Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio (2xLP, Blue Note)

The featuring acts are just a click of your tongue. In this respect, too, "Black Radio" lives up to its title, covering the broad field of urban music as far as possible - the best thing is that GLASPER is friends with almost all guest musicians, be they singers like Erykah Badu, Lalah Hathaway, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ledisi or the singing trio KING from Los Angeles, be it rappers like Lupe Fiasco and yasiin bey (Mos Def) or singers like Bilal, Musiq Soulchild, Shafiq Husayn or Stokley Williams (Mint Condition). An impressive line up! "I wanted to make an album that demonstrates that we work with artists from other genres," says GLASPER, "even if the vibe is more urban, hip-hop and soul, the backbone is always jazz."