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The sophomore release from bassist, vocalist, and composer Esperanza Spalding blends Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and post-bop jazz with a keen ear for ballads and pop. At times, ESPERANZA sounds like world music, at other times like female vocal jazz from the 1950s, and other times like smooth, Norah Jones-ish contemporary pop. Yet instead of making for a scattershot collection, these flavors are unified beautifully in Spalding's remarkable musicianship, writing, and singing. A refreshing listen from start to finish, ESPERANZA goes down smooth, but feels substantive.Down Beat (p.69) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Spalding sings like a cross between Minnie Riperton and Flora Purim, writes in a style recalling Milton Nascimento, and seems indebted to the rich melodies of Stevie Wonder. Her sons sing when she lets the rhythms fly high..."
JazzTimes (p.111) - "Spalding's voice slips through each of her intricately crafted arrangements as if imbued with the spirit of Flora Purim."
Vibe (p.62) - "Spalding has fashioned something cohesive and diverse, calling upon a strong coalition of musicians and the depths of her own skill." Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Songs Esperanza Music Review Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars)   Esperanza's 2nd CD is Fabulous!
Four and a half Stars!! Young jazz star Esperanza Spalding is amazing: she can sing, she can play a blazing upright double bass, and she is an effective, engaging composer. Featuring an impressive group of support musicians like guitarist Nino Josele, sax master Donald Harrison, the fiery piano of Leo Genovese, the impressive trumpet of Ambrose Akinmusire, percussion masters Jamey Haddad and "El Negro" Hernandez, Otis Brown's protean drumming, and others, this CD is a winner. Ms Spalding sings in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Wonderful!!!
Submitted by Raidrone (Florida Keys)
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 LOVELY VOICE
SHE IS AMAZING ON BASS & VOCALS AS WELL.
I HIGHLY RECOMMED THIS CD.
TRULY
Paul
Submitted by paul.fauteux (Qc, Canada) 
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Good album.
The album is very musical with a wide range of sounds. The fact that it has such a wide range of sounds makes it hard to get that total album vibe.
Submitted by reavesda (Detroit, MI, USA)
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Purchase Esperanza CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Eva Cassidy Songbird CD (1998)
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This posthumous anthology is the perfect introduction to the astonishing vocal talents of Eva Cassidy, a young, relatively unknown singer who died of cancer at 33, just as her career was beginning to gain steam. Cassidy, a native of Washington D.C., gained local favor with her pure, straightforward tone and her lovely, tasteful interpretations of everything from standards to gospel to contemporary pop.
SONGBIRD is a definitive best-of selection that picks from Cassidy's studio albums and shows the depth and breadth of her skills. SONGBIRD's perfection as a compilation is in its song choice, which covers Cassidy's takes on gospel ("Oh, Had I A Golden Thread"), soul (Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready"), pop (Sting's "Fields of Gold"), and well-known standards ("Over the Rainbow"). ...
| | Muddy Waters Folk Singer CD (1964) Remastered
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Ultradiscs are mastered from the original master tapes using Mobile Fidelity's proprietary mastering technique, then plated with 24-karat gold and housed in a stress-resistant lift-lock jewel box.
"You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had" and "The Same Thing" did not appear on the original version of FOLK SINGER. They were recorded at a separate session in April 1964, three months after FOLK SINGER was released.
The title and cover photo of this 1963 recording were an attempt to cash in on the burgeoning American folk revival, but this is pure acoustic blues. Muddy began his career as a Robert Johnson-style solo acoustic performer, and the tunes on FOLK SINGER hark back to those days. He's accompanied sparsely by Willie Dixon, drummer Clifton James and a young Buddy Guy, who provide a stark, deliberate backdrop for Muddy's rich vocal and expressive bottleneck guitar work. The richness of Muddy's baritone is showcased effectively here, with more room than usual for his voice to resonate.
The low-key setting allows Muddy to explore a fuller dynamic range as well. From the romantic yearning of "Long Distance Call" to the fatalism of the chain gang song "My Captain," Muddy's voice expresses entire worlds of emotion with only ...
| | Thelonious Monk At Carnegie Hall CD (2005)
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On paper it seems as if such titanic and distinctive musical personalities as Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane might not mix very ...
| | Esperanza Spalding Junjo CD (2006) (Import)
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| | Herbie Hancock River: The Joni Letters CD (2007)
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Any doubts about the incongruity of jazz icon Herbie Hancock covering singer-songwriter extraordinare Joni Mitchell will be obliterated on the first journey through RIVER: THE JONI LETTERS. For starters, the premise is not especially incongruous. Hancock has had a long, adventurous career in which he's traversed genres and masterfully blended styles, while Mitchell has always been deeply influenced by jazz as both a composer and a singer. RIVER features ...
| | Pat Metheny Day Trip CD (2008)
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Issued in early 2008, DAY TRIP finds jazz-guitar hero Pat Metheny collaborating with the top-notch rhythm section of Christian McBride (bass) and Antonio Sanchez (drums). While McBride anchors the proceedings with understated grace, Sanchez ...
| | Rick Fay Live At The State CD (1996)
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This CD, which documents a live concert from St. Petersburg, Florida, is also available as a video. Rick Fay (doubling ...
| | Wolfgang Lauth Lauther CD (Import) Germany
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| | Shadz O Black Serengeti Groove CD (1999) (Import) Spain
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| | Johnny Maddox Cowboys And Indians CD (2002)
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For the past six years, Johnny Maddox has spent his summers in the old-west town of Durango, Colorado. Durango is a town close to the heart of the Old West. It has Indians from the neighboring Navajo nations, and cowboys from the local ranches. In honor of the these spirits of the West, Johnny plays piano solos in a program of Cowboy and Indian songs, with a tango, some flappers, and an extra waltz thrown in for slow dancing.This CD is part of a three CD set of Johnny's solo sessions: Back Home in Tennessee, Cowboys and Indians and Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow Dog. Each CD includes a 16-page booklet featuring full color reproductions of original artwork covers of the featured songs along with histories, backgrounds and stories on each song.Johnny Maddox was already America's number one jukebox artist when in 1954 he recorded the first all-piano record in history, "The Crazy Otto Medley". It spent 14 weeks at the top of the charts, and became the first ragtime record to sell over 1,000,000 copies, eventually selling over 2,000,000. An accomplished ragtime piano player and musicologist, Johnny even has his own star on Hollywood Boulevard, right next to Will Rogers. Johnny Maddox was born on August 4, 1927 in Gallatin, Tennessee. Johnny's love of ragtime ...
| | Toms, Dobie & Faithridge These Hills CD (2007)
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Dobie TomsDobie has been signing and playing music since he was 13 years old, after he received a banjo he helped buy at Christmas. He is able to play a variety of instruments ,the banjo, dobro, mandolin to name a few. He is the lead singer and guitar player for Faithridge. Dobie has traveled and played music throughout the east coast. He also released a country album out of Nashville. He has a heart to use his gifting to reach the lost with good news of Jesus Christ. LisaLisa is a wife to Dobie and a mom of 5 children: Wyatt 11 Gracie 8 Cassie 6 Elisabeth 4 and Isaiah 17 months. She home schools her children and occasionally works as nurse on a Labor and Delivery unit at Bedford Hospital. She was raised in Northern Virginia, but moved to Bedford in 1989 and loves it here. Around all she does for her family God has truly blessed her the with the time and ability to play the base fiddle. She feels this is truly a miracle since before she started she could not hold a tune or even recognize one(ha HA). Lisa enjoys using the gift God has given her to tell others about Jesus.WyattWyatt is 11 years old. He got his first little fiddle when he was 4 years old and competed in his first fiddlers convention when he was only 5years. God has gifted Wyatt with ability to play well for such a young age. He competed at Galax, one of the largest fiddler’s convention in this area, in 2006 and placed 2nd . Wyatt enjoys singing and playing for the Lord. He also enjoys playing soccer and basketball, building with ...
| | Topazio Cargalo A Mi Cuenta CD (1995)
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| | Bar De Lune: Brazilique CDs (2007) (Import) Box Set; France
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