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| | Artist : Robert Glasper | |
| | Album : Double Booked | |
| | Label : Blue Note Source : CD | |
| | Cat. No. : Size : 108.02 MB | |
| ª Genre : Jazz StrDate: 2009-08-25 ª |
ª _ Quality : 187kbps/44.1khz/Joint Stereo RipDate: 2009-08-11 _ ª
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| | The title of pianist Robert GlasperÆs new album is a play on | |
| | words in a couple of ways. The first is a reference to the album | |
| | splitting time between GlasperÆs two bands: his trio and The | |
| | Robert Glasper Experiment. The second reference to the title, | |
| | whether it be true or not, is revealed in the opening seconds of | |
| | the first track. Trumpeter Terrance Blanchard is heard leaving | |
| | Glasper a voicemail, suggesting that there is a rumor going | |
| | around that Glaspar booked his ôExperimentö band to play at one | |
| | club, while his trio was scheduled to play at BlanchardÆs new | |
| | club on the exact same night. | |
| | | |
| | Admittedly, GlasperÆs previous release In My Element, while | |
| | demonstrating a wonderful talent, did not personally leave me | |
| | waiting in great anticipation for this new release. | |
| | Double-Booked, however, is ultimately enjoyable from the opening | |
| | track to the final note. | |
| | | |
| | With Double-Booked, Robert Glasper is destined to put himself on | |
| | the top of the list of young, hip jazz pianists (alongside Eldar | |
| | and Taylor Eigsti). What gets him to be a part of this list is | |
| | not simply talent, but the ability to demonstrate a wonderful | |
| | creativity in different settings. Double-Booked not only shows | |
| | versatility, but the ability to have a well-rounded understanding | |
| | of what sounds will be leading edge, in either a acoustic trio or | |
| | a more intense, hip sounding edgy ôExperimentö. | |
| | | |
| | The first six tracks are from the Robert Glasper Trio. I will say | |
| | that if you like the opening track, No Worries, then you will | |
| | like the rest of the acoustic set. I donÆt say that because they | |
| | all sound the same, because they donÆt. I say that because the | |
| | set list was well thought out with seamless transitions. The | |
| | Thelonious Monk tune, Think of One, is also a highlight of the | |
| | acoustic set, closing it out. It has become popular as of late | |
| | for musicians to make their own recording of this tune, but | |
| | Glasper makes it his own without sounding like he is trying too | |
| | hard to recreate it. | |
| | | |
| | The second half of the album begins with a second voicemail left | |
| | by ?uestlove, the drummer for The Roots (and no, that is not a | |
| | misspelling, his professional name is spelled ?-u-e-s-t-l-o-v-e, | |
| | sometimes spelled Questlove). The message suggest the reverse of | |
| | BlanchardÆs message, suggesting that he heard the trio was | |
| | already booked, but that Glasper should bring The Experiment for | |
| | a jam session with Mos Def and company. | |
| | | |
| | This is a lead in to The ExperimentÆs half of the album, which | |
| | takes an edgier look at things, mixing jazz with a hip-hop | |
| | attitude. Rapper Mos Def is immediately heard rapping on the | |
| | second half, almost as a suggestion to the listener that this | |
| | kind of hip attitude is exactly what the listener would be | |
| | getting into for the next six tracks. | |
| | | |
| | Sax, vocoder, turntables, electric bass, and Rhodes all make | |
| | themselves entirely audible during The ExperimentÆs portion of | |
| | the album, which is just as entertaining, well produced and | |
| | performed as the first half. Vocalist Bilal adds a nice touch to | |
| | the final two tracks, All Matter and Open Mind. | |
| | | |
| | Double-Booked should dwarf the success that In My Element had. | |
| | For those who still fear the mixing of hip-hop sounds with jazz û | |
| | give it a good listen. This is how it is done right. And if that | |
| | combination still scares you, stick to the first half of the | |
| | album. Double-Booked, in one way or another, takes care of every | |
| | listener. | |
| | | |
| | Tracklisting: | |
| | | |
| | 01. Robert Glasper - Intro 0:30 | |
| | 02. Robert Glasper - No Worries 7:08 | |
| | 03. Robert Glasper - Yes I'm Country(and that's o.k.) 8:08 | |
| | 04. Robert Glasper - Downtime 5:23 | |
| | 05. Robert Glasper - 59 South 6:13 | |
| | 06. Robert Glasper - Think of One 9:13 | |
| | 07. Robert Glasper - The Robert Glasper Experiment / 4Eva 2:17 | |
| | 08. Robert Glasper - The Robert Glasper Experiment / 6:02 | |
| | Butterfly | |
| | 09. Robert Glasper - The Robert Glasper Experiment / 10:04 | |
| | Festival | |
| | 10. Robert Glasper - The Robert Glasper Experiment / For 2:12 | |
| | You | |
| | 11. Robert Glasper - The Robert Glasper Experiment / All 6:35 | |
| | Matter | |
| | 12. Robert Glasper - The Robert Glasper Experiment / Open 8:34 | |
| | Mind | |
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