This woman's vocal range is amazing. Sometimes she sings amazingly high notes where you can clearly hear that she hasn't practiced them much, When I hear them I fear for just a moment, but then she pulls it all off anyhow! that's when I realize that she has considerable guts and talent.
Absolutely amazing. I truly can't comprehend how people disliked this. Nevertheless this was truly amazing. May God continue to bless you in your future endeavors.
@gosucalime You DO realize that this is a song about faith, right? The "him" referred to here is Jesus, not some flesh and blood guy. Seriously, get a grip.
to make love to her...you can bet that'd be a night simply encapsulated with pure passion and ecstasy. you can see it in her eyes and her smile. she immerses herself in love.
Brings me to tears. I hear a lot of Joni Mitchell (like it or not), but great sound, excellent playing. Watched a few of her now, have to say I like the no-accompaniment versions even better. This is brilliant.
What a display of opposite human natures.Beautiful and grotesque in the same room at the same time. Esperanza is everything those entitled, lying, mocking, thieving scum could never be. I welled up inside watching her true expression and talent being dangled before the envious and the soulless. Simply bizarre. Those are the people that are killing the dollar, sucking the freedom out of our society, allowing the drugs into the country through the CIA and implementing the NWO. Love vs hate. WTC7
@clearfather wtf is wrong wtih you? i am not religious at all. i was reffering to moments in music that can seem magical or supernatural. clearly that went over your head, and the only person who needs to get over themselves is you. stop trying to be a youtube terrorist and find a hobby. i hear great things about knitting.
I want to die for love just for this great interpretation... How can she makes magic with just a double-bass and her voice? She definitively is my hero!
1 Corinthians 13: 1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5... it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil ...7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13: 1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Lets not knock Bieber there is music for everyone he just happens to appeal to children whose palate has not matured yet, they don't have any idea what music is not one clue. But they too will grow up and hopefully acquire better taste. Even Bieber has to grow up someday. When we were children we loved the products of Disney also, but when we grew up "we put away childish things" There is yet hope for them! Yes has certainly EARNED HER GRAMMY!!! She worked for it this is what is known as TALENT.
Lets not knock Bieber there is music for everyone he just happens to appeal to children whose palate has not matured yet, they don't have and idea what music is not one clue. But they too will grow up and hopefully acquire better taste. Even Bieber has to grow up someday. When we were children we loved the products of Disney also, but when we grew up "we put away childish things" There is yet hope for them! Yes she certainly EARNED HER GRAMMY!!!
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I am amazed with all this arguing about flatness & Spalding versus Hill. No one listened to Chet Baker???OUT OF TUNE, beautiful like so many others… tuning is a subjective thing, specially when tempered western system clashes with string instruments. String Quartets play all the time "out of tune". Does Espe play "out of tune"?: technically yes, but musically ????? By the way, it's easy to be in tune when you sing with a goat vibrato like Ms. Hill (I personally found it really cheap taste).
@ruizcomposer Gigi Gryce, Jackie Mac, Ornette Coleman, Trane.....what do they all have in common? An uncanny ability to play the most beautiful shit while stretching your Western ears to the point of bloodiness with their interpretation of intonation. Seriously, some of the most harmonically touching moments in jazz, and arguably the best, occur at the quarter-tone level. All this whinging about the fact that her performance is out of tune only shows the ignorance of the commentors.
@ddanielsoprano she's not out of tune at all...if you analyze how the notes in the solo go in relation to the bass, they just fit very interesting chords, lots of secondary functions and modal mixture, quite honestly it's brilliant, she managed to do all that and create such a jazzy and coherent sound.
@Buddhagon I totally agree with you that what she did with the song is very cool, I didn't want to start a war w my comment...right at the beginning tho, before she starts getting very jazzy w it, she's just mimicking the guitar line in the original Lauryn Hill version, and when she starts singing it sounds off to me...Just sayin', E's got ways to go still, tho very talented...Lauryn Hill was always a FANTASTIC vocalist imo
This is a song on Lauryn Hill's album "Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" that is a great song sung by Lauryn. Esperanza took this song and made it her own and is incredible. Very intimate. Love it.
@ddanielsoprano The Double Bass is a fretless string instrument, shes playing and singing at the same time. I'd like to see you or Justin Bieber do that.
@tjazzington dude, I'm not a Bieber fan, I played the violin for 13 years, also a fretless instrument, majored in voice and sing opera now...listen to the original Lauryn Hill song (which is awesome!) and you'll see...the bass is out of tune and on top of it she's singing super flat...she's a great instrumentalist and an ok singer imo but in this instance, I'm not loving it
@ddanielsoprano Fair enough, I still think it's a good performance despite the minor flaws. I understand why you don't completely like it though and I respect your opinion. As for the Bieber comment I was simply joking, I apologize if any offense was taken.
@ddaniels Wow,..Impressive!..she's so out of tune and 'super flat' (whatever that is)that she's performing at the White House...teaches at Berkley, has been incessantly hounded for interviews....and is one of the more remarkable PRODIGIES out there..and if you have a problem with her "out of tune" bass playing...she's in great company, paul chambers. sam jones, paul garrison, tommy potter,(i take it u know NONE of the aforementioned) etc..Me thinks the green eye monster covets a bit STOP HATING!
@keybobrob yeah she's out of tune, at the white house, it's not a crazy notion, could happen to anyone who plays a fretless string instrument and sings...'super flat whatever that is?' it means it is flat, you don't know what flat means? It means below the intended pitch. I know all of the aforementioned and I'm not jealous, I'm happy or Esperanza, a talented young female musician, I just don't love this video...personally, I think the original Lauryn Hill version is a lot better
@daniel yes yes..i get it..its a free country & u could & ANYONE can express virtually ANYTHING they want on Utube @ANYTIME..blah.blah..etc. I get u.BUT if u REALLY know those WORLD class jazz musicians that I mentioned (as u claim u do) then u would know that they &others on many occassions have performed, "out of tune". In this GENRE, it is NOT RARE or ODD for a bassists intonation 2be "off"(some more than others) In FACT, its SO common that I question why u bring it up in the first place????
@ddanielsop perhaps its ur operatic background OR perhaps ur afflicted or gifted w/ perfect pitch(not a average trait amongst the population) that makes u feel that ur critique is warranted. But the FACT is most musicians who KNOW and play in this GENRE would read ur comment and say..."okie dokie,..alrighty then..moving right along". In context, its not important. Singing or NOT singing the upright bass as i said already is commonly played by many with intonation problems particularily in jazz..
@keybobrob you're right to say I might be extra picky because of classical training and all that, but I dunno, I saw Dave Holland playing at Blue Note last year and holy mother of God, that guy's technique was as perfect as any classical musician I've heard...of course, that's a really seasoned performer...anyways, it wasn't so much the bass being out of tune that bothered me but the singing...I wasn't that impressed that's all, and I'm a BIG Lauryn Hill fan, so it's hard not to compare
@ddanielsoprano I appreciate ur point and Mr. Holland is an amazing player but I think you need to get out more and see many of the other greats to form a more contextual critique, cuz he's NO MORE astounding than L.Grenadier, S.Lafaro, C. Mingus and countless others!! Imo ur remarks were HYPER-CRITICAL and out of context..Esperanza is petit and her hand gape is nowhere close to Hollands &the others. and she also is no where close to Lauren no more than Lauren can match her musical virtuosity.
@ddanJust wanted u 2notice that I didnt argue whether or not she was in key (playing or singing wise)..my point centered around the "out of context" and "hyper-critical" descriptions u used. I have excellent ears..and not cuz I'm special but because like u I have experience...and I use it 2draw upon when assessing things. (30+ years of playing/ accompanying vocalists-from novices to grammy award winners). So not only do i know what " # or b " is but I've learned 2be LESS LINEAR in my listening.
@keybobrob ugh, lets just stop arguing, why do you have to be so offended and upset by my remarks? I wrote my comment because I wanted to see if anyone else agreed with me on here, not to be a troll. Some people agree with me, most people don't, and that's fine, music is subjective. I maintain that in this video as well as others I've seen, I wasn't so impressed with the singing, though I think Esperanza's musicianship is astounding.
@ddanielsoprano Lol, ok sis..it's all good. Sorry that ur perception of my 'written' words reflected that I was offended and upset..because I truly was not. Unfortunately, healthy cyber-debating such as this one can sometimes lead to misinterpretation. If we spoke in person I can assure u that u would not think that I was offended or upset. I just felt a need to respond to the choice or words that you used in ur description, "HORRIBLY out of tune and SUPER flat"..She was at times indeed flat
@ddanielsoprano, so in the main respect we were ALWAYS on the same page in that regard. hahaha....I never ever said that she was NOT flat...i just chose to put the "flatness" in context, hence the comments. So please don't take my criticism of ur criticism to heart...I know you were not being a troll...just a little harsh imo. BELIEVE ME, I HAVE BEEN WITH VOCALIST WHO ARE SUPER FLAT AND HORRIBLY OUT OF TUNE..and she, in no way compared to those horror stories..Peace n Love Daniel
and thanks for the lesson on what "flat" means..I appreciate it. But I pay close attention to ur words of choice. And u CLEARLY wrote "SUPER FLAT"...which CLEARLY IMPLIES she was WAY off pitch-other wise quite frankly why would u OR anyone 4that matter use such a descriptive if it were not 2express the extreme degree of tonal inaccuracy. So again, either u have perfect pitch and it pains u2 hear her very poor vocal intonations or ur doin a lil hatin..in this case ;-) and yes LAUREN IS MY GURL!!
soo amazing. Makes me jealous how much musical knowledge she has noone out can compete with her shes got a new sound that many artist will try to duplicate but you also have to have the talent to pull it off she is the most talented musician/proffesor i have ever heard
What a display of opposite human natures. Beautiful and grotesque in the same room at the same time. Esperanza is everything those entitled, lying, mocking, thieving scum could never be. I welled up inside watching her true expression and talent being dangled before the envious and the soulless. Simply bizarre. Those are the people that are killing the dollar, sucking the freedom out of our society, allowing the drugs into the country through the CIA and implementing the NWO. Love vs hate. WTC7
Music like this is the only thing that can save us in America and the World, because we said no to everything else, what do you expect form us brainwashed TV robots!!!
that was beautiful....absolutely beautiful...i love her soooo much she inspires me in so many ways....omg im like speechless right now lol shes just stunning in every way
@ShawnsNotGay I totally agree those 39 people are complete looser when it comes to knowing anything about real soulful and raw feeling that are coming from her music. Real talent at it's best and know gimmicks needed, pure natural sound how wonderful to hear.
Wow.... i mean, wow.. music is being reclaimed by the musicians from the media men and big music labels who go for the lowest common denominator. This is the first time i ever wished i was president!
@eddieyervinyan Having my own form of english is being original,unlike you dull and boring. I can communicate in more ways than you will ever know. I will alter what i want and still get my message across.
Your comment lacks any logic, A troll is what you will see in your mirror.
@AnEventfulDay I am so tired of Justin Bieber being used as a scapegoat for all the problems with the music industry. He may make shit music, but the kid is far more talented than most of the people on the radio, plays multiple instruments very well. I have no doubt he would do well in music school.
@AnEventfulDay People, seriousky stop mentioning pop stars. Comparing Bieber to Esperanza Spalding, it's like comparing Kanye West to Quincy Jones. One is a Master, the other is an apprentice, another is a pretender, and the other one is a virtuoso. I'll let you do the matching.
as a young black woman in music, it's so inspiring to see an someone like ms. spalding be recognized as beautiful and talented without having to oversexualize herself to be noticed. her music gives me chills, in my soul, everytime.
@iwannabelikeJC Amen to that. Talent & good music is what's wanted, the memories made from them will be treasured for a lifetime. She's talented beyond her years. WOW! There's nothing left to be said.
@iwannabelikeJC The crazy part is this..anyone who knows what "sexy" truly is knows that that performance is "Sexier" then anythign Bouncy or those other half naked hefas have ever done!
@mcintoshcameron1955 actually there ARE some videos of him performing at the white house. but im not saying his more talentd thab Esperanza. he is a joke, that grammy tells it all
To all the Bieber haters...why hate?? Why can't the kids and tweens enjoy the Bieber?? There's truly room for all music types. Your hating doesn't make it ok.
@greghmn why are you even comparing Bieber, a pop star to Spalding, a jazz performer? This is obviously a desperate attempt to make yourself appear more sophisticated in the virtual world. But it may be comforting for you to know you are not alone. They are many insecure people out there.
@mscubana he sings and dances better. Can you argue with that? That's my point. Anyway I was just bored and I thought I could enjoy some good music and read some sensible comments. All I got was a bunch of "music lovers" comparing an incredible jazz performer to a teenage pop star. So I thought they deserved a stupid comment from me. Thanks for your reply anyway.
What a display of opposite human natures. Beautiful and grotesque in the same room at the same time. Esperanza is everything those entitled, lying, mocking, thieving scum could never be. I welled up i
Yo you can sing
89MusicLuv 3 days ago
This woman's vocal range is amazing. Sometimes she sings amazingly high notes where you can clearly hear that she hasn't practiced them much, When I hear them I fear for just a moment, but then she pulls it all off anyhow! that's when I realize that she has considerable guts and talent.
Not to mention her bass skills....
yamamonkey 4 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
What talent !!!
chillcherokee926048 1 week ago
Excelente....¡¡¡¡
tiene angel....una voz maravillosa y sus inflexiones ..estremecen
loboazulado1 2 weeks ago
When will people stop bible-bashing when they hear great music?
unkyconcon 2 weeks ago
I love my country... I am aboriginal... I love my country...Inequity hurts me... I am a teacher of the poor... we are without resources or recourse.
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Absolutely amazing. I truly can't comprehend how people disliked this. Nevertheless this was truly amazing. May God continue to bless you in your future endeavors.
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Laguerre0505 1 month ago
sweet loved this part... wish joanna newsom was at the white house too though
Crotan444 1 month ago 2
Can I favorite this video more than once?
26naiviv 1 month ago 2
Jeez...her voice is pure gold!!!
mindofdreams66 1 month ago 3
Greetings to all for a smooth jazzy weekend!
martyraichinov 1 month ago
is she fuckin blind open ur eyezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz jeeeeeeeeeeeeez good voice voice though creeeeeeeeeeepy song tooo needy
gosucalime 1 month ago
@gosucalime You DO realize that this is a song about faith, right? The "him" referred to here is Jesus, not some flesh and blood guy. Seriously, get a grip.
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I love her hair :D
Signemity 2 months ago 2
SHE IS SOOOOOO Lovely!!!! Wow, what a beautiful beautiful soul. Thanks God, for bringing her here! Such stimulating harmonies/changes.
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She's slapping tha bass like a Pimp slaps a hoe!!!!
voltsfabian 2 months ago
im a very large bearded man and im not afraid to say i cried a little while listening to this..... its just so beautiful
mpriolo13 2 months ago 4
@mpriolo13 Duuuuuude!!!! I'm glad you said it for us both!!!
BLACKREDTAILANGEL 1 month ago
AMAZING!!!
joydivision1911 2 months ago
Bless YOU Esperanza ..*s*
dannybsunday 2 months ago
So beautiful. Incredible talent!!
klcollier777 2 months ago
So beautiful.
klcollier777 2 months ago
Seriously how could anyone 'dislike' this video? I wish I had half the amount of her talent. What a beautiful gift!
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berooobeee 2 months ago
I completely agree with you.... thanks!!!! Today I do not feel alone at the quarter tone world :-)
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ginofrater 3 months ago
to make love to her...you can bet that'd be a night simply encapsulated with pure passion and ecstasy. you can see it in her eyes and her smile. she immerses herself in love.
treebeardization 3 months ago
Brings me to tears. I hear a lot of Joni Mitchell (like it or not), but great sound, excellent playing. Watched a few of her now, have to say I like the no-accompaniment versions even better. This is brilliant.
adamlake2007 3 months ago
Amazing.
mwojo586 3 months ago
What a display of opposite human natures.Beautiful and grotesque in the same room at the same time. Esperanza is everything those entitled, lying, mocking, thieving scum could never be. I welled up inside watching her true expression and talent being dangled before the envious and the soulless. Simply bizarre. Those are the people that are killing the dollar, sucking the freedom out of our society, allowing the drugs into the country through the CIA and implementing the NWO. Love vs hate. WTC7
whiteviking99 3 months ago
OMG! Love this version!
remixedv 3 months ago
She is truly a fantastic artist. Her songs have such great meaning and she sings/plays them with beauty and grace. A true woman of God.
FiddleeDeeKP 3 months ago
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In this case, this is a Lauryn Hill cover. That's where the meaning comes from. ;)
dbo514 1 month ago
2:09 was the word of God. I don't even know what to do with myself now. It's time for bed, I'm totally wiped after that.
shanatelevision 3 months ago
@shanatelevision No, it was the word of Esperanza Spalding, not God. Get over yourself.
clearfather 3 months ago
@clearfather wtf is wrong wtih you? i am not religious at all. i was reffering to moments in music that can seem magical or supernatural. clearly that went over your head, and the only person who needs to get over themselves is you. stop trying to be a youtube terrorist and find a hobby. i hear great things about knitting.
shanatelevision 3 months ago
@shanatelevision lol... knitting.. nice one. :D
Perezleo2367 2 months ago
wooooooowwwwwww
TubeYouKristian 3 months ago
Majorly awesome!
400excell 3 months ago
Pure beauty and talent.
luckynjasmine 3 months ago
beautiful...
DetectiveTective 4 months ago
Effortless and sincere, just fantastic!
simonshusse 4 months ago
I want to die for love just for this great interpretation... How can she makes magic with just a double-bass and her voice? She definitively is my hero!
rubizzie 4 months ago
Simply perfect for a lack of better words
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playnite 4 months ago
1 Corinthians 13: 1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5... it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil ...7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
13reezy13r 4 months ago 37
@13reezy13r That is what true love is. The Apostle Paul aptly tells us what it is all about. Thanks for your post.
hawkinstaveus 3 months ago
1 Corinthians 13: 1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
13reezy13r 4 months ago
She is not playing flat. It's called Clashing and Dissonance. Which is what Jazz had a lot of when it first started and it still has it today. :)
Austonotsua 4 months ago
This is so incredibly wonderful, it makes live worth living!
JuKeBox661 4 months ago 2
marry me
timdodd89 5 months ago
wow simply beautiful im sorry ur wikipedia page was attacked by obsessive beliebers
BabyZ12321 5 months ago
this performance is soooo beautiful!her voice touches me sooo deep in my soul!!!!
Senor1992 5 months ago
Pure beauty, brings me to tears each time
MartianSnow 5 months ago
fuck bieber, this is real music.
BatmansFavoriteGirl 5 months ago 2
Lets not knock Bieber there is music for everyone he just happens to appeal to children whose palate has not matured yet, they don't have any idea what music is not one clue. But they too will grow up and hopefully acquire better taste. Even Bieber has to grow up someday. When we were children we loved the products of Disney also, but when we grew up "we put away childish things" There is yet hope for them! Yes has certainly EARNED HER GRAMMY!!! She worked for it this is what is known as TALENT.
cyevents 5 months ago 5
Well said!! @cyevents
angjeter 5 months ago
Lets not knock Bieber there is music for everyone he just happens to appeal to children whose palate has not matured yet, they don't have and idea what music is not one clue. But they too will grow up and hopefully acquire better taste. Even Bieber has to grow up someday. When we were children we loved the products of Disney also, but when we grew up "we put away childish things" There is yet hope for them! Yes she certainly EARNED HER GRAMMY!!!
cyevents 5 months ago
Esperanza Spalding earned her Grammy sure she did. What a beatiful performance. For me Spalding is a musical hero too.
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stevespell2 5 months ago
i wish people would stop talking about bieber...
ckaminski2 5 months ago 2
@ckaminski2 If only, I don't get why he comes up atleast once on every one of her video's. I love this girl, such an expressive musician.
TBayM 5 months ago
Esperanza's beautiful music is the only thing I agree with Obama on..... ;)
LinkD3 5 months ago
I am amazed with all this arguing about flatness & Spalding versus Hill. No one listened to Chet Baker???OUT OF TUNE, beautiful like so many others… tuning is a subjective thing, specially when tempered western system clashes with string instruments. String Quartets play all the time "out of tune". Does Espe play "out of tune"?: technically yes, but musically ????? By the way, it's easy to be in tune when you sing with a goat vibrato like Ms. Hill (I personally found it really cheap taste).
ruizcomposer 5 months ago
@ruizcomposer Gigi Gryce, Jackie Mac, Ornette Coleman, Trane.....what do they all have in common? An uncanny ability to play the most beautiful shit while stretching your Western ears to the point of bloodiness with their interpretation of intonation. Seriously, some of the most harmonically touching moments in jazz, and arguably the best, occur at the quarter-tone level. All this whinging about the fact that her performance is out of tune only shows the ignorance of the commentors.
WHACKBUSH 3 months ago
This is so beautiful. It made me cry. I see why she won that Grammy. Congratulations Ms. Spalding. You definitely earned it.
tarynwashere 5 months ago 51
....wow!
JonathanDorn 5 months ago 3
Her voice is beautiful but the instrument just sounded off to me.
eviltwinize 6 months ago
@eviltwinize its called jazz...
heinsteven 5 months ago
@heinsteven Yeah I guess that means I don't "get" jazz.
eviltwinize 5 months ago
good music AND a fro? cant get any better
mastersw999 6 months ago 5
This is very unusual. I have not seen a double accompanies singing. I enjoy her performance a lot, thanks.
glai8888 6 months ago
BEAUTIFUL <3
melonynaytt 6 months ago
With the sound of her voice and the sound of that bass, it'll be difficult to not make every song sound sexy.
fujunction 6 months ago
wow this is great music... Beiber deserved to lose.
AZsportshut 6 months ago
@ddanielsoprano she's not out of tune at all...if you analyze how the notes in the solo go in relation to the bass, they just fit very interesting chords, lots of secondary functions and modal mixture, quite honestly it's brilliant, she managed to do all that and create such a jazzy and coherent sound.
Buddhagon 6 months ago
@Buddhagon I totally agree with you that what she did with the song is very cool, I didn't want to start a war w my comment...right at the beginning tho, before she starts getting very jazzy w it, she's just mimicking the guitar line in the original Lauryn Hill version, and when she starts singing it sounds off to me...Just sayin', E's got ways to go still, tho very talented...Lauryn Hill was always a FANTASTIC vocalist imo
ddanielsoprano 6 months ago
for 4:04 minutes, i actually forgot the whole point of the dislike button
d56854 6 months ago
Una genia puro talento ..
sodero81 6 months ago
This is a song on Lauryn Hill's album "Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" that is a great song sung by Lauryn. Esperanza took this song and made it her own and is incredible. Very intimate. Love it.
Jemstarr100 7 months ago
I just love how she's so into her song in her performance, you can just see how she just LOVES what she does. I really adore her for that <3
SoraPrincess99 7 months ago
This is not out of tune. What this is amazing. Its a perfect and beautiful work of art!
Austonotsua 7 months ago 3
lauryn hill right?! ahh esperanza is great!
brianakellyjones 7 months ago
yea i agree....bass is out of tune...
elevenbravo01 7 months ago
disagree, it's a double bass it's not going to be perfect but dang i thought it was close and she had that great bass sound i want to have one day
bassboy5000 7 months ago
I'm sorry, she is a great musician, but this is horribly out of tune
ddanielsoprano 7 months ago
@ddanielsoprano The Double Bass is a fretless string instrument, shes playing and singing at the same time. I'd like to see you or Justin Bieber do that.
tjazzington 7 months ago
@tjazzington dude, I'm not a Bieber fan, I played the violin for 13 years, also a fretless instrument, majored in voice and sing opera now...listen to the original Lauryn Hill song (which is awesome!) and you'll see...the bass is out of tune and on top of it she's singing super flat...she's a great instrumentalist and an ok singer imo but in this instance, I'm not loving it
ddanielsoprano 7 months ago
@ddanielsoprano Fair enough, I still think it's a good performance despite the minor flaws. I understand why you don't completely like it though and I respect your opinion. As for the Bieber comment I was simply joking, I apologize if any offense was taken.
tjazzington 7 months ago
@tjazzington hey, no problem! you understand, no one wants to be falsely accused of Bieber fever, it's too much of an embarrassment : )
ddanielsoprano 7 months ago
@ddaniels Wow,..Impressive!..she's so out of tune and 'super flat' (whatever that is)that she's performing at the White House...teaches at Berkley, has been incessantly hounded for interviews....and is one of the more remarkable PRODIGIES out there..and if you have a problem with her "out of tune" bass playing...she's in great company, paul chambers. sam jones, paul garrison, tommy potter,(i take it u know NONE of the aforementioned) etc..Me thinks the green eye monster covets a bit STOP HATING!
keybobrob 6 months ago
@keybobrob yeah she's out of tune, at the white house, it's not a crazy notion, could happen to anyone who plays a fretless string instrument and sings...'super flat whatever that is?' it means it is flat, you don't know what flat means? It means below the intended pitch. I know all of the aforementioned and I'm not jealous, I'm happy or Esperanza, a talented young female musician, I just don't love this video...personally, I think the original Lauryn Hill version is a lot better
ddanielsoprano 6 months ago
@daniel yes yes..i get it..its a free country & u could & ANYONE can express virtually ANYTHING they want on Utube @ANYTIME..blah.blah..etc. I get u.BUT if u REALLY know those WORLD class jazz musicians that I mentioned (as u claim u do) then u would know that they &others on many occassions have performed, "out of tune". In this GENRE, it is NOT RARE or ODD for a bassists intonation 2be "off"(some more than others) In FACT, its SO common that I question why u bring it up in the first place????
keybobrob 6 months ago
@ddanielsop perhaps its ur operatic background OR perhaps ur afflicted or gifted w/ perfect pitch(not a average trait amongst the population) that makes u feel that ur critique is warranted. But the FACT is most musicians who KNOW and play in this GENRE would read ur comment and say..."okie dokie,..alrighty then..moving right along". In context, its not important. Singing or NOT singing the upright bass as i said already is commonly played by many with intonation problems particularily in jazz..
keybobrob 6 months ago
@keybobrob you're right to say I might be extra picky because of classical training and all that, but I dunno, I saw Dave Holland playing at Blue Note last year and holy mother of God, that guy's technique was as perfect as any classical musician I've heard...of course, that's a really seasoned performer...anyways, it wasn't so much the bass being out of tune that bothered me but the singing...I wasn't that impressed that's all, and I'm a BIG Lauryn Hill fan, so it's hard not to compare
ddanielsoprano 6 months ago
@ddanielsoprano I appreciate ur point and Mr. Holland is an amazing player but I think you need to get out more and see many of the other greats to form a more contextual critique, cuz he's NO MORE astounding than L.Grenadier, S.Lafaro, C. Mingus and countless others!! Imo ur remarks were HYPER-CRITICAL and out of context..Esperanza is petit and her hand gape is nowhere close to Hollands &the others. and she also is no where close to Lauren no more than Lauren can match her musical virtuosity.
keybobrob 6 months ago
@ddanJust wanted u 2notice that I didnt argue whether or not she was in key (playing or singing wise)..my point centered around the "out of context" and "hyper-critical" descriptions u used. I have excellent ears..and not cuz I'm special but because like u I have experience...and I use it 2draw upon when assessing things. (30+ years of playing/ accompanying vocalists-from novices to grammy award winners). So not only do i know what " # or b " is but I've learned 2be LESS LINEAR in my listening.
keybobrob 6 months ago
@keybobrob ugh, lets just stop arguing, why do you have to be so offended and upset by my remarks? I wrote my comment because I wanted to see if anyone else agreed with me on here, not to be a troll. Some people agree with me, most people don't, and that's fine, music is subjective. I maintain that in this video as well as others I've seen, I wasn't so impressed with the singing, though I think Esperanza's musicianship is astounding.
ddanielsoprano 6 months ago
@ddanielsoprano Lol, ok sis..it's all good. Sorry that ur perception of my 'written' words reflected that I was offended and upset..because I truly was not. Unfortunately, healthy cyber-debating such as this one can sometimes lead to misinterpretation. If we spoke in person I can assure u that u would not think that I was offended or upset. I just felt a need to respond to the choice or words that you used in ur description, "HORRIBLY out of tune and SUPER flat"..She was at times indeed flat
keybobrob 6 months ago
@ddanielsoprano, so in the main respect we were ALWAYS on the same page in that regard. hahaha....I never ever said that she was NOT flat...i just chose to put the "flatness" in context, hence the comments. So please don't take my criticism of ur criticism to heart...I know you were not being a troll...just a little harsh imo. BELIEVE ME, I HAVE BEEN WITH VOCALIST WHO ARE SUPER FLAT AND HORRIBLY OUT OF TUNE..and she, in no way compared to those horror stories..Peace n Love Daniel
keybobrob 6 months ago
and thanks for the lesson on what "flat" means..I appreciate it. But I pay close attention to ur words of choice. And u CLEARLY wrote "SUPER FLAT"...which CLEARLY IMPLIES she was WAY off pitch-other wise quite frankly why would u OR anyone 4that matter use such a descriptive if it were not 2express the extreme degree of tonal inaccuracy. So again, either u have perfect pitch and it pains u2 hear her very poor vocal intonations or ur doin a lil hatin..in this case ;-) and yes LAUREN IS MY GURL!!
keybobrob 6 months ago
I love her voice, she's absolutely amazing!
amyspkm 7 months ago
soo amazing. Makes me jealous how much musical knowledge she has noone out can compete with her shes got a new sound that many artist will try to duplicate but you also have to have the talent to pull it off she is the most talented musician/proffesor i have ever heard
tennesseetechtuba 8 months ago 2
I can listen to this over and over. I'll never get tired of it.
MusicalPastries 8 months ago
Amazing, absolutely beautiful
ilovefallen95 8 months ago
Amazing
ilovefallen95 8 months ago
beautiful. in every sense of the word.
mujiko526 8 months ago
Job well done, the original is better.
honeyluv15 8 months ago
It is beyond me how anyone can dislike this video. I guess some poor souls out there can't appreciate good music :( What a shame.
mishielai 8 months ago
The bassline reminds me of a lauryn hill track from her acoustic concert... anybody hear that too?
sisigwithrice 8 months ago
@sisigwithrice the reason it sounds similar is because Esperanza is singing "Tell Him" by Lauryn Hill :)
bettyboop0308 8 months ago
Simply beautiful!!! Music is Love!
09sdv 8 months ago
This woman is AMAZING!!!
JazzCapacitor 8 months ago
My favorite!
Ashleemilani21 8 months ago
Keep doing what you do Esperanza never mind the nay sayers you are talented being on words
rmcghee2009 8 months ago
What a display of opposite human natures. Beautiful and grotesque in the same room at the same time. Esperanza is everything those entitled, lying, mocking, thieving scum could never be. I welled up inside watching her true expression and talent being dangled before the envious and the soulless. Simply bizarre. Those are the people that are killing the dollar, sucking the freedom out of our society, allowing the drugs into the country through the CIA and implementing the NWO. Love vs hate. WTC7
whiteviking99 8 months ago
Music like this is the only thing that can save us in America and the World, because we said no to everything else, what do you expect form us brainwashed TV robots!!!
BeUnotATVrobot 8 months ago
how can anyone not like hearing a pretty girl telling the world she loves her man?
TrashcanBoogie 8 months ago
@TrashcanBoogie she actually is singing about Christ. it really is beautiful. :)
missliss253 8 months ago
that was beautiful....absolutely beautiful...i love her soooo much she inspires me in so many ways....omg im like speechless right now lol shes just stunning in every way
xStarlyn101x 8 months ago
i love her hair!
joanneheartsstrokes 8 months ago
40 losers tried to play like her and failed!
gurucow 8 months ago 23
Almost every jazz band in Mumbai, India play her songs now
patrickphilip16 9 months ago
She could've jammed with pdt Clinton!
youneshj 9 months ago
AWSOME !!
drjaz696 9 months ago
simply amazing
bigj1028 9 months ago
39 people have no soul, no heart, no love for music, and no room to speak.
ShawnsNotGay 9 months ago
@ShawnsNotGay Gay.
ConstantineRobbins 9 months ago
@ShawnsNotGay I totally agree those 39 people are complete looser when it comes to knowing anything about real soulful and raw feeling that are coming from her music. Real talent at it's best and know gimmicks needed, pure natural sound how wonderful to hear.
cyevents 9 months ago
Wow... she touched the soul!
civilrights22 9 months ago
Wow.... i mean, wow.. music is being reclaimed by the musicians from the media men and big music labels who go for the lowest common denominator. This is the first time i ever wished i was president!
shepshepshep 9 months ago
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa que ricooooooooooooo
percmusicervantes 9 months ago
Her and her voice are beauty in its bravest and most natural form
luckynjasmine 9 months ago
@eddieyervinyan Having my own form of english is being original,unlike you dull and boring. I can communicate in more ways than you will ever know. I will alter what i want and still get my message across.
Your comment lacks any logic, A troll is what you will see in your mirror.
You will never c my videos as they are too good.
AnnAAngel1564 9 months ago
@eddieyervinyan Unhuman
i have my own form of english
The rest of your comment has no interest in a response from me, its just to boring, i can geuss just like you.
AnnAAngel1564 9 months ago
if I ever was to sing in public id hope my voice would be as strong as hers... its like A BOLD WORD
kiddbee43 9 months ago
Her Voice is Bold...
ngunaba 9 months ago
damn how did 39 ppl click the wrong button...i guess the mouse slipped lol
siscokid011 9 months ago
There's a reason she has a Grammy. She EARNED it. Music school is so tedious, and she's already mastered it and teaching. Let's see Bieber do that.
AnEventfulDay 10 months ago 62
@AnEventfulDay I am so tired of Justin Bieber being used as a scapegoat for all the problems with the music industry. He may make shit music, but the kid is far more talented than most of the people on the radio, plays multiple instruments very well. I have no doubt he would do well in music school.
kh2freek 8 months ago
@AnEventfulDay People, seriousky stop mentioning pop stars. Comparing Bieber to Esperanza Spalding, it's like comparing Kanye West to Quincy Jones. One is a Master, the other is an apprentice, another is a pretender, and the other one is a virtuoso. I'll let you do the matching.
Anfmethodjor 8 months ago 2
@AnEventfulDay BERKLEE FTW!!!!
mastersw999 6 months ago
who's in charge of booking for the white house poetry jam??
email me at zaquerie@gmail
suzydaptor 10 months ago
Your right,your nothing D;]
AnnAAngel1564 10 months ago
too bad she's not like my next door neighbor or better...
BeUnotATVrobot 10 months ago
people today have distorted idea of what true tallent is.... THIS is what true tallent is.
afra128 10 months ago
as a young black woman in music, it's so inspiring to see an someone like ms. spalding be recognized as beautiful and talented without having to oversexualize herself to be noticed. her music gives me chills, in my soul, everytime.
iwannabelikeJC 10 months ago 77
@iwannabelikeJC Amen to that. Talent & good music is what's wanted, the memories made from them will be treasured for a lifetime. She's talented beyond her years. WOW! There's nothing left to be said.
myhappyness1 9 months ago
@iwannabelikeJC The crazy part is this..anyone who knows what "sexy" truly is knows that that performance is "Sexier" then anythign Bouncy or those other half naked hefas have ever done!
bonefidefool 8 months ago
@iwannabelikeJC This reminds me so much of Amana Melome...youtube(dot)com/watch?v=vAfn0jtfEnE
soulfan1973 5 months ago
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iwannabelikeJC 10 months ago
What a talent. She has everything!
ramintork 10 months ago
@mcintoshcameron1955 actually there ARE some videos of him performing at the white house. but im not saying his more talentd thab Esperanza. he is a joke, that grammy tells it all
loklok73 10 months ago
beautiful,
she's very talented and the music is quite extraordinary with a unique sound to it.
there's no need to compare her to anyone, she's extremely amazing. (:
JustAnotherWhy 10 months ago 2
beautiful,
she's very talented and the music is quite extraordinary with a unique sound to it.
there's no need to compare her to anyone, she's extremely amazing. (:
JustAnotherWhy 10 months ago
I think I'm in love...
bassplayer5466 10 months ago
is perfect
gorsalkal 10 months ago
I'm from portland!
greghmn 10 months ago
To all the Bieber haters...why hate?? Why can't the kids and tweens enjoy the Bieber?? There's truly room for all music types. Your hating doesn't make it ok.
tonimoon42 10 months ago
@tonimoon42 u troll. i mad.
greghmn 10 months ago
Quit comparing Esperanza with Bieber. Two distinct artists that deserve respect. There's room for everyone.
allexcosta 10 months ago 4
39 people don't know what tallent is! Esperanza ftw! :) x
afra128 10 months ago
God Is Good.
0randomstuff0 10 months ago
39 fans of Just in Beer er ;) were too afraid to say anything. Cowards !
uprightbassmatt 10 months ago 5
@uprightbassmatt justin beiber is better. what's wrong?
derlau 10 months ago
@derlau troll
greghmn 10 months ago
@greghmn why are you even comparing Bieber, a pop star to Spalding, a jazz performer? This is obviously a desperate attempt to make yourself appear more sophisticated in the virtual world. But it may be comforting for you to know you are not alone. They are many insecure people out there.
derlau 10 months ago
@derlau In what way? Please give us reasons.
mscubana 10 months ago
@mscubana he sings and dances better. Can you argue with that? That's my point. Anyway I was just bored and I thought I could enjoy some good music and read some sensible comments. All I got was a bunch of "music lovers" comparing an incredible jazz performer to a teenage pop star. So I thought they deserved a stupid comment from me. Thanks for your reply anyway.
derlau 10 months ago
@derlau But.... how does he sing better?
mscubana 10 months ago
@mscubana I love you too.
derlau 10 months ago
@derlau I shall not reciprocate until thee answers thy question.
mscubana 10 months ago
I wish i could just watch this without seeing stupid comments below such a wonderful video. People please comment on the music.
OutofSinintoChrist 10 months ago
Justin Bieber disliked this 39 times. :/
MJ4ever911 10 months ago 5
Lauryn Hill must be proud of this!
presspasstv 10 months ago 4
What a display of opposite human natures. Beautiful and grotesque in the same room at the same time. Esperanza is everything those entitled, lying, mocking, thieving scum could never be. I welled up i