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"Hard Groove" – The RH Factor

2025-10-06 · 82 min · episode 11 · 10 entities

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    "Hard Groove" – The RH Factor
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The RH Factor’s Hard Groove might sound uncontroversial to modern ears, but in the early 2000s it was revolutionary. With this record, Roy Hargrove broke away from the straight-ahead jazz revival of the Young Lions era and created something entirely new. Hard Groove blended Roy’s trumpet with the voices of R&B and soul heavyweights like D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Common, artists whose platinum-selling albums ( Voodoo , Mama’s Gun , Like Water for Chocolate ) already featured Roy’s melodic horn playing and orchestral arrangements. With Hard Groove , Roy flipped the script: instead of lending his sound to the hip hop and neo-soul world, he invited those artists into a jazz record. The result was a landmark project that blurred genres and redefined what jazz could be in the 21st century. Less than 24 hours left to vote for You'll Hear It in the Signal Awards! Help us win a People's Choice Award for Best Music Podcast: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/music Want more neo-soul? Check out our Voodoo episode: https://youtu.be/AYqmFNF2s0U Watch the documentary "Hargrove": https://youtu.be/liK1u6DQQ4M?si=SZ83SNHazZX2JMIm Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://osjazz.link/yhi