Esperanza Spalding- Jazz By Ear
A friend of mine from a guitar forum posted a clip of Esperanza Spalding performing live from Copenhagen. Her style of jazz singing and playing, well I give her 10+ stars! Those following jazz ought to keep an ear on the bassist ESPERANZA SPALDING, who is going about things her own way.
There are many gifted singers in jazz today, and no shortage of accomplished acoustic bass players. But few jazz artists can be both. Read more about Esperanza
http://www.npr.org/templates/story.php?storyid=90478162
Esperanza likes to say it was an accident that she started playing the bass, and it was a miracle she ever made it to Berklee. It's probably an even bigger miracle that she stayed. But while fate and chance may have played a part in getting Esperanza where she is today, talent like hers is no accident.
http://www.berklee.edu/profiles/spalding.html Take a look and listen for yourself. You ask me why I wrote about a jazz bassist? Well, listen to the piano player. I love how he plays those rootless chords. There is so much air and space in his playing. That's where the expression: "Less is more" is applied. Enjoy! By the way, with her enormous talent, her music dips into samba, bop, straight-up jazz, pop, funk, latin, afro-cuban, and many other territories. See for yourself!
http://www.LadyDpiano.com
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afro-cuban,
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bop,
Esperanza Spalding,
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Jazz,
latin,
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pop,
samba,
straight-up jazz,
vocalist
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PianoDiana
hey piano diana! would you be able to post a chord chart for her songs especially "i know you know"?? ive been able to break down the bass line and drum groove but the guitar/piano rhythms are always so colorful.
ReplyDeleteHi Diana and Gotaro,
ReplyDeletedid you find "I know you know" chords?
It seems Am9, D7/9, Gm9, Db7/9
but I'm not sure.
Thanks
Giovanni
Hi Giovanni and Gotaro,
ReplyDeleteHere are the chords! :)
http://pianodiana.blogspot.com/2011/02/esperanza-spalding-i-know-you-know.html
Cheers from California,
-- LadyD
Hey I'm doing a jazz presentation for one of my college classes this Tuesday...could I have the chords for Black Gold please?
ReplyDeleteSorry, chords unavailable. You might find them online to purchase but not available yet, for free.
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