ESPERANZA SPALDING was hailed as a produgy in her teens. Her early career was marked by a quick rise, and she achieved extraordinary success at a young age. Today, Esperanza Spalding is a one-of-a-kind musician who has been compared to jazz greats of the past. In a headline, NPR Music has called her The 21st Century Jazz Genius, she's a virtuoso instrumentalist, and has been called "the best jazz vocalist since Etta James." Check out this month's Music Alive! cover story to learn more.
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- Formwela 10 Esperanza Spalding 3:29
- Junjo Esperanza Spalding, Aruan Ortiz & Francisco Mela 5:14
- God Only Knows (Remastered) The Beach Boys 2:53
- Chacarera Esperanza Spalding 6:41
- Dies Irae The Benedictine Monks Of St. Pierre 6:41
- Primo Libro di madrigali, SV 23–39: V. Baci soavi, e cari Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew, Miriam Allan, Hannah Morrison, Marie Gautrot and Lisandro Abadie 3:25
- I'll Be Seeing You The Whiffenpoofs 2:04
- Play That Barbershop Chord Power Play 3:23
- St. Louis Blues The Mills Brothers 2:20
- Mister Sandman The Chordettes 2:26
- Vivace: Concerto For 2 Violins In D Minor BWV 1043 The Swingle Singers 3:18
- Pirim Pin Pin Vocal Sampling 3:39
- The Longest Time [Clean] Billy Joel 3:43
- Thank You Boyz II Men 4:35
- Don't Worry Be Happy Bobby McFerrin 4:54
- Something to Fall Back On Todd Rundgren 4:17
- Don't Stop Believin' (Glee Cast Version) Glee Cast 3:52
- Proud Mary BYU Noteworthy 3:32
- Hallelujah Pentatonix 4:29
- Keep On the Sunny Side The Carter Family 2:53
- Everybody Will Be Happy The Staple Singers 2:36
- Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight & The Pips 4:39
- Good Vibrations (Remastered 2001) The Beach Boys 3:37
- ABC Jackson 5 2:58
- We've Only Just Begun The Carpenters 3:05
- How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees 4:02
- We Are Family Sister Sledge 3:37