The BEST Moments from MJ's Greatest Run, Ranked

About this episode

Adam Maness and Peter Martin review their favorite songs from Michael Jackson's iconic albums and perform a jazzy interpretation of 'Smooth Criminal'.

Jazz musicians Adam Maness and Peter Martin review their three favorite songs from Michael Jackson's most iconic albums: Bad, Thriller and Off the Wall. And their choices aren't what you might expect. Plus - Adam, Peter and the Open Studio band play their jazzy interpretation of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal. ------------------------------- Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/ ------------------------------ Off the Wall: https://youtu.be/jR9zxGueeq4 Thriller: https://youtu.be/KZx6W3SI8JA Bad: https://youtu.be/XgcI9LkZqeo ------------------------------ About You'll Hear It: In this popular music series, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring their deep musical knowledge to every joyful episode to help you hear the hidden qualities that make music AMAZING. You'll never hear music the same way again. ------------------------------- Sign up for the You'll Read It newsletter for little known stories about the artists you love…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Maness, Peter Martin

Topics covered

• Michael Jackson
• jazz interpretation
• iconic albums
• music commentary
• song ranking

Keywords

• Michael Jackson
• jazz
• Bad
• Thriller
• Off the Wall
• Smooth Criminal
• music review

Sponsors

Open Studio

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bad, Thriller, Off the Wall, Smooth Criminal

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