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Comment on The Power of Suggestion/The Pleasure of Groove: Robert Glasper’s Post-Genre Black Radio Project, Part 2 by MusiQologY

MusiQologY — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:34:15 +0000

This is hot, LaCharles. Boom!

Comment on The Power of Suggestion/The Pleasure of Groove: Robert Glasper’s Post-Genre Black Radio Project, Part 2 by Jazz Lover? Dig This Review: Gregory Porter, Esperanza Spalding, and Robert Glasper « All Things Considered

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:19:34 +0000

[...] for black or so-called “urban” audiences. Similarly, scholar and musician, Guthrie Ramsey, who also just released his own album The Colored Waiting Room (review coming soon), writes, [...]

Comment on Congo Man: Calypso and Controversy by David Bowman

David Bowman — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:43:18 +0000

I downloaded this song on Itunes because I’m a fan of Calypso and Soca. After attending Carnival in TnT it’s easy to consider it as the best music on the planet. As far as its content, the music often has included subjects of an offensive nature…such as it’s approach towards women in general. But, how do you spell SATIRE? Love life and laugh a lot.

Comment on The Power of Suggestion/The Pleasure of Groove: Robert Glasper’s Post-Genre Black Radio Project, Part 1 by Kaye

Kaye — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:10:52 +0000

Dr. Guy, I am just amazed that no one has put Black Radio in conversation to stolen moments: red hot cool in 1994. The collaborations are quite similar, although 18 years prior to Black Radio. The work became Time Magazine’s album of the year. The cd was for the specific cause to raise awareness for AIDS. My favorite piece was Trouble don’t last always with Incognito, Ramsey Lewis and Carleen Anderson. But the album featured jazz, r&b, and hip hop collaborations such as Donald Byrd and Guru, Ndgeocello and Herbie Hancock, The Roots and Roy Ayers…etc.

I’m not sure if that sonic architecture was as sophisticated and seemless as Glasper and his colleague’s work, in that Experiment had more experience playing together than the artists who collaborated on this cd. But the vision is slightly similar.

Comment on Black Musical Figuration in the 1940s: Lessons from Visual Culture by JennG

JennG — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:43:13 +0000

The Lewis painting Twilight Sounds is on display at the St. Louis Art Museum and I saw it today for the first time. I was immediately drawn to it and overtaken. My first response before even seeing the title was this makes me feel like jazz. Thanks for your post. Very informative and a great explanation why Lewis moved to an abstract style.

Comment on The Power of Suggestion/The Pleasure of Groove: Robert Glasper’s Post-Genre Black Radio Project, Part 3 by The Other Me

The Other Me — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:48:52 +0000

I could read about this LP all day! Amazing break down once again. For what it’s worth, Cherish The Day and Letter to Hermione are the highlights for me. Very pleased I hit ‘follow’.

Comment on The Power of Suggestion/The Pleasure of Groove: Robert Glasper’s Post-Genre Black Radio Project, Part 3 by ronnie613

ronnie613 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:39:06 +0000

Thanks!!! I really appreciate it!!

Comment on The Power of Suggestion/The Pleasure of Groove: Robert Glasper’s Post-Genre Black Radio Project, Part 3 by MusiQologY

MusiQologY — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:18:58 +0000

thanks so much and i LOVE roots, rhythm and rhyme!

Comment on The Power of Suggestion/The Pleasure of Groove: Robert Glasper’s Post-Genre Black Radio Project, Part 3 by ronnie613

ronnie613 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:07:56 +0000

Great piece Dr. Ramsey! I really like how you connected Glasper’s album to the musical eclecticism found on black radio stations during the 60s. And your idea of Glasper’s music being “post genre” is a really interesting concept. It reminds me of the phrase “genreless,” which is what a local musician says she refers to think of her music as. I think the idea of post genre, or genresless music leaves more room for artists to be creative and not think about trying to reach a specific audience.

I really enjoyed the series about Black Radio and look forward to reading more of your work.:)

Comment on The Power of Suggestion/The Pleasure of Groove: Robert Glasper’s Post-Genre Black Radio Project, Part 2 by seanjrankine

seanjrankine — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:34:55 +0000

I love jazz, and am loving Black Radio. Perhaps I’m being slightly premature, but I think it will go down as milestone recording. I think it will be revered in future conversations, much like What’s Going On and A Kind of Blue are today.

I come at jazz from a different place I guess (not that I claim to understand it) but as a musician I almost invariably find my ears and brain tussling between the skill of the individual musicians, and the beauty of the overall form. I guess the art of a good jazz musician is to walk that line that divides enviable artistry and plain old grand-standing; not that grand standing can’t be artistic of course. – paradox.

“The new aesthetic order, one grounded in the idea of virtuoso spectacle…”.

Great piece! Enjoyed it!