"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" had gone out of contemporary music. Questlove lat...
16 Mar 1h 35min
"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, a broke musician from Fort Worth, Texas arrived in New Yo...
9 Mar 49min
"Music of My Mind" – Stevie Wonder
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 ...
2 Mar 1h 38min
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.Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz less...
27 Feb 18min
"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 music of the day (think: Nat King Cole, The Andre...
23 Feb 1h 16min
"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 take after take after take until it was exactly ri...
16 Feb 1h 25min
"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 become one of the best-selling of all time, win two ...
9 Feb 1h 19min
"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 than it seems at first.Adam and Peter break down wha...
2 Feb 1h 26min
