Jazz music isn’t snobby, it’s one of the more appreciative art forms in music. The balance of songs, the way horns collide with pianos and trumpets, it’s almost erotic really. The Robert Glasper Experiment, champions of jazz and one of the few “household name” jazz bands around (aside from Esperanza Spalding’s troupe) are putting forth an LP effort entitled Black Radio and an early standout from it comes from the Erykah Badu assisted “Afro Blue”. A refreshing sight to see Badu on some jazzy instrumentation, the pianist and the singer cover a Mongo Santamaria piece that’s more commonly linked to John Coltrane.

Black Radio is set to be released on February 28th with features from Lalah Hathaway, Musiq Soulchild, Lupe Fiasco, Bilal, Mos Def, Ledisi, Meshell Ndegeocello & more including a cover of Nirvana’s “Smell Like Teen Spirit”

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DOWNLOAD: The Robert Glasper Experiment – Afro Blue (f. Erykah Badu)

Lift Off/Mic Check (featuring Shafiq Husayn)
Afro Blue (featuring Erykah Badu)
Cherish The Day (featuring Lalah Hathaway)
Always Shine (featuring Lupe Fiasco & Bilal)
Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) (featuring Ledisi)
Move Love (featuring KING)
Ah Yeah (featuring Musiq Soulchild & Chrisette Michele)
Consequence Of Jealousy (featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
Why Do We Try (featuring Stokley Williams)
Black Radio (featuring Mos Def)
Letter to Hermoine (featuring Bilal)
Smells Like Teen Spirit

Brando

EIC of Day & A Dream, Brando has written for such publications as DJ Booth, Refined Hype & the Houston Press. Wrestling enthusiast, sneaker addict, sports junkie and certified cake eater. Follow him on Twitter: @_brandoc

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