Robert Glasper - Double Booked
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Artist: Robert GlasperEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-08-25
Music Label: Blue Note Records
Soundtracks:
- No Worries
- Yes I'm Country (And That's OK)
- Downtime
- 59 South
- Think of One
- 4eva
- Butterfly
- Festival
- For You
- All Matter
- Open Mind
Music reviews of Double Booked
Music Review: The bridge between Monk and Dilla
Rating: 4 Stars
I really liked Robert Glasper's "J Dillalude" and "FTB", from his last release, In My Element. A modern jazz pianist who worships at the altars of Thelonious Monk and J Dilla with the same fervor, Glasper brought a new approach to the classic trio approach.
On "Double Booked", Glasper aims to further eradicate the line between Monk and Dilla (two bonafide geniuses). The album is split into two halves, hence the album's title. The first being by the Robert Glasper Trio (classic trio style jazz) which is introduced by a telephone message from famed trumpeter Terence Blanchard, the second being the Robert Glasper Experiment (an execution into fusion), introduced by a phone message left by Roots leader-drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. Both sides are equally strong.
The highlights for me include the trio's rendition of Monk's "Think of One", which marries a segment of Ahmad Jamal's "Swahililand" (famously sampled by Dilla on De La Soul's classic "Stakes Is High"); the whimsy of "I'm Country (And That's OK)" and the blissfulness of the spacious closer "Open Mind".
However, I have to say that the title that really brings the house down is "All Matter". Bilal's quirkily emotive and pitch-perfect performance on this title is straight-up moving! (Especially when he goes off on the end! Whew!) I can actually say that along with his work with Sa-Ra, "All Matter" made me fan of Bilal's. (I wasn't really one beforehand, as his 2001 Interscope debut 1st Born Second, didn't move me for the most part). Glasper's multi-tier approach to the number, which sounded awkward on first listen, works really well with Bilal's vocal. "All Matter" more than earned its Grammy nomination! (It lost to India.Arie's cover of Sade's "Pearls".)
The only misstep in my opinion was the remake of Herbie Hancock's "Butterfly". I thought the snare drum intro and vocoderized vocals took away from some of the sheer beauty of Herbie's original.
Double Booked is a strong release by one of the brightest young lions in modern jazz who understands the genius of both Mr. Monk and Mr. Yancey and merges that appreciation and knowledge into a cohesive work that displays his own rising genius.
Recommended!
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