Jazz for those who love jazz... and for those who don't often listen to jazz. Songs by a bass-player, vocalist and composer whose sensibility takes her close to pop.
Who hasn’t had one of those bad days when, unexpectedly, a song played the radio comes to the rescue? It has also happened to Esperanza Spalding, whose fascination with the inexplicable power of music leads her to try to capture that magical moment when a note or two can transform us. That is the origin of Radio Music Society, the latest album by this performer and composer from Portland (Oregon), who starts from jazz foundations to create songs that many believe closer to pop. The power of friendship, a justice system that is sometimes unfair, anonymous men and women capable of the most admirable deeds… these are the themes of songs on the CD that are accompanied by short films of live performances at, amongst other venues, New York, Portland and Barcelona, where the artist performed at the 2009 Grec Festival. Step forward the first jazz musician to win a Grammy for best new artist.
Composició musical: Esperanza Spalding; Direcció musical: Jeff Galindo; Contrabaix: Esperanza Spalding; Baix elèctric: Esperanza Spalding; Veu principal: Esperanza Spalding; Piano i teclat: Leo Genovese; Guitarra elèctrica: Jeff Lee Johnson; Percussió: Lyndon Rochelle; Cor: Cris Turner, Igmar Thomas, Lyndon Rochelle, Jeff Lee Johnson, Leala Cyr; Saxo alt: Dan Blake; Saxo tenor: Tia Fuller, Aaron Burnett; Trombó: Jeff Galindo, Corey King; Trompeta: Igmar Thomas, Leala Cyr;
