While the name Afro Blue might bring John Coltrane to mind, this is more along the lines of the Mongo Santamaria version. It's almost some sweetened kind of jazz, but then miss Badu comes along. As soon as Badu puts her vocals on a track, it changes identity into something more mellow, almost spiritually in tune with the rhythm. Robert Glasper's version of Afro Blue is the love child of jazz and soul, resulting in something smooth that I can't really put my finger on, but it's there somewhere in between the piano keys, probably listening to D'Angelo and burning Nag Champa. It might even be the spirit of Neo Soul. 

Robert Glasper Experiment ft. Erykah Badu - Afro Blue 

It's not just Erykah Badu that came together with Glasper to contribute to his upcoming album Black Radio. There's also Prince approved trio KING, blessing yet another soulful track. Move Love, as it's called, is a more breezy composition, and when accompanied by KING it turns instantly relaxing. It melts beautifully together with Afro Blue. I think we got a well produced and impressively kept together album to look forward to. 

Robert Glasper Experiment ft. KING - Move Love