Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life is all killer, no filler. Every track is a masterpiece. It's almost TOO easy for two jazz pianists in the business of reviewing history's greatest albums. So we're upping the stakes ... with a draft. Adam and Peter each present their top tracks from Songs in the Key of Life, compare and contrast, and see who comes out on top with the best lineup.

Along the way, they reveal why Stevie Wonder is the master of harmony, how he (and only he) can get away with flourishes that would sound "corny" anywhere else, and the production details you'll never unhear.

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Learn to play "Isn't She Lovely", even if you've never played a note. Led by You'll Hear It co-host Adam Maness, this special lesson is simple enough to follow, even for absolute beginners.

You've spent an hour listening to Adam and Peter take the album apart. Now, you can sit down and play it in the Players Club: https://yhi.link/stevie-sitkol

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Learn to talk like a jazz musician. Download the Liner Notes today: https://yhi.link/linerNotes-1
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Open Studio plays Stevie Wonder's "If It's Magic": https://youtu.be/hY21yVJhOck

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00:00 Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
01:24 New rules: we're drafting the album
02:57 The place setter that counts for nobody
05:50 Round 1
10:00 Round 2
12:25 Round 3
16:48 Round 4
20:50 Round 5
24:10 Round 6
27:13 Round 7
30:45 Round 8
33:25 Round 9
36:17 Round 10
41:35 The final lineups