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Black Radio

Robert GlasperAudio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)

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listen  1. Lift Off (Feat. Shafiq Husayn / Mic Check)Mic Check 3:57$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  2. Afro Blue (Feat. Erykah Badu)Robert Glasper 5:07$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  3. Cherish The Day (Feat. Lalah Hathaway)Lalah Hathaway 5:51$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Always Shine (Feat. Lupe Fiasco And Bilal)Bilal 5:22$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  5. Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) [Feat. Ledisi]Robert Glasper 6:10$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. Move Love (Feat. King)King 3:18$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  7. Ah Yeah (Feat. Musiq Soulchild And Chrisette Michele)Robert Glasper 5:08$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  8. The Consequences Of Jealousy (Feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)Robert Glasper 6:07$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  9. Why Do We Try (Feat. Stokley)Robert Glasper 6:30$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen10. Black Radio (Feat. Yasiin Bey)Robert Glasper 5:25$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen11. Letter To Hermione (Feat. Bilal)Bilal 4:51$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen12. Smells Like Teen SpiritRobert Glasper 7:24$1.29  Buy MP3 


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“Real music is crash protected,” state the liner notes of Black Radio, a future landmark album by the Robert Glasper Experiment that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from jazz, hip-hop, R&B and rock, but refusing to be pinned down by any one tag. Like an aircraft’s black box for which the album is titled, Black Radio ... Read more in Amazon's Robert Glasper Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (February 28, 2012)
  • Original Release Date: 2012
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Blue Note Records
  • ASIN: B0067Q04AM
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,015 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2012 album from the Jazz pianist and his electric Experimental band. Black Radio is a future landmark album that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from Jazz, Hip Hop, R&B and Rock, but refusing to be pinned down by any one tag. Black Radio also features many of Glasper's famous friends from the spectrum of urban music, seamlessly incorporating appearances from a jaw-dropping roll call of special guests including Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Lalah Hathaway, Shafi q Husayn (Sa-Ra), KING, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell Ndegeocello, Stokley Williams (Mint Condition), and yasiin bey (Mos Def).

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As always, Glasper lends his voice through excellent pianistic improvisations. Michael Brent Faulkner, Jr.  |  21 reviewers made a similar statement
Having received a grammy nom, this is one of my best albums of 2012! Enne Kay  |  18 reviewers made a similar statement
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars OMG March 3, 2012
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Jazz for the new millennium - excellently done! Someone here said their mother was 55 and didn't think the drumbeats appropriate for jazz. Well I'm 56 and I think everything about this cd is slammin! It harkens back to the progressive jazz days when guys like Lonnie Listen Smith, Roy Ayers, and George Duke were doing some amazing things. There's always been a dispute between jazz purists and jazz progressives. Miles Davis made a progressive album (Man With The Horn) and you would've thought the universe had turned upside down. Good music is good music, and this cd is some seriously good music.
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The F.M. Dial to Beautiful Music! February 28, 2012
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There was wonderful renaissance of neo-soul music that peaked in the 90s and was a wonderful soundtrack for the lives of urban contemporary music lovers. Robert Glasper is undoubtedly and purely inspired by the music of that era. A hybrid of soft jazz, hip-hop, and R&B, Black Radio is the soul music lover's 'Hearts of Space' odyssey. It is the F.M. dial to beautiful music that I could not recommend more highly.

He has drawn in some of the most respected musicians (Lalah Hathaway, Lupe Fiasco, Erykah Badu, Ledisi, Bilal to name a few) to contribute their talents to what will be one of my favorite albums this year. I hate to highlight any songs in particular because the entire album is consistently wonderful from beginning to end - so I won't.

It's intriguing that two of my favorite musicians, Robert Glasper and Esperanza Spalding, are releasing CDs this year with the word 'radio' in the albums' titles. (Esperanza's CD is entitled 'Radio Music Society'). With so much music becoming popular based on spectacle and ridiculous antics (as he touches upon at the end of "Gonna Be Alright"), it's refreshing and reassuring that artists like these are keeping the focus on musicianship. Black Radio is Robert Glasper at his best!
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "Experimentation For Meditation" February 28, 2012
By Q. Pair
Format:Audio CD
I've always had an admiration of artists who attempt to cross the boundaries of their genre and venture out of their comfort zone to indulge in something new and exciting, not only for them but for their audience as well. This admiration is punctuated by the fact that not everyone who does this is successful at it. In fact, in my experience I've seen more failures and mediocre offerings then I have anything else (see The Hip Hop Violinist [Explicit]). That being said, Robert Glasper's Black Radio has definitely taken its place among the ranks of high quality music.

Being new to Robert Glasper, I admit that I was drawn in by the promise of the plethora of guest appearances by familiar faces, such as Musiq Soul Child, Lela Hathaway, Lupe Fiasco, Yassin Bey (aka Mos Def), Erykah Badu, Ledisi, and Bilal. Fortunately, I found that Glasper's ability to tastefully spread out the various talents found on this project is worthy of praise. With twelve different guest artists on an album, it can easily start to feel crowded like there's too much going on at once. Instead, what we're given as the final product is a euphoric blend of Jazz, Neo-Soul and Hip Hop that I can cool out to in the car with my speakers up, or vibe to at a live performance.

Each song seemed to be tailored (and most likely was) to the individual artists that appeared on them, but still making it very clear in its sound that this was Robert Glasper's album, not a compilation of sounds taken from different places. The integrity of Glasper's work is never compromised of overshadowed by any of the guest artists, only accentuated by energy their voices bring to each track. From beginning to end, it feels like listening to a live set that you don't want to leave your seat for.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! September 29, 2012
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I first heard "Gonna Be Alright" from a fellow musician. It was real hip, so I purchased the whole CD. Man, I was blown away! It's so cool to hear fresh, new music. All of this "smooth jazz" stuff is okay, but it's getting redundant. It's time for someone to bring something different to our ears. Joe Zawinul (Weather Report) wrote a song titled "Can It Be Done" asking "is there one melody that's never been in the air?" I wish "The Robert Glasper Experiment" is the one he could've heard. I met robert Glasper at the Indy Jazz fest last month and He's really a nice guy. Keep up the good works!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Album! I just got tired of it mad fast... August 1, 2012
By DJ
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This album was sooo sick! But I just got mad tired of it after a month or 2. Its sick mood music (especially that Soulchild colab.) but i couldn't play it out like i did alot of other albums out this year (like Nas- The Good Life), jazz albums included... Monk's Moods could play on repeat, everywhere, for the rest of my life, and i'd be like... dope. But "Freaky black track you never play me..." is TRUTH, but honestly best when its a surprise on shuffle or your tryin to look dope to your friends. All in all, I love this album and MAD props to Glasper, but on the real... it ain't no 5 outta 5.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I CURRENTLY HAVE ALL GLASPER'S CDS ANY ONE WHO'S FAMILIAR WITH HIS WORK WILL NOTICE THAT HE ALWAYS HAD A BIT OF HIP HOP THROUGH OUT HIS MUSIC. THIS CD IS ABSOLUTELY BANGIN' FULL CIRCLE WITHOUT LOSING HIS JAZZ EDGE. CONTINUE ON BROTHER GLASPER.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Trying Hard to be different December 28, 2012
By Ben
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I think that this is a pretty solid cd. Musically it left a little to be desired for me. I also think that he did not get everything out of the stars that he has performing with him. I have not listened to this as much as I anticipated based upon the star power and the reviews. Maybe its early and will need to grow on me.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bomb! CD!!!
It was very inspirational and the blend of jazz and R&B was great. He is a very talented musician and blessed of the Lord..His messages were well received and heart felt.
Published 4 days ago by Moody
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Love, Love, Love
Must Listen: Afro Blue, Cherish the Day, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Gonna Be Alright..... the whole album. Read more
Published 26 days ago by shop&conquer
5.0 out of 5 stars The New "Shape of Jazz to Come"?
Well, maybe. All I know is that this record, along with Shafiq Husayn's _Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka_ and Esperanza Spalding's _Radio Music Society_ and _Chamber Music Society_, sure are... Read more
Published 29 days ago by John B.
4.0 out of 5 stars Eclectic mix of musical styles
I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered this CD earlier this year. I'd read the rave reviews and was intrigued, but I'd never heard anything by Glasper previously, and I'm not... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Donald E. Gilliland
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have!
If want to hear Jazz through the eyes of young America, this is a must have! You will not be disappointed.
Published 1 month ago by Sissy Cervantes
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!!!
I never heard of him before but I previewed the CD.Then I realized alot of the songs on the CD I heard before and love them. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mildred Mcdonald
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius
I love this album, full of great features, including Lalah Hathaway, Erykah Badu, Bilal, & Musiq Soulchild, to name a few. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Debo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Experiment
Robert pulled the best of the best for this album. Lalah Hathaway, Meshell Ndgeocello, and others come together to give a neo soul/jazz experience that is truly unforgettable.
Published 2 months ago by Soul Searchin'
5.0 out of 5 stars Sat5cus1
Fabulous album, It's unfortunate that this style of music never gets a chance to be played on the radio and music videos. I can not stop playing this album. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Edward A. Spencer
4.0 out of 5 stars four stars?
Okay this is a great albulm, however, There are certain songs that are completly ruined by the annoying talking sessions at the end of the song, it completly kills the groove. Read more
Published 2 months ago by TW
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