Esperanza (Esperanza Spalding album)

Esperanza
Studio album by Esperanza Spalding
Released	20 May 2008
Recorded	2007 at Wellspring Sound (Acton, Massachusetts) & Big Time Audio (Jonesborough, Tennessee).
Genre	Jazz, Latin jazz, Cuban jazz
Length	67:36 [1]
Label	Heads Up
Producer	Esperanza Spalding Martin Walters (Co-producer) Niño Josele (Co-producer for track 12) Daniel Florestano (Associate producer) Dave Love (Executive producer)
Esperanza Spalding chronology
Junjo (2006) Esperanza (2008) Chamber Music Society (2010)

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Allmusic	[2]

Esperanza is the second studio album by the American bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding. It was released on 20 May 2008.^[3]

Being exposed to many different cultural impressions while growing up, Spalding sings in three different languages here: English, Spanish and Portuguese.^[4] After Spalding's Grammy win in February 2011, the album entered the Billboard 200 at 138.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted.

1. "Ponta de Areia" (Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant) - 5:39
2. "I Know You Know" - 3:46
3. "Fall In" - 3:57
4. "I Adore You" - 7:27
5. "Cuerpo y Alma (Body & Soul)" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 8:01
6. "She Got to You" - 4:29
7. "Precious" - 4:24
8. "Mela" - 6:57
9. "Love in Time" - 5:47
10. "Espera" - 4:40
11. "If That's True" - 7:33
12. "Samba em Preludio" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) - 5:11

Personnel

• Esperanza Spalding - electric bass, acoustic bass, vocals
• Leo Genovese - piano, Wurlitzer organ (track 7), Fender Rhodes piano (track 10)
• Jamey Haddad - percussion
• Otis Brown - drums
• Horacio Hernandez - drums (tracks 4 and 8)
• Ambrose Akinmusire - trumpet (tracks 8 and 11)
• Donald Harrison - saxophone (tracks 6 and 11)
• Gretchen Parlato - background vocals (tracks 1 and 4)

Chart performance

Esperanza spent over 70 weeks on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums Chart.^[5]

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