Review of Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding: Milton + esperanza

Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding: Milton + esperanza

Corey D King | Eric Doob | esperanza spalding | Justin Tyson | Leo Genovese | Matthew Stevens | Milton Nascimento

Editor's Choice

Concord Records

Rating: ★★★★

Sumptuous arrangements, sparkling duets, an alluringly structured song list, with playing and singing that immediately takes up residence in your...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2024

Review of Esperanza Spalding: Emily’s D+ Evolution

Esperanza Spalding: Emily’s D+ Evolution

Celeste Butler | Corey King | Emily Elbert | Esperanza Spalding | Fred Martin | Justin Tyson | Karriem Riggins | Katriz Trinidad | Kimberly Davis | Matthew Stevens

Concord

Rating: ★★★

“Nobody has to know the moral of my show,” Esperanza Spalding sings on ‘Funk the Fear’, and fusillades of fresh...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2016

Review of Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society

Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society

Alan Hampton | Algebra Blessett | Anthony Diamond | Becca Stevens | Billy Hart | Chris Turner | Corey King | Daniel VLake | Darren Barrett | Esperanza Spalding

Heads Up

Rating: ★★★★

The New Seekers might have wanted to “teach the world to sing” but here on her fourth and most ambitious...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: March/2012

Review of Esperanza Spalding: 12 Little Spells

Esperanza Spalding: 12 Little Spells

Aaron Burnett | Burniss Travis | Esperanza Spading | Justin Tyson | Matthew Stevens

Editor's Choice

Concord Records (CD/LP/DL)

Rating: ★★★★

Previously available solely to stream and now receiving a physical release on both CD and LP – and featuring an...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2019

Review of Esperanza Spalding: Exposure

Esperanza Spalding: Exposure

Esperanza Spalding | Justin Tyson | Lalah Hathaway | Matthew Stevens | Ray Angry | Robert Glasper | Starr Busby | Tivona Miller

Concord Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Conceived as an experiment to kick-start creativity, Exposure is pleasingly free of novelty value. Written, performed, recorded and mixed in...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2018

Review of Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese and Esperanza Spalding: Live at the Detroit Festival

Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese and Esperanza Spalding: Live at the Detroit Festival

Esperanza Spalding | Leo Genovese | Terri Lyne Carrington | Wayne Shorter

Candid

Rating: ★★★

This band came together for this one-off concert at the Detroit Jazz Festival in 2017, and the opening track, ‘Someplace...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2022

Review of Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society 10th Anniversary Edition

Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society 10th Anniversary Edition

Alan Hampton | Algebra Blessett | American Music Program | Anthony Diamond | Becca Stevens | Billy Hart | Chris Turner | Corey King | Daniel Blake | Darren Barrett

Editor's Choice

Craft Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

If her 2006 debut Junjo announced the arrival of a major new jazz talent (virtuoso bassist and singer and gifted...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2023

Review of Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding: Alive at the Village Vanguard

Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding: Alive at the Village Vanguard

Esperanza Spalding | Fred Hersch

Palmetto Records

Rating: ★★★

The Hersch/Spalding duo were back at the Village Vanguard in January, to celebrate the release of this album. Spalding eschews...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2023

Review of Nicholas Payton: Bitches

Nicholas Payton: Bitches

Cassandra Wilson | Chinah Blac | Esperanza Spalding | N'Dambi | Nicholas Payton | Saunders Sermons

In + Out

Rating: ★★★

Given the use of the b-word in the title and the fact that Payton, once touted as a serious contender...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2012

Review of Bobby McFerrrin: Spirit You All

Bobby McFerrrin: Spirit You All

Ali Jackson | Bobby McFerrin | Charley Drayton | Esperanza Spalding | Gil Goldstein | Joey Blake | Larry Campbell | Larry Grenadier | Latanya Hall | Lisa Fischer

Sony Masterworks

Rating: ★★★★

The recent UK premiere of this music at the Barbican was a joyous affair and thankfully it translates well to...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2013

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