Mothership Connection – Parliament

About this episode

Adam Maness and Peter Martin analyze Parliament's influential album Mothership Connection, exploring its musical elements and cultural impact.

Could Parliament be the most important band of the 1970s? Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin break down Parliament's 1975 masterpiece Mothership Connection track-by-track: Bootsy Collins bass lines that launched a thousand samples, grooves that lock you in and won't let go, and the New Orleans connection that George Clinton says started the whole thing. Plus: isolated bass and drums stems. You'll never hear Parliament the same way again. Chapters Legend: 🎧 Listening to a track 🎹 Music theory breakdown 🎵 Live studio jam ------------------------------- Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi ------------------------------- 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Maness, Peter Martin

Topics covered

• Parliament
• Mothership Connection
• funk music
• music analysis
• jazz influence
• 1970s music

Keywords

• Parliament
• Mothership Connection
• Bootsy Collins
• funk
• 1970s
• music analysis
• New Orleans

Sponsors

Open Studio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parliament

Books & works: Mothership Connection

Places: New Orleans

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