We turn our own categories back on ourselves! We're looking back on the past 20 epiosdes, which we're calling You'll Hear It Season 12, and ask:

- What are our apex moments?
- What are our desert island tracks?
- Is season 12 better than Kind of Blue?!

And - we hear from you, dear listeners. You sent in your questions on Speakpipe, and we answer them. Plus - look ahead at what's coming up next season.
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New to You'll Hear It? Start with these apex moments:
🔴 What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
🔴 Talking Book - Stevie Wonder
🔴 (Honorable mention) Voodoo - D'Angelo

Larry Goldings' Jazz Organ Essentials:
🟠 Listen to Larry's favorite organ tracks
🔵 Start your FREE TRIAL to Larry's new course

The ultimate musical showdown: jazz vs classical. We bring in conductor Josh Weilerstein from the Sticky Notes podcast to compare, contrast and find the common ground among these two very different schools of music.

From Duke Ellington's swinin' take on Peer Gynt to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, we explore the tunes and the musicians blurring the line between jazz and classical. Josh, Adam and Peter each bring their own picks to the conversation, and have the best time breaking it all down.

Nerdy? Extremely. Snobby? A little. Fun? Heck yeah!

In this episode you'll hear:
- Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major: Herbie Hancock vs the Cleveland Orchestra
- How Duke Ellington made classical standards swingin'
- Why Bartók matters to modern music
- Two very different interpretations of Rhapsody In Blue
- Brubeck’s Blue Rondo à la Turk: no improv, still loose
- Miles Davis and Gil Evans doing Adagio

Check out Josh’s insightful dives into the classical canon on Sticky Notes podcast

John Coltrane’s Giant Steps isn’t just a jazz classic — it’s a rite of passage. Peter Martin and Adam Maness dig into what makes the album so technically punishing and emotionally electrifying. From the iconic solo on the title track to the symmetrical harmonies, the lightning-fast chord changes, the fiery swing of Cousin Mary, and the full-throttle chaos of Countdown, they unpack the brilliance, the feel, and the mythology. Whether you’ve studied this album or are hearing it with fresh ears, you’ll come away understanding Coltrane — and Giant Steps — like never before.

You’ll hear:

- Adam’s deep dive into Coltrane’s use of symmetrical harmony and lightning fast chord changes — and why it still stumps players today
- A glimpse into Coltrane’s early years with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie
- The truth about Tommy Flanagan’s controversial solo — was he lost or just playing it cool?
- How Giant Steps became the tune every jazz musician has to face
- Apex moments, desert island tracks, and a spirited debate: is Giant Steps better than Kind of Blue?