music, the hot takes, or just to see what all the fuss is about. No matter your reason for listening to this episode, you'll never hear Money Jungle the same way again.-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs:https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi-------------------------------Related You'll Hear It episodes:Mingus Ah Um: https://youtu.be/XYeRZ0Awui4Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington: https://youtu.be/Z5YJr2iLG74-------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love:https://youllhearit.com/newsletter -------------------------------00:00 - Money Jungle: Ellington, Mingus, Roach01:00 - Can This Record Work?05:06 - "Money Jungle": Mingus is Menacing!09:15 - What Was Really Happening That Day12:17 - Musical Context Leading Up to Money Jungle14:15 - "Fleurette Africaine": Stunning Bass Work17:00 - Must Great Artists Make Great Art? Not Always20:18 - Why Money Jungle Keeps Showing Up on "Greatest" Lists23:45 - "Very Special": Can This Song Win Over Peter?27:07 - One Week Later: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane29:32 - Adam's Hot Take: Duke's Magnificent Final Act36:43 - "A Warm Valley": That Piano Sound!39:35 - "Wig Wise": Sounding Like Monk. Can You Hear It?42:59 - We Don't Talk About This Enough In Jazz45:27 - "Caravan": Best Moment on Money Jungle48:18 - Or Is THIS the Best Moment on Money Jungle?52:25 - Want to Learn to Play Like Duke? Join Open Studio!55:55 - "Solitude": A Musical F-You to End the Album1:02:42 - Is This a "Emperor Has No Clothes" Situation?1:03:40 - Desert Island Tracks + Bespoke Playlists01:05:40 - Quibble Bits ... Do We Even Need to Ask?01:08:48 - How Snobby Is This Album?01:10:35 - What to Listen to Next01:11:18 - Have We Ever Disagreed This Much? Wrap-Up

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 free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://osjazz.link/yhi

Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington: The musicians on this album were already legends when it came out in 1955. Each of them completely reinvented how people play their instruments. Drummer Kenny Clarke: the originator of so much of modern drumming language. Bass player Oscar Pettiford: possibly the greatest bass soloist in the history of the instrument. And then there's Monk, one of the singular greatest pianists of all time. And here they are playing the music of Duke Ellington: an untouchable legend. The result is an album that brought Monk's genius to the masses. And it may just be one of his best. In this LIVE episode of You'll Hear It, jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin break down this remarkable moment in music history, playing Monk's interpretations next to Duke's originals. If you've never really got Monk, this album is your gateway into his music. And if you're already a fan, you'll never hear this album the same way again.-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi-------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love: https://youllhearit.com/newsletter -------------------------------0:00 - "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"2:07 - You'll Hear It Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center6:02 - The Story of Thelonious Monk8:24 - First Official Recording: Coleman Hawkins Quartet (1944)10:21 - Keepnews Big Idea to Bring Monk to the Masses14:46 - "It Don't Mean a Thing": Duke's original vs. Monk's version20:40 - Bassist Oscar Pettiford's Sophisticated Musical Language24:10 - Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald's Version27:38 - "Sophisticated Lady"31:44 - "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" 35:08 - Bet You Can't Guess This Singer39:10 - "Black and Tan Fantasy": Duke (1927) vs. Monk42:30 - Oscar Pettiford Plays "Basso Profundo" with Duke Ellington45:00 - "Tricotism" - Oscar Pettiford 45:55 - Kenny Clarke deep dive47:48 - "Mood Indigo" 49:50 - "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart": Duke's original vs. Monk's version52:30 - "Solitude"55:00 - "Caravan": Duke's original vs. Monk's version 58:35 - Categories: Desert Island, Apex Moments, Bespoke Playlists, Quibble Bits59:50 - Drummer Kenny Clarke's Brush Master Class1:04:00 - Is This Better than Kind of Blue?1:04:55 - What to Listen to Next

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" had gone out of contemporary music. Questlove later wrote that contemporary R&B had become "trite" and "soulless" ... and then there was Brown Sugar, D'Angelo's debut album. It sounded more like the '70s than the '90s. More like church than the club. On this episode of You'll Hear It, jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin go track by track through D'Angelo's debut, pulling apart the vocal stems, naming the jazz chords underneath the soul, and tracing every influence back to its root. They also bring in the archival recordings you might have missed: a live set from the Jazz Café London that gives the album a whole second life, and a J Dilla remix.-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi-------------------------------Related You'll Hear It episodes:Voodoo: https://youtu.be/AYqmFNF2s0U-------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love: https://youllhearit.com/newsletter -------------------------------00:00 - D'Angelo's Brown Sugar01:11 - Let's Go Back to 1995 05:35 - "Brown Sugar"08:30 - Engineer Bob Power's Influence 09:13 - "Brown Sugar" Felt Different From Anything Else in 199516:57 - D'Angelo on Why He Picked Bob Power19:30 - "Alright" 28:57 - Isolated Vocal Stems on "Alright"31:27 - "Jones in My Bones" 33:20 - The Little-Known D'Angelo Album36:25 - "Me & Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine"40:30 - The J Dilla Remix (1997)44:18 - "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker" 46:30 - Live at the Jazz Cafe - "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker"48:10 - "Smooth" 50:20 - D'Angelo Could Have Been a Jazz Pianist53:04 - D'Angelo and Peter's Ellis Marsalis Connection56:21 - "Cruisin'" 59:25 - Ad Break: Learn To Play Like D'Angelo1:00:37 - "When We Get By"1:04:44 - "We Were Just Mocking Dilla": Raphael Saadiq on How "Lady" Was Made1:06:20 - "Lady"1:11:02 - "Higher"1:15:28 - "Brown Sugar" Hits Different 30 Years Later1:17:00 - Our Favorite Moments1:23:45 - Quibble Bits, Snob-O-Meter & Accoutrements1:27:26 - Up Next + Listener Reviews1:29:45 - Open Studio Plays "Lady"

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Bree Karpavage, the Open Studios and Tannery Arts Center Manager from Arts Council Santa Cruz County, to break down Santa Cruz Open Studios and why it's become a core event for artists and the wider community. We talk through how the tour works, what it takes for artists to join, and why art visibility, education, and funding all connect. • What Santa Cruz Open Studios is and how the October art tour works • The scale of participation across the county and how to plan a route • The financial impact for artists and what $1.4M in art sales signals • Who Open Studios is best for and what artists need to prepare • Professional development workshops that teach business skills for artists • How the application and jury process works and what gets submitted • Studio accessibility plus host locations for artists without public-ready spaces • Barriers to entry, including fees and the emerging artist fund • Why art matters to community health, culture, and voice Find Bree:Tannery Arts CenterOpen Studios Santa Cruz CountyArts Council Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CountyInstagramFacebookSupport the show

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 musician from Fort Worth, Texas arrived in New York City with a plastic saxophone and a band that didn't play by the rules. And EVERYONE had an opinion about it.Jazz legends hated it. Miles Davis said Ornette was "all screwed up inside." Max Roach punched him in the mouth. Dizzy Gillespie said Ornette's music wasn't even jazz. Meanwhile, Leonard Berstein and John Coltrane celebrated him.So what exactly is The Shape of Jazz to Come, and why was it so radical? Jazz pianists Peter Martin and Adam Maness break down every track, from "Lonely Woman" to "Chronology". They dig into harmolodics, free jazz, and how Ornette shaped everyone from Miles Davis (who eventually came around) to the '80s burnout crew, including Wynton Marsalis, who personally recommended this record to Peter.Dig into The Shape of Jazz to Come with us, and learn why this soft spoken saxophonist inspired both criticism and awe.-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs:https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi-------------------------------Related You'll Hear It episodes:Mingus Ah Um: https://youtu.be/XYeRZ0Awui4Giant Steps: https://youtu.be/8umC2yZlPHcKind of Blue: https://youtu.be/ShzSnjP8bSgTime Out: https://youtu.be/-_qPhFSJeQUNina Simone at Town Hall: https://youtu.be/2PDjN5_2y5Q-------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love:https://youllhearit.com/newsletter-------------------------------0:00:00 - Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz to Come0:01:42 - 1959: A Pivotal Year0:03:06 - Ornette Coleman: The Backstory0:04:44 - Ornette's Earlier Sound0:06:18 - Lore of the Five Spot0:07:00 - "Lonely Woman"0:12:27 - Harmolodics Explained (Charlie Haden + Don Cherry)0:13:27 - "Eventually"0:14:42 - The '80s Jazz Connection (Wynton, Branford, Kirkland)0:17:21 - "Peace"0:23:50 - Ad: Open Studio0:24:57 - Mingus Said THIS About Coleman0:27:47 - "Focus on Sanity"0:29:40 - When Peter Played with Charlie Haden0:32:43 - Don Cherry's Kids: Neneh Cherry + Eagle-Eye Cherry0:34:22 - "Congeniality"0:36:28 - "Chronology"0:37:23 - Technical Technique vs. Artistic Vision0:42:13 - Categories: Desert Island Tracks, Apex Moments0:48:55 - You'll Read It Newsletter + Ambies

Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Inside Arts Council Santa Cruz County, we look at how the arts education fuels an entire creative ecosystem from first encounters in classrooms to paid teen teaching roles, veteran artists in schools, and dance programs for seniors living with dementia. Sarah Brothers Bot the Arts Education Director shares how Arts Council Santa Cruz County connects schools, artists, and families to make the arts a durable force for learning and belonging.• Why arts education builds skills like empathy, resilience, and critical thinking• How Spectra teaching artists are trained and matched with schools• What makes Mariposa Arts a paid teen-to-child teaching pathway• How we train generalist teachers to integrate arts across subjects• Why Family Arts Nights deepen parent-school trust• Expanding to seniors and adult learners with movement and dance• Funding challenges and the need for ongoing advocacy• How grants, Open Studios, and education reinforce each otherFind Sarah at:Mariposa ArtsArts Council Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CountyInstagramFacebookSupport the show

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 run in music history. Music of My Mind would be the first of a five-album run that formed Stevie Wonder's Classic Period, including Talking Book (1972), Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976).In this episode of You'll Hear It, jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin dive into every track on Music of My Mind, listening to isolated stems and breaking down the theory behind the songs. Plus - we talk about TONTO, the one-ton synthesizer Stevie used to create this record. And we dig into the innovative ways Stevie and collaborators Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff mixed the album.-------------------------------Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi-------------------------------Related You'll Hear It episodes:Talking Book: https://youtu.be/ymcy3ot116w  Innervisions: https://youtu.be/mUYwIijL7s0Songs in the Key of Life: https://youtu.be/uk5x4-uTzj8 -------------------------------About You'll Hear It:In this popular music series, You'll Hear It, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again.-------------------------------Like the jam at the end of the show? Head to youtube.com/@OpenStudioMusic for more.00:00 - Stevie Wonder's Music of My Mind03:40 - Breaking Free: The Motown Contract Story05:35 - Finding TONTO: Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff08:45 - What Was TONTO? The Technology Explained09:20 - How Stevie Wonder Met Cecil & Margouleff12:00 - "If You Really Love Me" - Stevie's Motown Sound16:40 - What Albums Belong in the Run?19:10 - "Love Having You Around"22:20 - Isolated Breakdown: Vocals, Talk Box, Rhythm Section27:35 - Stevie Made Albums Different32:10 - "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"36:25 - The Greatest Transition EVER41:45 - Innovation Behind the Mix44:10 - Ad Break: Learn to play like Stevie Wonder45:18 - "I Love Every Little Thing About You"52:55 - "Sweet Little Girl"56:14 - "Happier Than the Morning Sun"1:00:53 - Find more performances from Adam and Peter at Open Studio Music1:01:58 - "Girl Blue"1:09:28 - "Seems So Long"1:11:49 - "Keep on Running"1:15:52 - "Evil" - The biggest moment on the album1:21:10 - This One is for the Math Nerds About Music 1:23:05 - Categories1:29:05 - Better Than Innervisions? / Up Next1:32:05 - More from You'll Hear It: You'll Read It1:32:40 - Open Studio plays "Superwoman"

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 your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://osjazz.link/yhi

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To those who say we're not an arty town, I say look around! And so does Jen Sterling, an abstract painter based in Annapolis who heads up a non-profit called Artist Open Studios! Today we chat a bit about Jen's work, but the best part is about an art-filled weekend in April (11th and 12th) where artists across Maryland will open their studios to the public! You can create a Maryland Artistic Road Trip and see art being made, not just hanging on a gallery wall! Jen and I chat about the event, some of the can't-miss artists, and a lot about art in general, the benefits, and how fortunate we are to live in an art-filled world! And if you know an artist--make sure they know about this! First, mark your calendars for April 11th and 12th and then.... Have a listen! LINKS: Artist Open Studios (Website) Artist Open Studios (Facebook) Artist Open Studios (Instagram) Jen Sterling Art (Website) Jen Sterling Art (Facebook) Jen Sterling Art (Instagram)

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 than it seems at first.Adam and Peter break down what's actually going on beneath the surface of Tapestry ... and what most people miss. Carole King was already an elite songwriter long before this album. You know Aretha Franklin's “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”? Carole wrote that. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by The Shirelles? She wrote that, too. When she was just 17! Listen closely and you hear it everywhere: in the chord choices, in the way the she actually PLAYS the piano instead of just accompanying her vocals, and in the way her melodies and lyrics lock together so naturally you barely notice how intentional it all is. Add in that soulful, sweet voice, and you start to understand how this unassuming record became a chart-topping, Grammy-dominating classic when it came out in 1971.Tapestry sounds easy, but it's not. Check out this episode, and you'll never hear this album the same way again. Get our newsletter for bonus stories that didn't make the pod:https://youllhearit.com/newsletter00:00 - Opening Tune: It's Too Late01:25 - Introducing Carole King's Tapestry05:00 - That Time Young Paul Simon and Carole Played Together07:10 - Carole's Early Doo-wop Sound10:20 - "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" - Aretha Franklin13:30 - When Songwriter Became Performer16:30 - B.B. and Carole 18:00 - "I Feel the Earth Move"22:00 - "So Far Away"30:45 - "It's Too Late"40:50 - "Home Again"44:00 - "Beautiful"45:35 - "Way Over Yonder" 50:00 - "You've Got a Friend"58:20 - "Where You Lead"1:02:30 - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"1:04:40 - "Tapestry"1:08:45 - "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"1:13:10 - Apex Moments of Tapestry1:21:20 - Coming Up On on You'll Hear It1:22:00 - Outro: "It's Too Late"

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 free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://osjazz.link/yhi   00:00 - Intro00:50 - Why Don't You - Sam Fribush, Corey Fonville, Charlie Hunter03:09 - Talking Drum - Julian Lage04:58 - Flim - Winderman, Colman, Kimock06:53 - Nacho Supreme - Motion II08:51 - Wisdom Is Eternal (For Barry Harris)10:49 - Unpersuadable Extern - N∆BOU12:11 - Free Walk - Vladko14:17 - Fireball - John Ellis & Double Wide15:52 - Giant Steps - Billy Hart18:50 - Parks Lope - Aaron Parks

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 segment from the team behind You'll Hear It, and we're looking to continue this music discovery pod as a weekly series in 2026. Help us shape this series and leave us a comment with your feedback.00:00 - The Best New Jazz of 202500:55 - "Spiral Dance" - Branford Marsalis Quartet02:30 - "Minor Blues Redux" - Kenny Barron4:54 - "Icarus" - Joshua Redman6:55 - "Thou Swell" - Gillian Margot, Geoffrey Keezer9:30 - "Southern Nights" - Sullivan Fortner12:30 - "Anything but now" - Cécile McLorin Salvant16:30 - "Everything Means Nothing to Me" - Brad Mehldau22:00 - "Over (feat. Yebba)" - Robert Glasper24:40 - "Carved From" - Mary Halvorson26:45 - "Old Folks" - Christian McBride29:00 - "Windows" - Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade33:00 - "Mood Indigo" - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Charlap Play better in 2026 and beyond at Open Studio. Join today with our last BIG savings of the year at openstudiojazz.com/yhi

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 finish line, or something reserved for “professionals.” They share why they believe everyone is a musician, and why taste and curiosity matter more than optimization.Whether you're a musician, or a lover of music, anyone can lead a musical life.00:00 - How to Live a Musical Life in 202607:00 - There is No Finish Line08:45 - All Humans Are Musicians19:10 - Find Your Own Taste28:00 - How We Choose Topics for You'll Hear It Play better in 2026 and beyond at Open Studio. Join today with our last BIG savings of the year at openstudiojazz.com/yhi

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 "get" Prince. If that's you, this episode is your on ramp into his music. We start with Prince's earliest albums, tracing his incredible run from 1978 through to 1986. By the time we hit 1987 (around the time our dear mid-millennials were born), you can hear exactly why Sign O' the Times has become so beloved by critics and music-lovers alike.If you're already a Prince fan (like us!), get comfy. Put on your purple rain coat. We talk through the influences we hear all over this music: James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Parliament, Earth, Wind & Fire. We share our apex moments from Sign O' the Times. And yes… we've got a few quibble bits too.We'll be taking a short break in January, and returning with more great episodes in February 2026. We'll be dropping a few special episodes in the meantime, so keep an eye on the feed. 00:00 - Intro Jam: "U Got the Look"02:10 - Welcome + New at Open Studio03:50 - Coming Up Next Season05:10 - How We Make Decisions for the Show08:35 - Why "Sign O' the Times"?11:35 - "Soft and Wet" from For You (1978)14:50 - "I Wanna Be Your Lover" from Prince (1979)17:50 - "Head" from Dirty Mind (1980)19:15 - "Controversy" from Controversy (1981)22:35 - "1999" from 1999 (1982)25:15 - "Purple Rain" from Purple Rain (1984)28:40 - "Raspberry Beret" from Around the World in a Day (1985)29:45 - "Kiss" from Parade (1986)40:20 - "Sign O' the Times"45:40 - "Housequake" 47:20 - "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker"51:50 - "Starfish and Coffee"53:05 - "Slow Love"55:20 - "Hot Thing"57:10 - "U Got the Look"59:25 - Miles on Prince1:02:25 - "If I Was Your Girlfriend"1:04:00 - "Strange Relationship"1:05:20 - "The Cross"1:08:00 - "Adore" 1:09:50 - Apex Moments1:14:55 - Categories1:19:35 - Snobometer1:23:55 - Coming Up on YHI1:24:20 - Outro Jam: "U Got the Look" Play better in 2026 and beyond at Open Studio. Join today with our last BIG savings of the year at openstudiojazz.com/yhi

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 Count Basie Orchestra with arrangements by a young Quincy Jones, this live album still swings 60 years later!Sinatra at the Sands was recorded at a moment when Sinatra was emerging from a slump. Rock and roll dominated the airwaves, the Beatles were redefining popular music and crooning just wasn't cool anymore. But this album, recorded live in Vegas, shows a 50-year-old Frank sounding loose, confident, and completely at home in front of a band that swings like nothing else. Listen with us as we break down and react to the best of this swingin' album.Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://osjazz.link/yhi   00:00 - Intro Jam: Fly Me To the Moon01:35 - The Sinatra-Basie Episode!03:45 - Is This Peak Frank?05:45 - The Mid-60s Culture Shift07:45 - "Come Fly With Me" 12:00 - The Quincy Influence14:45 - "I've Got You Under My Skin"17:30 - What To Listen For22:30 - "The Shadow of Your Smile"26:20 - Freddie Green's "Chunking" Technique28:15 - Sinatra's Vocal Gift33:30 - "Street of Dreams"35:50 - "One For My Baby (And One More for the Road)"38:40 - "Fly Me To the Moon"45:00 - "One O'Clock Jump"49:50 - Desert Island Tracks54:05 - Apex Moments59:05 - Categories1:03:20 - Coming Up Next Week

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 trajectory as a young jazz pianist. He brings us right back to the '70s, '80s, and '90s with stories of meeting Wynton Marsalis, and playing with jazz legends like Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove and Joshua Redman.Plus, he shares his take on jazz education, the marathon runner's mindset and why anyone and everyone can play music.Check out the Strong Songs podcast: https://strongsongspodcast.com/Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://osjazz.link/yhi 00:00 - Introducing Today's Episode02:50 - Peter's Strong Songs Interview06:00 - Peter's Musical Background08:00 - The Suzuki Method14:30 - Nurturing Talent 16:30 - How Peter Discovered Jazz20:30 - Meeting Wynton Marsalis27:00 - The Midwestern Jazz Scene33:20 - Juilliard, Roy Hargrove and the Young Lions35:40 - Moving to New Orleans38:30 - The Economics of Jazz in the 90s40:00 - Playing with the Legendary Betty Carter44:30 - Jazz Musicianship Then and Now47:15 - Roy Hargrove and the Summer of '9452:15 - Joining Joshua Redman57:45 - Rethinking Jazz Education1:02:15 - The Marathon Runner's Mindset1:07:20 - Kenny Kirkland: Awe & Inspiration1:15:00 - Roy Hargrove, The RH Factor and Hard Groove1:20:00 - My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis1:25:00 - How to Find the Recommendations in this Episode

It's Cyber Monday at Open Studio! Grab our biggest savings of the year and take your playing to the next level: https://www.openstudiojazz.com/yhi/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 market territory; you're selling records all over the world and reaching across genres. With Miseducation, Lauryn Hill struck a nerve with humanity.  How did she do it?As you'll hear in this episode, the album sounded unlike other chart-topping hits at the time. It features tons of acoustic instruments, beautiful chord progressions, Stevie Wonder vibes, palatable melodies, a D'Angelo cameo and deeply personal storytelling. And Lauryn Hill herself has the presence of an actor with the soul of an underground musician.Listen with us as we parse through Lauryn Hill's only album track-by-track to answer the question: What makes this album great? It's Cyber Monday at Open Studio! Grab our biggest savings of the year and take your playing to the next level: https://www.openstudiojazz.com/yhi/00:00 - Intro Jam: "Doo Wop (That Thing)"02:05 - A Concept Album About Love04:55 – The Fugees, Sister Act II & Stardom07:40 - "Intro" + "Lost Ones"10:50 - “Ex-Factor”13:15 - "To Zion (Feat. Carlos Santana)"20:05 - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"21:45 - "Superstar"23:30 - “When It Hurts So Bad”25:50 - "I Used to Love Him (feat. Mary J. Blige)"33:00 - Hitting a Nerve with Humanity37:20 - "Every Ghetto, Every City"40:20 - "Nothing Even Matters"42:50 - "Everything Is Everything"45:10 - "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"47:30 - "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - (I Love You Baby)"52:35 - Desert Island Tracks + Apex Moments1:01:50 - Up Next

Kirk sits down with jazz piano legend Peter Martin to talk about Peter's musical background, his momentous early encounters with Wynton Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland, the jazz scene of the 1990s, how the Suzuki method works, and why jazz students today should be less shy about talking to their heroes. Check out Peter's online jazz education program Open Studio, as well as You'll Hear It, the music podcast he co-hosts with Adam Maness. DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:“Variations Sur ‘Le Carnaval de Venise” feat. Wynton Marsalis and the Eastman Wind Ensemble from Carnival, 1987“Path Adjacent” Peter Martin w/ Gregory Hutchinson, Sarah Hanahan & Reuben Rogers from Generation S, 2023“Bag's Groove” by Milt Jackson from Miles Davis, Bag's Groove, 1967“Tea For Two” by Youmans/Ceasar, played by Art Tatum from Piano Starts Here, 1968“Broad Way Blues” by Ornette Coleman from New York Is Now, 1968“Swingin' at the Haven” by Branford Marsalis from Royal Garden Blues, 1986“Now's The Time/Billie's Bounce” by Charlie Parker from Jamey Aebersold Vol. 6: All Bird“Naima's Love Song” by Betty Carter from I_t's Not About The Melody_, 1992“Mental Phrasing” by Roy Hargrove live w/ Joshua Redman, Ron Blake, Peter Martin, Rodney Whitaker, Greg Hutchinson“Turnaround” by Joshua Redman w/ Pat Metheny from Wish, 1993“Jig-A-Jug” by Joshua Redman and “St. Thomas” by Sonny Rollins” from Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard, 1995“Cat Battles” and “One Shining Soul” by Joshua Redman from Freedom in the Groove, 1996“The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner” intro and “Mind and Body” from Solo, Live in New York, 2015“Why Approach Chords Matter” - Adam Maness for Open Studio on YouTube, 2025“2 Down & 2 Across,” “Sing a Song of Song,” “Before It's Time to Say Goodbye” by Kenny Garrett feat. Kenny Kirkland from Songbook, 1997“Phyrzzinian Man” by Wynton Marsalis from Black Codes from the Underground, 1985“Necessary Evil” by Elvin Jones and “Whatever Possessed Me” by Chet Baker feat. Pat LaBarbera (Tenor) and Kenny Kirkland from Brother John, 1982“Stella by Starlight” by Hoagy Carmichael, performed by the Miles Davis Quintet on My Funny Valentine: In Concert, 1965----LINKS-----

It's Cyber Monday at Open Studio! Grab our biggest savings of the year and take your playing to the next level: https://www.openstudiojazz.com/yhi/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 in popular music at the time of its release in 1975. It is cinematic, genre-fluid and masterful – in many ways ahead of its time.Jazz musicians Adam Maness and Peter Martin listen to one of the most popular albums in the history of jazz, pulling apart all the elements that make it great: the melodies, the vamps, even the "soul" of Jarrett's notoriously flawed piano. If you know "The Köln Concert" well, watch for the analysis and hot takes. If you haven't heard this album before, it may just become the soundtrack to your life!00:00 - Is it Köln or Cologne?06:30 - Part I09:20 - How Jarrett Made Music for the Moment17:00 - Jumping Back Into Part I23:00 - Joyful and Fearless 29:00 - All the Genres33:20 - Legit Amazing AND Popular36:05 - The Harp42:00 - Part II a48:25 - 80s Cinema Vibes54:20 - Part II b1:00:55 - Part II c1:04:00 - Apex Moments & Categories1:11:45 - GALA + Black Friday at Open Studio!

It's Black Friday at Open Studio! Grab our biggest savings of the year and take your playing to the next level: https://www.openstudiojazz.com/yhi/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 Wish", "Sir Duke", "As" and "Another Star". Chris Molanphy of the Hit Parade podcast leads us through this album's incredible charts story. Not only did it produce FOUR singles, but it inspired two other chart-topping hits: Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" and Will Smith's "Wild Wild West".Plus — Peter and Adam nerd out on the keys, dissecting every track to highlight the musical complexity that makes Songs in the Key of Life a favorite among jazz musicians. You may have heard Songs in the Key of Life ... possibly many times. But you've never heard it quite like this!00:00 - Intro Jam: "As"02:13 - The Chart Story Behind SITKOL05:40 - The Long Wait for Songs in the Key of Life12:45 - "Love's In Need of Love Today"19:40 - Comparing Stevie to Prince20:30 - "I Wish"24:00 - The Ultimate Crossover Hitmaker27:25 - "Sir Duke"32:30 - Making Jazz Fun37:25 - "Passtime Paradise"40:00 - Stevie the Synth Innovator43:50 - How Stevie Commanded the Charts46:40 - How Was This Track Not a Hit Single?52:00 - This Hit Was NOT On an Album56:00 - The SITKOL Jazz Standard1:00:30 - "Another Star"1:04:05 - "As"1:15:00 - How SITKOL Singles Broke Ground1:22:20 - Our Favorite SITKOL Tracks1:25:35 - The Best Moments on SITKOL1:29:50 - Bespoke Spotify Playlists1:32:45 - What to Listen to Next1:35:20 - Quibble Bits1:37:50 - How "Snobby" is This Record?1:40:50 - Is it Better than Kind of Blue?1:42:40 - Packaging Gets a 10/101:45:00 - Outro: "As"