January 23, 2010

Top Ten of 2009 - Robert Glasper "Downtime"


Rob G. is my dude. I started rocking with him on the Canvas album. I followed him to the In My Element album. His latest Double Booked features both of his groups; The Robert Glasper Trio and The Robert Glasper Experiment. The first half of the album is straight-ahead jazz from his trio. The second half contains the Hip-Hop fusion of the The Experiment. I appreciate both aspects.

The song "Downtime" is classic Glasper.

Salute.

The album, Double Booked, on Blue Note Records.

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