Day 23: Robert Glasper Canvas [2005]

It was late, maybe 3am or so and I was listening to music online when I decided to stop by the bluenote site to see if any new RVG editions had been released.  Robert Glasper was the feature artist so I clicked and heard his first cut "Rise and Shine". I immediately thought of young Chick Corea. I went to itunes and bought it right then!

I really enjoyed this album and was excited to take a chance on some new (to me) musicians. I feel this album helped change one of the directions jazz was going in. For the first time hip hop sensibilities had successfully made its way into a mainstream jazz recording. The rhythmic concept is different from most. This trio must have been doing this for a while for it to feel so great. Standouts for me are still Rise and Shine, Canvas and Jelly's da Beener.