1.Maiden Voyage
2.Lil Tipsy
3.Alone Together
4.Mood
5.Don't Close Your Eyes
6.Blue Skies
7.Interlude
8.In Passing
9.L.N.K. Blues

Robert Glasper – piano
Bob Hurst - bass
Damion Reed - drums
Additional personnel:
Bilal – vocals
John Ellis, Marcus Strickland - tenor saxophone
Mike Moreno – guitar

Robert Glasper's debut as a leader displays his immense talent in full force as a legitimate original modern jazz voice. The majority of selections are with a trio, perfectly suiting his inclination to improvise, and hints at the hip-hop rhythms of his generation. The clear highlight is his bomb virtuosic interpretation of "Blue Skies." Ideas flow into infinity, he's insanely inspired, with bright melodies bursting like a supernova. He uses chord substitutions liberally and during an unaccompanied bridge, his emotions burn at length. He extrapolates on four notes to a millionth degree for the original "'Lil Tipsy," varying tempos, sometimes dizzying, in measures of four and six. "In Passing" is another original composition, a sweet waltz displaying a fine original melody with elements recalling McCoy Tyner. Vocalist Bilal is on the mystery train for the 12/8 modal ritual, invocation, spiritual, quite different take on "Maiden Voyage," which identifies Glasper's overall sound as reverent, pastoral, and challenging. In addition, there's the stripped and deconstructed version of "Alone Together," and two quintet tracks, with twin tenor saxes for the hard bop number "L.N.K. Blues," and the serene, beautiful title cut with tenor and guitar. The interplay between Glasper and bassist Bob Hurst should be simpatico and it is, they've played together a lot, while Damion Reid more than holds up his end on drums in a sensitive manner. All in all, a fine first offering with loads of potential. In a way, Glasper is in many ways reinventing the piano trio aesthetic, and time will tell whether it wears well and progresses. --- Michael G. Nastos, Rovi

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01 – Lift Off Mic Check (Feat. Shafiq Husayn)	play
02 – Afro Blue (Feat. Eryka Badu)
03 – Cherish The Day (Feat. Lalah Hathaway)
04 – Always Shine (Feat. Lupe Fiasco And Bilal)
05 – Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) (Feat. Ledisi)
06 – Move Love (Feat. KING)		play
07 – Ah Yeah (Feat. Musiq Soulchild And Chrisette Michele)
08 – Consequence Of Jealousy (Feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)
09 – Why Do We Try (Feat. Stokley Williams)
10 – Black Radio (Feat. Mos Def)
11 – Letter To Hermoine (Feat. Bilal)
12 – Smells Like Teen Spirit

Musicians:
Robert Glasper – keyboards
Casey Benjamin – saxophone
Derrick Hodge – bass
Chris Dave - drums

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Robert Glasper had a strong musical influence in his mother, who played piano and sang gospel music in church as well as in jazz and blues clubs in Houston. By the age of twelve, he was playing piano in church and often accompanied his mother in clubs. Raised on gospel, Motown, and R&B, by his teens he was listening to jazz, rock, pop and hip hop. He attended the Houston High School for the Performing Arts and moved to New York City to study at New School University. While still in school he was already playing with Christian McBride and Kenny Garrett, and went on to play with Nicholas Payton, Terence Blanchard, and Roy Hargrove.

After releasing his debut album Mood on the Fresh Sound label in 2003 followed by two buzzed about Blue Note albums with his acoustic Trio — Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007)—Glasper perfectly captured his unique duality with Double-Booked (2009), an album that juxtaposed his Trio and Experiment bands, and earned the keyboardist his first GRAMMY nomination.

He’s worked extensively with Q-Tip, playing keyboards on the rapper’s GRAMMY-nominated 2008 album The Renaissance and co-writing the album single “Life Is Better” which featured his labelmate Norah Jones. Glasper also serves as the Music Director in rapper Mos Def’s touring band, and has toured with the multi-platinum R&B singer Maxwell. New York Magazine has called his music “direct, forceful, inventive, and accessible without pandering.” --- robertglasper.com

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