"Music of My Mind" – Stevie Wonder

What happens when you let a musical genius make the album of his dreams? You get Stevie Wonder's Music of My Mind (1972), the start of the greatest run in music history. Music of My Mind would be 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). In this episode of You'll Hear It, jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin dive into every track on Music of My Mind, listening to isolated stems and breaking down the 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. ------------------------------- Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: ------------------------------- Related You'll Hear It episodes: Talking Book: Innervisions: Songs in the Key of Life: ------------------------------- 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 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 Really Love Me" - Stevie's Motown Sound 16:40 - What Albums Belong in the Run? 19:10 - "Love Having You Around" 22:20 - Isolated Breakdown: Vocals, Talk Box, Rhythm Section 27:35 - Stevie Made Albums Different 32:10 - "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" 36:25 - The Greatest Transition EVER 41:45 - Innovation Behind the Mix 44:10 - Ad Break: Learn to play like Stevie Wonder 45:18 - "I Love Every Little Thing About You" 52:55 - "Sweet Little Girl" 56:14 - "Happier Than the Morning Sun" 1:00:53 - Find more performances from Adam and Peter at Open Studio Music 1:01:58 - "Girl Blue" 1:09:28 - "Seems So Long" 1:11:49 - "Keep on Running" 1:15:52 - "Evil" - The biggest moment on the album 1:21:10 - This One is for the Math Nerds About Music 1:23:05 - Categories 1:29:05 - Better Than Innervisions? / Up Next 1:32:05 - More from You'll Hear It: You'll Read It 1:32:40 - Open Studio plays "Superwoman"

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"Music of My Mind" – Stevie Wonder is an episode from You'll Hear It - Music Advice by Peter Martin.

This episode is 98:35 long.

This episode was published on Mar 2, 2026.

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