Code Derivation

Jazz · 2024 · 15 tracks · 57m

Code Derivation

A dual-sided exploration of modern jazz where acoustic trio performances are immediately dismantled and rebuilt by elite hip-hop producers.

It's like a live jazz set that gets remixed in real-time by the best producers in the game.

A sophisticated, intellectual dialogue between the organic spontaneity of jazz and the rhythmic precision of hip-hop.

Code Derivation · vs · Robert Glasper

Sample Based+3.7σ

The production is built around sample based than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 57m

01

Soundcheck One

0:21

02

Say Less

5:19

03

Say Less (Flipped by Riley Glasper)

2:19

04

Wake Up

2:59

05

Wake Up (Flipped by MMYYKK)

3:08

06

Madiba

10:35

07

Madiba (Flipped by Hi‐Tek)

2:54

08

AJ’s Vibe

6:15

09

AJ’s Vibe (Flipped by Black Milk)

3:02

10

Waiting on Arrival

4:46

11

Waiting on Arrival (Flipped by Taylor McFerrin)

2:49

12

Rm 112

9:02

13

Rm 112 (Flipped by Karriem Riggins)

2:46

14

Soundcheck Two

0:29

15

M&M March (Flipped by Riley Glasper)

1:07

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring but satisfying transition from the expansive ten-minute journey of Madiba into Hi-Tek's gritty, head-nodding flip.

The way Taylor McFerrin deconstructs Waiting on Arrival into a shimmering, ethereal soundscape that feels suspended in mid-air.

The raw, unpolished intimacy of the Soundcheck interludes that ground the high-concept production in a physical room.

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