Glasper, Robert / In My Element
| Album: | In My Element | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Glasper, Robert | Added: | Jun 2007 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-06-17 | Pull Date: | 2007-08-19 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 5 | Jul 29 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 24 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 10, 2015: | The Changing Same
G & B |
4. | Jul 26, 2007: | Rocky Johnson
G & B |
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| 2. | Jul 29, 2007: | Transmission Overload
G & B |
5. | Jul 06, 2007: | No Cover, No Minimum
Beatrice |
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| 3. | Jul 27, 2007: | No Cover, No Minimum
F.T.B. |
6. | Jun 25, 2007: | Messages in your brain
G & B |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2007-06-13
Reviewed 2007-06-13
ROBERT GLASPER: In My Element
Blue Note, 2007
Mainstream but forward-thinking jazz piano trio. Most tunes start off with a mellow, soulfully “contemporary” vibe, but on some tracks (1, 6, 9) that’s just a launching pad for Glasper’s rapid-fire, staccato soloing. Other tracks are content to just lay back and chill…
WARNING: Most tracks drop out a minute (or two) before the end, followed by silence and then a rhythmic interlude.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 9, 11
1. 8:29 – quick burner, simple melody, great piano solo (and dig the drums!)
2. 8:11 – gently rolling, fast for ballad, pretty melody, lyrical piano/bass solos
3. 5:57 – chill soul-jazz with a hip-hop touch to the beat, some lush breaks
4. 3:35 – solo piano, a composite of several gospel themes
5. 6:46 – upbeat, gospel-inflected jazz; pretty piano… aggressive coda
6. 8:56 – modern standard, relaxed against quick rhythm, nice bass solo
7. 8:43 – Herbie Hancock/Radiohead mash-up w/cool solos, shifting energy
8. 4:26 – phone msg, then a set of brief hip-hop style grooves (“sample me!”)
9. 7:20 – squirrelly piano over quick, low bass & drums + some boppish runs
10. 6:33 – relaxed & soulful with a Latin rhythm, rhapsodic piano solo
11. 3:43 – stirring ballad, with excerpts from an amazing eulogy for Glasper’s mom, a singer who was murdered in 2004. This made me cry.
[ Fo ] 13-Jun-07
Blue Note, 2007
Mainstream but forward-thinking jazz piano trio. Most tunes start off with a mellow, soulfully “contemporary” vibe, but on some tracks (1, 6, 9) that’s just a launching pad for Glasper’s rapid-fire, staccato soloing. Other tracks are content to just lay back and chill…
WARNING: Most tracks drop out a minute (or two) before the end, followed by silence and then a rhythmic interlude.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 9, 11
1. 8:29 – quick burner, simple melody, great piano solo (and dig the drums!)
2. 8:11 – gently rolling, fast for ballad, pretty melody, lyrical piano/bass solos
3. 5:57 – chill soul-jazz with a hip-hop touch to the beat, some lush breaks
4. 3:35 – solo piano, a composite of several gospel themes
5. 6:46 – upbeat, gospel-inflected jazz; pretty piano… aggressive coda
6. 8:56 – modern standard, relaxed against quick rhythm, nice bass solo
7. 8:43 – Herbie Hancock/Radiohead mash-up w/cool solos, shifting energy
8. 4:26 – phone msg, then a set of brief hip-hop style grooves (“sample me!”)
9. 7:20 – squirrelly piano over quick, low bass & drums + some boppish runs
10. 6:33 – relaxed & soulful with a Latin rhythm, rhapsodic piano solo
11. 3:43 – stirring ballad, with excerpts from an amazing eulogy for Glasper’s mom, a singer who was murdered in 2004. This made me cry.
[ Fo ] 13-Jun-07
Track Listing
| 1. | G & B | 6. | Beatrice | |||
| 2. | Of Dreams To Come | 7. | Maiden Voyage / Everything In Its Right Place | |||
| 3. | F.T.B. | 8. | J Dillalude | |||
| 4. | Y'outta Praise Him (Intro) | 9. | Silly Rabbit | |||
| 5. | Y'outta Praise Him | 10. | One For 'Grew | |||
| 11. | Tribute | |||||