Released 5/20/2008

Esperanza's opening track, "Ponta De Areia" nods to one of the many places she comes from musically. The track, with its languid, nursery rhyme-like melody and beautifully understated instrumental accompaniment, gently opens the listener to an aural experience that's quite unlike anything else out there. Spalding sings in three languages here -- English, Spanish, and Portuguese -- she plays bass, does the arranging, and acts as her own producer on this wildly diverse and exceptionally well-executed set. How does a 23-year-old get all that control? Simple: she's a prodigy; she is a seasoned session player (she's worked with Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, and Patti Austin to name just three), and she's a faculty member at the Berklee College of Music. - Thom Jurek (AllMusic.com)

Tracklist:

1. Ponta De Areia	5:40
2. I Know You Know	3:46
3. Fall In	3:57
4. I Adore You	7:27
5. Cuerpo Y Alma (Body & Soul)	8:02
6. She Got To You	4:28
7. Precious	4:24
8. Mela	6:56
9. Love In Time	5:46
10. Espera	4:39
11. If That's True	7:32
12. Samba Em Preludio	5:12

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"Esperanza" CD

"Esperanza" CD

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