Rating: 68.33
Genre: Jazz and R&B
A quartet featuring jazz pianist Robert Glasper, bassist Derrick Dodge, drummer Chris Dave and Casey Benjamin on sax and vocoder. The album is described by Angelika Beener, in her liner essay, as "representative of the veracity of Black music" which has been "...emulated, envied and countlessly re-imagined by the rest of the world...." It melds jazz, hip-hop, adult contemporary R&B, neo-soul, even rock into a journey of sorts. With covers that include Erykah Badu on Afro Blue (made popular by John Coltrane) Lalah Hathway on Sade's Cherish the Day and a very interesting take on Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit (this is cool live take) and some very nice original material, like Move Love.This is a really laid back listen and should be the background to every dinner party this spring and summer.
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