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My First Date with Esperanza Spalding

Hey,
So the name « Esperanza Spalding, » is now getting an enormous amount of attention on the internet, and I have to confess before she won that little Gram Gram statue, I had no idea who she was.

Did a Jazz musician really win Best New Artist this year?

Anyway,
I love the double bass, I love the bass guitar, I love compositions for the bass and bass guitar, so this bassist seems like she would be a perfect fit for someone like me. However, despite my obsession with Bassies, I am not that big of a Jazz fan.


In this live song, she is rather awesome though. There is energy, and there is also what some people refer to as SOUL. Whether you like Jazz or not, this song and performance is awesome.

But in this video below, I really lose a lot of the sensual energy. I think the bass is extremely well-played, but the arrangement is just not for me. She has a good voice, but it is not sitting well with me because of that silly Je ne sais quoi.


She is definitely worth checking out though.

QATFYG :
Are you one of those people that refers to things as SOUL ?
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  1. AWMarch 12, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    I bet she was pretty amped when she won that golden gram.

    QATY: Do you have a soul?

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  2. AWMarch 12, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    someone should take that picture of ron paul losing the election and photoshop justin bieber into it because thats probably what it was like after he was robbed my esmerelda fielding

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  3. Ned UsaMarch 12, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    @AWM no comprendo

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  4. Britt KempMarch 12, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    she's quite good isn't she!

    also I really wish this was about your date with her. literally.

    (I would have played the string bass, but the cello was more portable, back in the day).

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  5. Ned UsaMarch 13, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    this was a date in spirit.......or SOUL

    i wonder if im her type.......

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  6. Britt KempMarch 13, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    SOUL!

    ;)

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