Junjo is a Jazz album by Esperanza Spalding, originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
About
From the very first track on her 2006 debut, <i>Junjo</i>, Esperanza Spalding can be heard playing bass <i>and</i> singing, making a coherent case for the essential role of both in her art. With the Cuban-born musicians Aruán Ortiz (piano) and Francisco Mela (drums), she proves herself not only a jazz player of top rank, but a highly individual singer whose voice serves more than one function in the band. She could scat the most intricate lines one moment and put across an intimate lyric the next—her self-accompanied Spanish on “Cantora de Yala” by Argentine composer Gustavo “Cuchi” Leguizamón is a highlight here, as is the clean, lightning-quick melody of “Loro” by Brazilian master Egberto Gismonti. .
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Tracklist
- 1The Peacocks7:56
- 2Loro5:06
- 3Humpty Dumpty5:51
- 4Mompouana7:51
- 5Perazuán3:38
- 6Junjo5:13
- 7Cantora de Yala4:55
- 8Two Bad6:59
- 9Perazela1:32
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- clean
- cerebral
- ethereal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Aruán OrtizPIANO
- Esperanza SpaldingACOUSTIC BASS ACOUSTIC BASS, VOCALS BASS
- Francisco MelaDRUMS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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