"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 in popular music at the time of its release in 19...
24 Nov 20251h 14min
"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 Wish", "Sir Duke", "As" and "Another Star". Chris M...
17 Nov 20251h 49min
"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, and pure Mingus genius. You’ve never heard it quite ...
10 Nov 20251h 13min
"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 an indefinable and remarkable talent.At Town Hall ...
3 Nov 20251h 8min
"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 result was Thriller. The record-breaking, chart-t...
27 Okt 20251h 2min
"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&B, soul, and hip-hop forever. And it has seriously...
20 Okt 20251h 18min
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 tracks of the genre.Diallo Riddle and Luxxury of O...
13 Okt 20251h 35min
"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 broke away from the straight-ahead jazz revival of t...
6 Okt 20251h 21min
