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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2008 8:20 am    
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http://www.myspace.com/esperanzaspalding
She's beautiful.
She sings like an angel.
She plays bass like the devil. Seriously.

For the full picture on Utube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC21nP8yFX0
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Darvin Willhoite


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2008 8:37 am    
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There oughta be a law against being that talented.
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2008 9:57 am    
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Even better :
Like 'Body and Soul' in 5/4?
Like scat singing while she plays bass?
Live in Copenhagen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15M62OtLrBQ&feature=related
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Michael Johnstone


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2008 10:27 am    
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Where the hell did she come from? I'm knocked out.
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2008 10:48 am    
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Berkelee.
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2008 11:25 am    
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Wow ! Very Happy
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ebb


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2008 8:42 pm    
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omg. lust
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Rick Schmidt


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Prescott AZ, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2008 1:14 am    
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Awesome! God has blessed this child!
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David L. Donald


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2008 4:12 am    
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Flora Purim and Ron Carters musical love child!!!
Vat's not to like!
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HowardR


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Post  Posted 22 Jun 2008 1:18 pm    
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and here I thought that she was the love child of Captain Spalding and Margaret Dumont..........
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 22 Jun 2008 1:31 pm    
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Yet sometimes like having Ray Brown and Ella Fitzgerald in a trio.
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Bo Borland


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Post  Posted 23 Jun 2008 6:22 pm    
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incredible!
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Guy Cundell


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Post  Posted 1 May 2009 2:47 am    
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"Precious"

This afternoon I had cause to have a go at a chart for this extremely beautiful tune.

Here is a live tv performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNw46j0nNOs

This is the studio recording that I have been working on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs91xDmZka8

Any corrections or suggestions cheerfully received.

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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 1 May 2009 4:43 am    
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Guy,
I followed the chart along as fast as I could and it seems you've got it.
This is a great tune and has more changes than a bossa nova.

I hope you can post your recorded results.
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Guy Cundell


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Post  Posted 1 May 2009 5:18 am    
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It's not really for a recording, Charlie. One of my student ensembles have been wanting to perform the tune and needed a bit of help with a chart. Boy, it's a beautiful song. So delicate. I think they are going to have a job to get it together but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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David L. Donald


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Post  Posted 1 May 2009 7:00 am    
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Go for it.
A band only learns by reaching beyoned what it knows.
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Bo Borland


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Post  Posted 1 May 2009 10:06 pm    
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what an incredible talent!
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 1 May 2009 11:14 pm    
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Great post, Charlie;

Awhile back NPR had an article about Esperanza Spalding on their "All Things Considered" program. Here's a link to it (Note: click on the 'player' to hear the article):
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90478162

Coincidentally, earlier tonight, the Documentary Channel broadcast "Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense" which was an essay on the changing face of jazz and many of the new artists performing that genre. Among these was Esperanza at the Newport Jazz Festival. I believe this particular show will be rebroadcast in a few hours (for you night owls).

Clearly, good music does thrive beyond and without the need for "American Idol" and "Britain's Got Talent" (if you know what I mean). Wink

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 2 May 2009 5:58 am    
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Dang! I saw the Jazz in the Present Tense and missed it.
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 12 May 2009 7:37 pm    
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Well, she just got to play at the White House. See here: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/jammin-in-the-east-room/?hp
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 13 May 2009 1:28 am    
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Esperanza was kind of a Boston secret for a while but now she's clearly branched out ot an international reputation. She's a unique talent.
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Steve Alcott

 

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Post  Posted 13 May 2009 7:56 am    
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Nothing to correct-very nice work on the transcription. Nice to see oldschool non-computer manuscript, too.
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 13 May 2009 7:59 am    
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Hurray for Captain Spalding!


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Richard Sevigny


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Post  Posted 13 May 2009 8:15 am    
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Chops up the wazoo and easy on the eyes.. Oh yeah!

Jim, ya gotta stop posting pics of yourself Razz

BTW I think your fly is open....
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Post  Posted 13 May 2009 9:16 am     Esperanza Spalding with Andre' Mehmari
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Esperanza Spalding is coming to perform in Austin on April 23, 2010. She'll be at the recently renovated Performing Arts Center at the University of Texas. For anyone's interest, here's the complete schedule for Sept 2009 through Aug 2010:

http://utpac.org/season/2009-2010

Some more reasons to visit Austin during the next year! Very Happy

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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