Episode
"Music of My Mind" – Stevie Wonder
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- Mar 2, 2026
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- 5915
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Summary
Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin dive into Music of My Mind, track-by-track, listening to isolated stems and breaking down the music theory behind the songs. Plus - we talk about TONTO, the one-ton synthesizer Stevie used to create this record. And we dig into the innovative ways Stevie and collaborators Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff mixed the album. Music of My Mind was the first of a five-album run that formed Stevie Wonder's Classic Period, including Talking Book (1972), Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976). ------------------------------- Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi ------------------------------- Related You'll Hear It episodes: Talking Book: https://youtu.be/ymcy3ot116w Innervisions: https://youtu.be/mUYwIijL7s0 Songs in the Key of Life: https://youtu.be/uk5x4-uTzj8 ------------------------------- About You'll Hear It: In this popular music series, You'll Hear It, 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. ------------------------------- Like the jam at the end of the show? Head to https://youtube.com/@OpenStudioMusic for more. 00:00 - Stevie Wonder's Music of My Mind 03:40 - Breaking Free: The Motown Contract Story 05:35 - Finding TONTO: Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff 08:45 - What Was TONTO? The Technology Explained 09:20 - How Stevie Wonder Met Cecil & Margouleff 12:00 - "If You R…