Jam of the Week

It's been raining here, so in keeping with tradition, as I am so compelled to do, I've been bumping the great Robert Glasper. This cut, "FTB," is the essential number off his 2007 album, In My Element. With Glasper on keys, and featuring Vicente Archer on bass, and Damion Reid on drums, this is no doubt one of Glasper's best compositions.

For those of you who have yet to get into Glasper, the man is owed more by the jazz community than anyone in recent memory. Born in Houston, Texas, Glasper is one of the greatest pianists, composers, and all around musicians to come out in years, pushing jazz to unexplored realms by combining it with elements of hip hop. If you dig on this track check out the rest of the Element album, as well as his latest release, 2009's Double-Booked.