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"Mingus Ah Um" — Charles Mingus
Season 13 Episode 16
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, a…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
"At Town Hall" – Nina Simone
Season 13 Episode 15
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…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
"Thriller" – Michael Jackson
Season 13 Episode 14
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. Th…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
"Voodoo" – D'Angelo
Season 13 Episode 13
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…
7 months ago
The Jazz Samples That Built Hip Hop
Season 13 Episode 12
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…
7 months, 1 week ago
"Hard Groove" – The RH Factor
Season 13 Episode 11
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 b…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
"Blue" – Joni Mitchell
Season 13 Episode 10
Joni Mitchell’s Blue, a folk masterpiece, has inspired jazz musicians since its release in 1971. Is it because she sings like a horn player? Her impr…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
"A Love Supreme" — John Coltrane
Season 13 Episode 9
John Coltrane's A Love Supreme: Some call it the greatest album of the 20th century. Others say it isn't even Coltrane's best album ... of 1965.
No m…
8 months ago
Why Jazz Musicians Love Hip Hop (ft. Switched On Pop)
Season 13 Episode 8
We're talking jazz influences in hip hop today with Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding from Switched On Pop. We dig into tracks from Kendrick Lamar (ther…
8 months, 1 week ago
"Innervisions" — Stevie Wonder
Season 13 Episode 7
We’re diving back into Stevie Wonder with Innervisions, right in the heart of his classic period from 1972 to 1976. There’s something magical about t…
8 months, 2 weeks ago