Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society | CD review

(Heads Up)As a former classical violinist, jazz bass-player and pop-savvy vocalist, Esperanza Spalding has a lot on her side. This unusual venture joins two trios representing different aspects of her past: a jazz one featuring Herbie Hancockish pianist Leo Genovese and drum star Terri Lyne Carrington, and a classical strings group. Wistful reveries spun by Spalding's airy voice are balanced by bluesier tracks (the shrewd touch of producer Gil Goldstein is apparent). The ballad Apple Blossom fi...

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