| ID | 125183 |
| Title Proper | New kind of blue |
| Other Title Information | the power of suggestion and the pleasure of groove in Robert Glasper's Black Radio |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ramsey, Guthrie P |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay places the important Robert Glasper Experiment recording "Black Radio" (2012) within its artistic, commercial, and critical contexts. As a project that combines genres, "Black Radio" did more than challenge different communities of listeners; it invited them to see how Glasper's sonic juxtapositions could be logically aligned. Jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and gospel merge in "Black Radio" to form a stylish, forward-looking contribution that won popular and critical successes. Glasper and his ensemble toy with the social contracts that have established boundaries around sonic language; indeed, he makes their territories feel seamless and natural. Because of the success of the project, we may be witnessing a post-genre moment that disrupts traditional ideas about music that have been preciously held in the industry since it emerged in the late-nineteenth century. |
| `In' analytical Note | Daedalus Vol. 142, No.4; Fall 2013: p.120-125 |
| Journal Source | Daedalus Vol. 142, No.4; Fall 2013: p.120-125 |
| Key Words | Black Radio ; Robert Glasper ; Music |