Artist	Song
Robert Glasper	F.T.B.
from In My Element (2007)
Robert Glasper	J Dillalude
from In My Element (2007)
Robert Glasper Trio	Downtime
from Double Booked (2009)
Robert Glasper	One for 'Grew (For Mulgrew Miller)
from In My Element (2007)
Robert Glasper	I Remember
from Canvas (2005)
Robert Glasper Trio	59 South
from Double Booked (2009)
Robert Glasper	Y'Outta Praise Him
from In My Element (2007)
Robert Glasper	Portrait of an Angel
from Canvas (2005)
Robert Glasper Trio	L.N.K. Blues
from Mood (2002)
Robert Glasper	Tribute
from In My Element (2007)
Damion Reid, Robert Glasper & Robert Hurst	Thowed
from Unrehurst (2002)
Robert Glasper	Riot
from Canvas (2005)
Robert Glasper Experiment	Butterfly
from Double Booked (2009)
Meshell Ndegeocello	Relief - A Stripper Classic
from The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (2007)
Damion Reid, Robert Glasper & Robert Hurst	April Foolproof
from Unrehurst (2002)

Comment:

Pianist Robert Glasper's trio revitalizes the jazz tradition, injecting an adrenaline shot of hip-hop-schooled rhythms into the bebop bloodstream. On "F.T.B." drummer Damion Reid's doubled-up breakbeat grooves charge the air around Glasper's bell-like melodies. The young pianist's work with hip-hop heavyweights like Mos Def and Q-Tip shaped the way he sculpts his sounds, and "J Dillalude" (his tribute to late hip-hop producer J Dilla) moves more like a street-beat mixtape than a conventional jazz tune. For all his forward motion, Glasper has his jazz history down cold, which becomes obvious when he kicks up a ruckus on Herbie Hancock's "Riot." This sampling of Glasper's finest wares shows how he's picked up on the innovations of pianistic peers like Brad Mehldau and Jason Moran, and advanced even further into the future of jazz.

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