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- Artist(s): Miles Davis
- Summary: Robert Glasper took master takes and outtakes of Miles Davis' work and produced new songs with vocals from Erykah Badu, Bilal, Hiatus Kaiyote, Illa J, Ledisi, KING, Laura Mvula, John Scofield, and Stevie Wonder.
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- Record Label: Sony Legacy
- Genre(s): Jazz, R&B, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary R&B, Alternative Rap, Contemporary Jazz, Alternative R&B
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 11
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Mixed: 4 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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May 27, 2016Everything's Beautiful, indeed.
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Jun 15, 2016Erykah Badu lends a childlike charm to the sunburnt fizz of Glasper’s bossa nova version of “Maiysha (So Long)”, with Miles’s trumpet shining through towards the end.
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UncutJun 21, 2016Glasper's keen-eared stewardship throws up some astonishing alchemy. [Aug 2016, p.75]
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May 26, 2016Considering the disparate source material and the quantity of vocalists, instrumentalists, and producers involved, it's remarkable how smoothly the album flows from one track to the next. Unsurprisingly, it's most appealing to fans of Glasper and those he involved.
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Jun 2, 2016Glasper and his confreres have used Davis' inspiration to craft a moving and misterioso assemblage that, true-to-the-living Davis, refuses any scent of museum entombment.
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May 26, 2016In a way, this could be Glasper's Black Radio Volume 3: The Davis Edition. However, positioning the album as a tribute runs counter to his forward-looking use of the material.
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The WireJul 18, 2016Glasper is undoubtedly a class act, but the lacks the wildness a Madlib or a Flying Lotus might have brought to this project. [Jun 2016, p.54]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Dec 4, 2016
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