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Thread started 01/15/16 4:47pm

StarMon

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Esperanza Spalding 2fer

One followed by Good Lava

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Reply #1 posted 01/15/16 7:14pm

CynicKill

Oh snap I didn't even know she had an album coming out.

I like it.

Seems she's really going for a diverse catalogue.

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Reply #2 posted 01/16/16 10:37am

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As for the name of the project, Spalding explained: “Emily is my middle name, and I’m using this fresh persona as my inner navigator. This project is about going back and reclaiming un-cultivated curiosity, and using it as a compass to move forward and expand.


“My hope for this group is to create a world around each song, there are a lot of juicy themes and stories in the music. We will be staging the songs as much as we play them, using characters, video, and the movement of our bodies.”

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Reply #3 posted 01/16/16 11:56am

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Don't forget King.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #4 posted 01/16/16 12:06pm

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She just became my favorite artist? wow. That was the Family Stand used to do. Living Colour kinda vibe. The first one sounds like Joni, via Hissing Of Summer Lawns. The second is just beyond great. Like how she trills her voice. She cute. No afro, but afrodelica.

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Reply #5 posted 01/16/16 12:11pm

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Kimmel:

Guitarist good.

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Reply #6 posted 01/16/16 12:30pm

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Wow--thanks for sharing! In just these 2 songs I'm hearing shades of Joni Mitchell, Primus, and Kate Bush. She's certainly going for some range. It'll be great to here the rest of this project/album. I don't like to sound superficial, but I must say that I really do like her look in the video for "Good Lava."

"Yum" is my initial reaction on several levels.

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Reply #7 posted 01/16/16 12:37pm

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German, touch her and get your arm broke. I want her. lol

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Reply #8 posted 01/16/16 1:37pm

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2freaky4church1 said:

German, touch her and get your arm broke. I want her. lol

Yeah--well--I've already see her, large, on the stage! fishslap

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Reply #9 posted 02/07/16 6:06pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #10 posted 02/08/16 5:19pm

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I kinda wanna see her. She has been at Austin City Limits a few times but this seems kinda different. I wonder how often she and Prince get together to watch American Idol, like he said on Arsenio Hall last time.

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Reply #11 posted 02/11/16 6:52pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #12 posted 02/13/16 8:59pm

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She's great. IDK about her new look though.

Did Prince ever deny he had sex with his sister? I believe not. So there U have it..
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Reply #13 posted 02/17/16 8:49pm

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cool

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Reply #14 posted 02/20/16 8:09pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #15 posted 03/06/16 9:15am

abbeystrings

Has anyone listened to the new album? I just got it and I'm going to try and give it a spin later today.
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Reply #16 posted 03/06/16 9:57am

CynicKill

I have.

Easily her best.

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Reply #17 posted 03/06/16 10:13am

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abbeystrings said:

Has anyone listened to the new album? I just got it and I'm going to try and give it a spin later today.


Yeah it's really really good, i can highly recommend it, like someone said there's a definite Joni like quality to her voice at points that goes surprisingly well with the rock inflected rnb/funk sound that predominates on the album. The deluxe edition also has a really great extended take on the album track Unconditional Love. I must confess i haven't listened to any of her prior works but this was a brilliant jumping on point for me. So yeah, it's great, get it smile
Heavenly wine and roses seems to whisper to me when you smile...
Always cry for love, never cry for pain...
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Reply #18 posted 03/06/16 1:10pm

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abbeystrings said:
Has anyone listened to the new album? I just got it and I'm going to try and give it a spin later today.
Yeah it's really really good, i can highly recommend it, like someone said there's a definite Joni like quality to her voice at points that goes surprisingly well with the rock inflected rnb/funk sound that predominates on the album. The deluxe edition also has a really great extended take on the album track Unconditional Love. I must confess i haven't listened to any of her prior works but this was a brilliant jumping on point for me. So yeah, it's great, get it smile

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It's a trilogy I believe.

"Chamber Music Society is Jazz/Classical.

"Radio Music Society" is Jazz/R&B.

"D+Evolution" is Jazz/Rock.

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Reply #19 posted 03/07/16 7:58am

abbeystrings

I have all of her other albums but I think this one is by far her best and I really really like the others. The mixture of progressive rock and jazz/ art pop works well with her vocal harmonies.

I was able to get the deluxe version and I'm glad I did. And yeah I can definitely hear the Joni inspiration which is cool since I adore Joni so much
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Reply #20 posted 03/07/16 4:41pm

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Would say imho it's more funk-prog-rock-opera than jazz...
It's a wonderful album,i recommend it.
The Ignorant asserts,The learned doubts,The wise thinks.

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Reply #21 posted 03/08/16 12:21am

thisisreece

Saw her in London last year, she was great! She played a lot of the D+Evolution tracks, can't wait to hear the actual album.

Hundalasiliah!
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Reply #22 posted 03/10/16 12:00am

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Tour Dates:


Mar 10 @ The Showbox – Seattle, WA
Mar 11 @ Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
Mar 12 @ Rio Theatre – Santa Cruz, CA
Mar 13 @ Mezzanine – San Francisco, CA
Mar 15 @ Belasco Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Mar 16 @ Music Box – San Diego, CA

Apr 09 @ Calvin Theater – Northampton, MA
Apr 10 @ Tilles Center For The Performing Arts – Concert Hall – Greenvale, NY
Apr 12 @ Shubert Theatre – Boston, MA
Apr 14 @ Apollo Theater – New York, NY
Apr 16 @ Count Basie Theatre – Red Bank, NJ
Apr 17 @ College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT
Apr 19 @ 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Apr 20 @ Carolina Theatre – Durham, NC
Apr 22 @ Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Apr 23 @ Capitol Theatre – Clearwater, FL
Apr 24 @ Knight Concert Hall At The Adrienne Arsht Center – Miami, FL

May 28 @ Seoul Jazz Festival – Seoul, South Korea
May 30 @ Club Quattro – Osaka Shi, Japan
May 31 @ Tokyo Zepp Divercity – Tokyo, Japan

Jun 03 @ Melbourne Jazz Festival – Melbourne, Australia
Jul 21 @ Molde Jazz Festival- Molde, Norway

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