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Robert Glasper is tagged as: jazz, piano, jazz piano, fusion, piano jazz

On first listen, Canvas, the major label debut from 27-year-old pianist Robert Glasper sounds decidedly mainstream. However, Glasper comes informed by the broad range of influences that a jazz musician of his generation inevitably does, with deep jazz roots and the sometimes subconscious influence of having grown up also listening to hip hop, R&B and alternative rock.
The second time around, the true nature of the music begins to reveal itself, not as much aurally as sensually. The bass is warmer, fatter, and more sanguine; the drums throb, and the piano dances freestyling swing moods. “I mean, obviously it’s jazz, but I try to bring it all. I have to go into it because I feel it,” says Glasper. “I express myself through my music. You can hear who I am through my music.”
When summarizing Canvas two words come to mind: immediacy and serendipity. On the former descriptive, Glasper explains, “A week before the recording, we did the Regatta Bar in Boston, then we did a weekend at Small’s in New York two days before. So we got the music in us; we just walked in the studio and hit. Everything was one or two takes.”
And serendipity? “I don’t like overly arranged themes,” says the pianist, “because there’s no room...
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Of Dreams To Come
Chant
Rise And Shine
F.T.B.
Y'Outta Praise Him
J Dillalude
Beatrice
Maiden Voyage / Everything In Its Right Place
Downtime
No Worries
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Canvas
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Mood
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