Spalding, Esperanza / Esperanza
| Album: | Esperanza | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Spalding, Esperanza | Added: | May 2008 | |
| Label: | Heads Up International | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-06-01 | Pull Date: | 2008-08-03 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 27 | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 22 | Jun 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 15, 2022: | Rebop
I Adore You |
4. | Jan 06, 2016: | Moonlight Impressions
Precious |
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| 2. | Oct 12, 2017: | Lucid Lightning Power Hour
Precious |
5. | Sep 30, 2015: | Moonlight Impressions
Precious |
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| 3. | Jun 15, 2017: | Moonlight Impressions
Precious |
6. | Jul 30, 2015: | Melange
Cuerpo Y Alma (Body & Soul) |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-05-30
Reviewed 2008-05-30
Mainstream jazz led by a 23-year-old female bassist and vocalist. Piano-fronted band producing a coolly polished sound, very candlelight-jazz-club. Spalding is a mature vocalist and a solid bassist. The emphasis here is on the singing, but this is no Norah Jones turn; these are clearly jazz songs, with the lyrics playing fast and loose with the rhythm.
Bass featured on 5,8,9, among others.
Latin touches on 4,5,12.
1- Bouncy/gloopy afro-beat. Retro dreamy-girly "ahhhs"
2- Peppy and smoothly fast; modern-loungy
3- Romantic, floating piano
4- Midtempo, w/frenetic Latin percussion and forceful wordless vocals. Gets cooking later.
5- Breezy, soaring, mid/fast, Spanish vocals.
6- Upbeat. Chatty lyrics.
7- A touch of R&B. Flowing mellow mid/fast
8- Bright, breezy, w/some intensity. Fast-paced. Wordless vocals.
9- Slowish, romantic
10- Easygoing
11- Snappy instrumental. Good sax & trumpet solos
12- w/Spanish guitar, a soft duet
Bass featured on 5,8,9, among others.
Latin touches on 4,5,12.
1- Bouncy/gloopy afro-beat. Retro dreamy-girly "ahhhs"
2- Peppy and smoothly fast; modern-loungy
3- Romantic, floating piano
4- Midtempo, w/frenetic Latin percussion and forceful wordless vocals. Gets cooking later.
5- Breezy, soaring, mid/fast, Spanish vocals.
6- Upbeat. Chatty lyrics.
7- A touch of R&B. Flowing mellow mid/fast
8- Bright, breezy, w/some intensity. Fast-paced. Wordless vocals.
9- Slowish, romantic
10- Easygoing
11- Snappy instrumental. Good sax & trumpet solos
12- w/Spanish guitar, a soft duet
Track Listing
| 1. | Ponta De Areia | 7. | Precious | |||
| 2. | I Know You Know | 8. | Mela | |||
| 3. | Fall In | 9. | Love In Time | |||
| 4. | I Adore You | 10. | Espera | |||
| 5. | Cuerpo Y Alma (Body & Soul) | 11. | If That's True | |||
| 6. | She Got To You | 12. | Samba Em Prelude |