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Esperanza
by Esperanza Spalding
from Heads Up

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Esperanza
  Esperanza Spalding and her group made great success at the Stockholm Jazz
  Festival in july 2008 and I was curious to listen to some of her recordings.
  The record "Esperanza" is most interesting and enjoyable and she brings
  a new pleasant spectrum in the jazz scenery.

• cool debut album
  i got to hear Esperanza Spalding on youtube and catching up on her bass playing which really was on point and vocally she was cool. her band is real tight. there are gonna be instant comparrisons between her and Norah Jones for the versatility and stylings. i think there is merit in that but Esperanza can rock a upright bass which is so cool.no new ground being broken, but yet a fresh approach that sure sounds and feels good to the ears. real enjoyable and I feel that the best is still yet to come her way... more info

• Brilliant!!!
  Spread the word, there's a new lady in town: Esperanza Spalding, and she's bringing her 'A' game to the area of music called Jazz. And what a refreshing brew it is. Using her skills as a bassist, accompanied by her brilliant voice, which can be heard in three languagues (English, Portuguse & Spanish), this her sophomore presentation, is a mature offering for one so young (she's 23)
  What I love about this CD is the variety on offer. You have straight on jazz, a samba selection, and a soulful... more info

• This Chick's Got Chops!
  So, I bought this highly acclaimed eponymous debut (or, at least, first widely released) c.d., knowing nothing about Esperanza Spalding other than she's this year's favorite jazz flavor. The first cut was the great old Milton Nascimento tune, "Ponte de Areia." I noted: "above average Brazilian jazz-pop; stronger voice than Bebel Gilberto; probably 4 stars."
  But this is why you have to listen to an entire c.d., before jumping to conclusions.
  As Esperanza expands into jazz-pop ("I Adore You," track... more info

Tracks:

1. Ponta De Areia
2. I Know You Know
3. Fall In
4. I Adore You
5. Cuerpo y Alma
6. She Got To You
7. Precious
8. Mela
9. Love In Time
10. Espera
11. If That's True
12. Samba Em Preludio

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