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This fusion of styles creates a dynamic sound that appeals to both traditional jazz enthusiasts and contemporary music lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith numerous albums under his belt as both a solo artist and collaborator with other musicians, Glasper has received critical acclaim for his work. He has been recognized with several awards including Grammy Awards for Best R\u0026amp;B Album (Black Radio) and Best Traditional R\u0026amp;B Performance (Jesus Children).\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"black-radio-deluxe-edition","title":"Black Radio (Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTen years ago in 2012, Robert Glasper changed the game. After several acclaimed Blue Note albums that solidified his Jazz cred while hinting at his Hip-Hop leanings, the visionary pianist went all in with Black Radio, an album that laid out a new paradigm for creative music, reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing his Experiment band with Casey Benjamin on sax \/ vocoder, Derrick Hodge on bass and Chris Dave on drums, the album boasted a rollcall of special guests including Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey, Lupe Fiasco, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell Ndegeocello and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Radio would go on to debut on four different Billboard charts peaking at #1 Jazz, #4 R\u0026amp;B\/Hip-Hop, and even reaching #15 on the Top 200. The cherry on top came in February 2013 at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards when Black Radio was awarded Best R\u0026amp;B Album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, a special 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition presents the full Black Radio experience by expanding it to 3-LPs featuring the original album plus three bonus tracks previously unreleased on vinyl, and the remix EP Black Radio Recovered which featured additional contributions from Questlove, Solange, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x3","offer_id":50390004302155,"sku":"1166775","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50390004433227,"sku":"1166774","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/354f7c77-dfa8-435d-a02c-b54ae60ab14d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726378979"},{"product_id":"in-december-2","title":"In December","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Glasper’s holiday album \u003ci\u003eIn December\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there anything to be done with carols like “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Joy to the World” that hasn’t been done in the past 300 years? If there is, Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and producer Robert Glasper is the kind of artist to do it. “I like covering songs that people know well,” Glasper tells Apple Music. “That’s what I’ve done throughout my whole career.” It’s true: As a jazz pianist, he’s obviously learned his way around making classics his own, whether they were written by Mongo Santamaría or Kurt Cobain. But, he says, “The biggest challenge in making a holiday album was trying to do it in a way that feels festive but at the same time feels real and not corny.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe succeeds on both fronts on\u003ci\u003e In December\u003c\/i\u003e, his holiday album that mixes classic carols with a set of originals, and which was recorded in Spatial Audio. Part of what keeps it credible is the fact that Glasper’s hiphop\/R\u0026amp;B\/jazz fusion is done on a compositional level instead of just a cosmetic one (no collages of sampled sax solos and drum loops here). The covers reveal a lot about his musical worldview: Sung by Tony winner Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple), “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” is turned into dark, airy neo-soul, while “Joy to the World”—sung by Alex Isley—feels like a Stevie Wonder ballad. But the originals reveal even more. “The intention for this album was less about Christmas songs and more about songs that feel good during the holidays,” Glasper says. “I stayed away from thinking too much about Christmas and its traditional lingo, and concentrated on real things people go through during the holiday season.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Concord","offers":[{"title":"Gold LP","offer_id":50428556902731,"sku":"2223253","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50428555854155,"sku":"2223252","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/In_December_f00283c8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726833408"},{"product_id":"artscience","title":"ArtScience","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrammy-winning band Robert Glasper Experiment release their new album 'ArtScience'. The eclectic album finds the Experiment getting down to its essence, with each of the band members - keyboardist Robert Glasper, saxophonist Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge, and drummer Mark Colenburg - delivering the vocals and sharing in the production and songwriting on the album. On 'ArtScience', the Experiment sounds like a bit of everything that's vibrant and challenging and great about music woven into a billowing fabric of jazz, funk, soul, rock, hip-hop, blues, disco, electronic, and pop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Capitol","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50452198850891,"sku":"1000358","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a960e466-a50b-4c79-b1dc-d0b2eac6ec1f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727144188"},{"product_id":"black-radio","title":"Black Radio","description":"\u003cp\u003edouble vinyl set. 'black radio', a future landmark album that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from jazz, hip hop, r\u0026amp;b and rock, but refusing to be pinned down by any one tag. the first full-length album from the grammy-nominated keyboardist's electric experiment band - saxist casey benjamin, bassist derrick hodge, and drummer chris dave - 'black radio' also features many collaborations from the spectrum of urban music, seamlessly incorporating appearances from a jaw-dropping line up of special guests including erykah badu, bilal, lupe fiasco, lalah hathaway, shafiq husayn (sa-ra), king, ledisi, chrisette michele, mos def, musiq soulchild, meshell ndegeocello, and stokley williams (mint condition).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50455566221643,"sku":"350818","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c602fc0d-4246-4fb5-9213-35f45917a139_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727192738"},{"product_id":"black-radio-iii","title":"Black Radio III","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Glasper is a premiere example of musical aptitude and a proven champion of Black music - boasting nine Grammy nominations and four wins for Best R\u0026amp;B Album, Best R\u0026amp;B Song, Best Traditional R\u0026amp;B Performance, and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, and an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay’s critically hailed documentary “13th” with Common and Karriem Riggins. The 43-year old Houston native has a rich history contributing his artistry across both music and film, all the while carrying a consistent cultural message. In 2012, Glasper delivered his album \u003ci\u003eBlack Radio\u003c\/i\u003e that hit the scene as the first album in history to debut in the top 10 of 4 different genre charts simultaneously: Hip Hop R\u0026amp;B, Urban Contemporary, Jazz and Contemporary Jazz. The feat was then repeated by \u003ci\u003eBlack Radio 2\u003c\/i\u003e. The ongoing \u003ci\u003eBlack Radio\u003c\/i\u003e series has since become Glasper’s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Radio\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Radio II\u003c\/i\u003e are landmark albums that have shaped the genres of jazz, hip hop and r\u0026amp;b for the past decade. Direct lines can be drawn to Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Kendrick Lamar, and black music writ large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eBlack Radio III\u003c\/i\u003e, 4-time grammy winner Robert Glasper cements his legacy as producer, curator and cultural icon. These collaborations range from the most powerful voices in contemporary black music (Killer Mike, ty dolla $ign, D Smoke, PJ Morton) to the most important lyricists and performers of the past 30 years (Jennifer Hudson, Ledisi, Common, Gregory Porter, Musiq Soulchild, India.Arie)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Radio III\u003c\/i\u003e is also a statement for these times. It is Glasper’s most direct statement of the frustration and opportunity of a world disrupted by social change. It is at once beautiful, powerful and innovative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loma Vista","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50466268610891,"sku":"1141819","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50466267201867,"sku":"1141820","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50466268479819,"sku":"1141818","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ae8f4bf2-586c-4932-ae48-fe5b56d4f06d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727309477"},{"product_id":"live-at-glasshaus-2","title":"Live at Glasshaus","description":"\u003cp\u003eBilal's first live album, featuring fan favourites like \"Soul Sista,\" \"Sometimes,\" and \"Reminisce.\" Supergroup ensemble featuring Questlove, Common, and Robert Glasper. First commercially available recordings from Bilal's famous \"Love For Sale\" album that was shelved by Interscope: \"Something To Hold\" and \"All For Love.\" Includes a live version of Common's \"Funky For You\" from his seminal \"Like Water For Chocolate\" album. Questlove delivers the story of Bilal's \"Sometimes,\" which includes mention of the Soulquarian movement at Electric Lady Studios with the likes of D'Angelo and Erykah Badu. Robert Glasper delivers incredible solos throughout \"All Matter\" and \"All For Love.\" Includes a live version of Bilal's newest song, \"Humility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited edition 2LP is pressed on 180 gram vinyl and presented in a premier gatefold tip-on jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning 23 years of recorded output, Grammy Award winning artist Bilal performed a mid-career retrospective featuring an ensemble of luminaries from his storied musical tribe. For one night only, the supergroup re-worked standouts from a genre-defying catalog including Bilal’s debut, \"1st Born Second\", his famously unreleased sophomore album, \"Love For Sale\" (from which \"Something To Hold\" and \"All For Love\" herein become its first commercially available releases), \"Airtight’s Revenge\", Common’s seminal Soulquarian-era \"Like Water for Chocolate\", as well as premiering Bilal’s newest song, \"Humility\". The concert was recorded, filmed and livestreamed from Glasshaus in Brooklyn, New York on December 02, 2023 for a studio audience of 100 guests.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glasshaus Presents","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50475869110603,"sku":"2204722","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":51734821110091,"sku":"R9484-3023","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS1026212-01A-BIG_9991538c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727451933"},{"product_id":"fuck-yo-feelings","title":"Fuck Yo Feelings","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegendary genre-bending, multiple Grammy and Emmy-winning artist and producer Robert Glasper releases his newest project, \u003ci\u003eFuck Yo Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e. 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