Kid A – Radiohead
Check out Adam’s course for more on Kid A and the harmony of Radiohead: https://osjazz.link/radioheadYou've never heard Kid A like THIS. Jazz musicians Adam Maness and Peter Martin break down Radiohea...
27 Apr 1h 27min
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 years-long heroin addiction that led to his exclus...
20 Apr 1h 11min
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. Marvin Gaye was only supposed to record the title tra...
13 Apr 1h 5min
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 record a music project with Malian musicians. But when they ...
6 Apr 59min
"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 Roach. Can it work? Miles Davis hated it. Others rev...
30 Mar 1h 12min
Best New Jazz Of March 2026
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 ...
27 Mar 25min
"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 reinvented how people play their instruments. Drummer Kenny Cla...
23 Mar 1h 6min
"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
