Album
12 Little Spells
2018 · Jazz, Funk / Soul
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
12 Little Spells is a Jazz album by Esperanza Spalding, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
Bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding is in many ways a conceptual artist: Her 2016 record <i>Emily's D+Evolution</i>, for instance, was a feature for her alter ego, while 2018’s <i>12 Little Spells</i>, her seventh LP, follows in that spirit. Each of its tracks (and their attendant scope-expanding videos) is like an incantation dedicated to a different body part. This deluxe edition of the album actually offers 16 spells; blood, hair, joint, and shoulders have also been accounted for now. While Spalding is a talented soloist, overall <i>12 Little Spells</i> is hardly a platform to showcase that side of her. The wild shapes of Spalding’s melodie, and the way they sound against the sand-and-glass chords of Matthew Stevens’ guitar, are like nothing else being done in music. The subtle funky twists in her song forms—the harmonic utter strangeness and post-tonality of “To Tide Us Over,” “The Longing Deep Down,” and “Now Know”—underline her ability to bring highly complex ideas into an easily accessible groove-driven setting (with help from ace drummer Justin Tyson). .
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Tracklist
- 112 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)4:53
- 2To Tide Us over (Mouth)4:53
- 3'Til the Next (Eyes)4:17
- 4Thang (Hips)4:35
- 5Touch in Mine (Fingers)4:53
- 6The Longing Deep Down (Abdominal Portal)4:35
- 7You Have to Dance (Feet)3:27
- 8Now Know (Solar Portal)4:26
- 9All Limbs Are (Arms)3:36
- 10Readying to Rise (Legs)5:07
- 11Dancing the Animal (Mind)5:07
- 12With Others (Ears)5:52
- 13Lest We Forget (Blood)5:16
- 14How To (Hair)3:54
- 15Move Many (Joints)2:55
- 16Ways Together3:45
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- layered
- whimsical
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Aaron BurnettSAXOPHONE
- Burniss Earl Travis IIELECTRIC BASS, ACOUSTIC BASS, VOCALS
- Corey KingVOCALS
- Edmar ColónORCHESTRATED BY
- Esperanza SpaldingVOCALS, PIANO, ELECTRIC ORGAN, ELECTRIC BASS, BASS DRUM VOCALS, PIANO, ORGAN, ELECTRIC BASS, BASS DRUM VOCALS, PIANO
- Justin TysonDRUMS, ELECTRIC ORGAN, SYNTH, VOCALS, BEATS, DRUM PROGRAMMING DRUMS, ORGAN, SYNTH, VOCALS, BEATS DRUMS, ORGAN, SYNTH, VOCALS, BEATS, DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Matthew StevensGUITAR, ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR, ELECTRIC BASS, VOCALS VOCALS
- Rob SchwimmerSYNTHESIZER
- Brandon RidenourMUSICIAN , TRUMPET ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA, TRUMPET
- Eric ReedFRENCH HORN, ORCHESTRA MUSICIAN , FRENCH HORN ORCHESTRA
- John BlevinsMUSICIAN , TRUMPET ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA, TRUMPET
- Johnny BlevinsTRUMPET, ORCHESTRA
- Julietta CurentonFLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE, ORCHESTRA MUSICIAN , FLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE ORCHESTRA
- Katie HyunMUSICIAN , VIOLIN ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA, VIOLIN
- Laura WeinerFRENCH HORN, ORCHESTRA MUSICIAN , FRENCH HORN ORCHESTRA
- Margaret DyerMUSICIAN , VIOLA ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA, VIOLA
- Morgan GuerinELECTRIC BASS, SYNTH, BASS , VOCALS VOCALS
- Richard HarrisMUSICIAN , TENOR TROMBONE, BASS TROMBONE ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA, TENOR TROMBONE, BASS TROMBONE
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