Funky, spiritual jazz from Stanley Clarke. It's the first debut album by this jazz veteran, and it features a huge list of collaborators, such as Joe Farrell on soprano sax, and drummer Airto Moreira. The vocals by brazilian musician Flora Purim provide an ethereal ambiance to the pieces. Mellow and experimental at times, jazz gets elevated.
Beautiful and abstract poetry from MC Aesop Rock in an assorted collection of complex and melodic beats. Stories are told and magnified by the spotless MC'S style of delivery, especially in themes like "No Regrets", a story about Lucy, an artist that embodies the spirit of individuality of doing what you really want and love and the anthem 9-5 er's about work and aspirations. It shapes and expands the border of hip-hop, an essential work of astract and conscious hip-hop.


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