All Episodes

A tribute to Dolly Parton

AI slop and musical creativity

Way down upon the Swanee River

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Nine he gave to mortal men, proud and great, and so ensnared them

Seven mysteries

Take Five

Terraplane Blues

Why and how I make all those jam tracks

Little Fluffy Clouds

My daughter loves the 80s

Mama se mama sa mamacoosa

Songs vs Grooves

Sonnymoon for Two

You ain't been blue

You can feel it all over

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

I taught the weeping willow how to cry

Introducing Tuniversity

Aretha Franklin's Gospel Blues

All the chords you need for rock

Take a load off, Fannie

Now, here I go again, I see the crystal visions

In A Silent Way, side B: "In A Silent Way/It's About That Time"

In A Silent Way, side A: "Shhh/Peaceful"

Inside the Beautiful Jam

The two-chord shuttle

Calling out around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat?

Four songs by D'Angelo

My daughter Bernadetta reviews David Byrne at Radio City Music Hall

Remixing the Bach Chaconne

Western tonal theory can not explain the blues

How "Giant Steps" ruined jazz education

You may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house!"

I'm a fountain of blood

Emotional landscapes

I hear you singing in the wire

All you've got is this moment

They Call It Stormy Monday

You Can Call Me Al

Aretha Franklin sings Bridge Over Troubled Water

The Dock of the Bay

Rockit

Eye Know

When The Levee Breaks

Chords Around the Circle of Fifths - Part Two

Chords Around the Circle of Fifths - Part One

Why are F-sharp and G-flat two different notes?

What does The Well-Tempered Clavier sound like in actual well temperament?

Watermelon Man

The name of this tune is The Funky Drummer

The saddest chord progression ever

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

Are blue notes out of tune?

You Are My Sunshine

The circle of fifths is a lie

The Fourths Chord

Run-DMC, Paul Simon and Bob James