10th Anniversary edition of Robert Glasper's 'Black Radio' to be released

10 years ago in 2012, Robert Glasper changed the game. After several acclaimed Blue Note albums with his acoustic trio (Canvas, In My Element) that solidified his jazz credibility while flirting with hip-hop sensibilities, the visionary pianist went all in with Black Radio, an album that laid out a new paradigm for creative music, reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music and beyond. Featuring Glasper’s Experiment band with Casey Benjamin on sax/vocoder, Derrick Hodge on bass and Chris Dave on drums, the album boasted a rollcall of special guests including** Erykah Badu**, Lalah Hathaway, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Ledisi, KING, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell Ndegeocello, Stokley, and yasiin bey.

Black Radio drew unanimous acclaim from critics, including a Jazz FM Award win for 'Cutting Edge for Jazz Innovation', with the cherry on top coming in February 2013 at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards when Black Radio was awarded Best R&B Album.

To celebrate, Blue Note will release a special 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition which presents the full Black Radio experience by expanding it to a 3-LP set and 2-CD set that include the original album plus 3 additional bonus tracks previously unreleased on vinyl, as well as the remix EP Black Radio Recovered which featured additional contributions from ?uestlove and The Roots, Solange, Phonte, 9th Wonder, Pete Rock, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and more. The anniversary edition also comes with a booklet featuring new liner notes by Glasper and rare studio photos.

“Making the album grew out of a desire to put my life on wax. A black box of music that just tells the truth, tells the story. That’s something you can’t destroy: the truth. It’s indestructible,” writes Glasper in the liner notes. “How Black Radio 1 hit also says something. Like, it was needed. It was missing – and then we made that record and, boom, it was there, and it was a whole thing. And, it's still evolving. Black Radio is basically the spinal cord of my work. It’s at the centre of what I do. It’s who I am."

10 years after the album's release, Robert Glasper's newest addition to the series, Black Radio III, has been nominated for 'Album of the Year' in the Jazz FM Awards 2022 with PPL and PRS for Music.

When will Black Radio: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition be released?

Black Radio: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will be released on the 28th of October 2022 via Blue Note Records. The album will be available as a vinyl and CD boxset, and will also be available digitally too.

Black Radio: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition– 3-LP Track Listing:

SIDE A

1. Lift Off/Mic Check featuring Shafiq Husayn

2. Afro Blue featuring Erykah Badu

3. Cherish The Day featuring Lalah Hathaway

4. Always Shine featuring Lupe Fiasco & Bilal

SIDE B

1. Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) featuring Ledisi

2. Move Love featuring KING

3. Ah Yeah featuring Musiq Soulchild & Chrisette Michele

4. The Consequence Of Jealousy featuring Meshell Ndegeocello

SIDE C

1. Why Do We Try featuring Stokley

2. Black Radio featuring yasiin bey

3. Letter to Hermione featuring Bilal

4. Smells Like Teen Spirit

SIDE D

1. Twice | Previously unreleased on vinyl

2. A Love Supreme | Previously unreleased on vinyl

3. Fever* featuring Hindi Zahra | Previously unreleased on vinyl

SIDE E

1. Afro Blue featuring Erykah Badu (9th Wonder’s Blue Light Basement Remix featuring Phonte)

2. Black Radio featuring yasiin bey (Pete Rock Remix)

3. Twice (?uestlove’s Twice Baked Remix featuring Solange Knowles & The Roots)

SIDE F

1. The Consequences of Jealousy featuring Meshell Ndegeocello (Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Sassy Geemix)

2. Letter to Hermione featuring Bilal (Robert Glasper and Jewels Remix featuring Black Milk)

3. Dillalude #2

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