The Return of the Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin take apart Jamiroquai’s 1994 album The Return of the Space Cowboy, isolating bass lines and keyboard parts to reveal the jazz harmony inside the grooves.

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About You'll Hear It:

Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love.

00:00 Return of the Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai
06:30 Space Cowboy's standout player
07:40 Jay Kay's voice
08:30 Stillness in Time
11:25 Half the Man
15:00 Light Years
18:31 Manifest Destiny
20:37 The Kids
22:41 Inside the bass line
25:05 Mr Moon
28:34 Scam
31:23 Journey to Arnhemland
34:46 Morning Glory
36:50 Space Cowboy
39:33 Unpacking the chords
41:48 Desert island picks
43:26 Adam’s favourite bass entrance
44:29 The Stevie Wonder comparison
48:54 The hats
50:35 How it compares to other 1994 albums