The Experiment feat. Mos Def @ the Red Cat December 27, Houston, TX. Robert Glasper on keys, Chris "Daddy" Dave on drums, Jon Jon Web on bass, Mos Def on d mic! Classic material! The best musicians of our times on display playing hip hop!
that groove is just so nice. It seems like Chris is playing simpler than usual there, just carrying the groove. Whole band and Mos Def are all there in that pocket.
i kinda like mos def singing, its like, he's know he isnt a singer but he just sings cos he feels too, no autotune wackness, just if your offkey, they your offkey f it!
this is amazing - its nsowing in london england rite now and it so fits this mellow theme - i wish i could just tag along in their circles, just to catch that energy, vibe and talent.Thank you for posting xxx
I just come back from a live of robert glasper experiment in paris. It was good as fuck, rob g. and Chris dada just kill this. and Thanks for the J Dilla Tribute at the end. RIP J DILLA.
damn Rob knows how to pull those keys waaaayyy behind the beat. amazing... thats the difference between soulful cats that can play jazz, and those cats just tryin to mimic what mccoy tyner and herbie were doin back in the day. he actually understands the relationship between hiphop and jazz... really ill...
goddamn it's so fresh, it gives me the chills. To know that they were supposed to come together in Montreal but they didn't ....ahhhh SH!t!!!! Ultimate shot outs to Dilla! RIP!! "It's the thelonius super microphonist, you know us, this rap shit, we 'bout to own it!"
@ johnnymitch74: First, he starts with a bass riff that circles around Eb. Then he adds an Gb major7, so that results into an Eb minor7, while he moves the Gb major 7 a whole note higher to an Ab major 7, then back. Then he transposes the whole thing to Gb.
You're right "THELONIUS" was how COMMON wanted to Launch SLUM VILLAGE and Jay Dilla (a Soulquarian) on the LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE album (classic material 1 of my all time favorite Albums) gotta have some "Nag Champa(Afro-d. for the World)" but then it's (Thelonius) also the last track on Slum Village's Fantastic Vol. 2
He's a better singer than what he's shown here. Check out Pete Rock's Flying High remix of Blackstar's Respiration. You won't believe how high Mos's voice gets...
Im going to be in Houston soon and am looking at the Red Cat calendar. And they have a few different segments throughout, so what night during the week could you expect to see show's like this?
damn robert knows how to pull those keys waaaayyyy behind the beat... just goes to show the difference between those soulful cats that play jazz, and other cats that are just doin what mccoy tyner and herbie were doin back in the day. he has a real understanding between the relationship of hiphop and jazz... really ill... dilla rest in peace...
I think Mos Def has an interesting voice. Honestly, I don't think you have to be good at singing to be a good singer. Yeah, that doesn't make any sense, but when people start to care about how good of a singer someone is I think the signing in general loses its meaning. Just my opinion, not explained very well.
honestly, as much as I love Mos Def, he messes this groove up with all his noise making...lol. I replicated this song for myself and now listen to it everyday on my cellphone....without Mos. haha
