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Robert Glasper Black Radio

Submitted by on January 17, 2012 – 4:03 amNo Comment |

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Very hard to offer a cogent analysis of jazz pianist Robert Glasper’s musicology, aka Black Radio, as it has yet to be birthed as a conceptual whole.  Yet, if the inter-generational appeal and damn good innovation of the tracks released to date (feat King, Erykah Badu, Musiq & Chrisette Michele) are even a morsel of his ingenuity, this in the pocket anthology takes the A train to magnum opus. Peep the magic and behind the scenes visuals below.  For more info on Glasper, visit www.robertglasper.com.

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