Junjo

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Junjo is Esperanza Spalding's debut, released on 18 April 2006 on the Spanish label Ayva Music. She was 22 at the time and played double bass in a piano trio with pianist Aruán Ortiz and drummer Francisco Mela. She sings on all the tracks except two, often without words. Besides original compositions, the trio plays work by Jimmy Rowles, Egberto Gismonti and Chick Corea.

The music draws on jazz and on Brazilian and other Latin American styles. Michael Nastos of AllMusic called the record an exercise in joy and freedom. Jim Santella of All About Jazz praised her wordless singing and her conversational bass playing, and Jamie Katz of Vibe heard in her own compositions a new and important voice in jazz.

Listening

Track list

1. 1The Peacocks7:57Apple Music ↗
2. 2Loro5:07Apple Music ↗
3. 3Humpty Dumpty5:51Apple Music ↗
4. 4Mompouana7:51Apple Music ↗
5. 5Perazuán3:39Apple Music ↗
6. 6Junjo5:14Apple Music ↗
7. 7Cantora de Yala4:56Apple Music ↗
8. 8Two Bad6:59Apple Music ↗
9. 9Perazela1:33Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗