Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Title Of Album: Esperanza
Year Of Release: May 20, 2008
Label: Heads Up
Genre: Jazz, Latin Jazz, Vocal, Contemporary, Post-Bop
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: VBR kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 67:57 min
Total Size: 89,8 mb
WebSite: esperanzaspalding.com

From the Artist
"In preparing for this album, I worked really hard on my playing, my singing, my composition, everything," Esperanza Spalding says. "I'm confident and I'm proud of what came out. I feel like it represents me at this time, and it shows the world what I'm capable of."

"All of us had the same intentions in the studio. Everybody really gave everything we could give, because we really wanted it to be the best that it could possibly be. It was like a family affair. There are things on there that you'll dig if you're a jazz listener, and things you'll dig if you're not a jazz listener. That's the objective - to serve as many people as possible with the music."

Product Description
"Esperanza," bassist/vocalist/composer Esperanza Spalding's debut on Heads Up International, is set for worldwide release on May 20, 2008. Armed with uncanny instrumental chops, a siren voice that spans three languages, and composing and arranging skills that weave together the best elements of the old-school with the progressive, this 23-year-old has crafted a debut album that takes a completely fresh and refreshing approach to jazz by borrowing from the rich traditions of soul, pop, world music and so much more.

Esperanza is joined in the studio by a crew of A-list session players, including flamenco guitar virtuoso Niño Josele, percussionist Jamey Haddad, drummer Horacio "El Negro" Hernández, saxophonist Donald Harrison and several other seasoned talents - all of whom collectively serve as further evidence of the kind of creative energy and magnetism that she radiates.

Tracklisting
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01. Ponta De Areia 05:40
02. I Know You Know 03:47
03. Fall In 03:57
04. I Adore You 07:27
05. Cuerpo Y Alma (Body & Soul) 08:02
06. She Got To You 04:29
07. Precious 04:25
08. Mela 06:58
09. Love In Time 05:47
10. Espera 04:40
11. If That's True 07:33
12. Samba Em Preludio 05:12