Esperanza Spalding plays Endangered Species

Super Dwarf · #1 11-01-2010, 03:05 PM

I dont think i found this hear so i wanted to post it, she covers wayne shorters endangered species on mptv. its sooooo good, her singing (i generally like singing without words) makes me want to sing and cover this in her way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvBv4r2rtTw

EDIT: here is another link to this video (as the others account was killed) from Russia with love

http://video.yandex.ru/users/igor-goldberg/view/327/

hachi kid · #2 11-01-2010, 03:53 PM

.....how did she just do that?.....WITCHCRAFT, I TELL YA!!!!!!

Super Dwarf · #3 11-01-2010, 04:04 PM

i wonder if wayne shorter has see this, i would imagine there would be a smile.

KJung · #4 11-01-2010, 05:37 PM

That is SO burning

xjeremiahx · #5 11-02-2010, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by KJung

That is SO burning

as is she. wowweeeeeee

InLeoWeTrust · #6 11-02-2010, 05:49 AM

Just incredible. I don't think Ms. Spalding is originally from Earth. And I mean that in the best way possible. . .

Dr. Cheese · #7 11-02-2010, 05:58 AM

I posted this a while back when I asked if she is a new voice on fretless. She is an unreal talent, but check out some of her interviews. She works her butt off and has a really clear strategy for improvement. I'm sure that is why she is a college instructor.

MikeyFingers · #8 11-02-2010, 06:07 AM

I spent some time in TX recently and I got to see this air on TV as part of the Austin City Limits TV special. Absolutely blew my mind, as this was the first time I had ever heard of Ms. Spalding. Since then, I assure you I have become a huge fan. She is just stunning in every way...I mean she's a beautiful, massively talented woman who creates some amazing music AND she's a bass player. AANNND she plays both upright and electric. AANNNNDDD she's amazingly good on both of them.

KJung · #9 11-02-2010, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeyFingers

I spent some time in TX recently and I got to see this air on TV as part of the Austin City Limits TV special. Absolutely blew my mind, as this was the first time I had ever heard of Ms. Spalding. Since then, I assure you I have become a huge fan. She is just stunning in every way...I mean she's a beautiful, massively talented woman who creates some amazing music AND she's a bass player. AANNND she plays both upright and electric. AANNNNDDD she's amazingly good on both of them.

She is playing a two night stand, two shows a night, at a very cool local jazz venue in downtown Detroit (the Jazz Cafe... which is actually the old lobby bar of the Music Hall). It only seats about 50 or so, and no front of house support... just the true sound of the band, backline, etc. I look forward to that in March!

Kwesi · #10 11-03-2010, 03:11 AM

Awesome! Never heard this tune before but I love the way they play it here! Not gonna lie, until this vid, I hadn't seen anything from Esperanza that really made me go "WOW!" but I guess that could be attributed to me not really looking. I dig this a whole lot.

EDIT: Not trying to take anything away from her playing by any means but is it just me or do basically all of her tones across electric, acoustic, and upright bass sound REALLY similar? Not quite identical but to the point where she could play either and overall the tune stays mostly unchanged? I just find it interesting because most of the "big guys" (John Patitucci, Brian Bromberg, Tom Kennedy, etc.) that I've seen that play bass guitar and upright sound totally different on both.

Super Dwarf · #11 12-06-2010, 10:06 AM

boooo the user who had the video, had thier account terminated because of copyrights. if money is not made on something like youtube why do people cry about copyrights?