{"product_id":"robert-glasper-in-december","title":"ROBERT GLASPER - In December","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition Gold Vinyl.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there anything to be done with carols like “\u003cem\u003eGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen\u003c\/em\u003e” and “\u003cem\u003eJoy to the World\u003c\/em\u003e” that hasn’t been done in the past 300 years? If there is, Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and producer \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Glasper\u003c\/strong\u003e is the kind of artist to do it. “I like covering songs that people know well,” Glasper tells \u003cstrong\u003eApple Music\u003c\/strong\u003e. “That’s what I’ve done throughout my whole career.” It’s true: As a jazz pianist, he’s obviously learned his way around making classics his own, whether they were written by \u003cstrong\u003eMongo Santamaría\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Cobain\u003c\/strong\u003e. But, he says, “The biggest challenge in making a holiday album was trying to do it in a way that feels festive but at the same time feels real and not corny.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe succeeds on both fronts on In December, his holiday album that mixes classic carols with a set of originals, and which was recorded in Spatial Audio. Part of what keeps it credible is the fact that Glasper’s hiphop\/R\u0026amp;B\/jazz fusion is done on a compositional level instead of just a cosmetic one (no collages of sampled sax solos and drum loops here). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe covers reveal a lot about his musical worldview: Sung by Tony winner \u003cstrong\u003eCynthia Erivo\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Color Purple), “\u003cem\u003eGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen\u003c\/em\u003e” is turned into dark, airy neo-soul, while “\u003cem\u003eJoy to the World\u003c\/em\u003e”—sung by \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Isley\u003c\/strong\u003e—feels like a Stevie Wonder ballad. But the originals reveal even more. “The intention for this album was less about Christmas songs and more about songs that feel good during the holidays,” Glasper says. “I stayed away from thinking too much about Christmas and its traditional lingo, and concentrated on real things people go through during the holiday season.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loma Vista","offers":[{"title":"LP - Gold Vinyl","offer_id":49501061841241,"sku":"SDZ-29744","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Robert_Glasper_-_In_December_-_LP_Gold_Vinyl_-_2024.jpg?v=1729074130","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/robert-glasper-in-december","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}