Esperanza Spalding. Go HERE. GO DIRECTLY HERE!

[Karenina]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=363330&mesg_id=363330

[kwassa]

1. what a life story, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanza_Spalding

[Karenina]

2. That's our baby!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[kwassa]

3. Our baby??????

I had no idea I could take credit!

:shrug:

[Karenina]

6. You, perhaps not, unless you choose to embrace the vantage point!

My proclamation comes from having had Dorothy Donegan, Clora Bryant, Vi Redd and George Coleman all refer to me in public as their baby. ;-)

[kwassa]

7. I can embrace the vantage point.

I thought I knew a couple things about jazz, but I hadn't heard of any of them!

so Youtubing I went ...

Dorothy Donnegan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7B8aw93huQ&feature=related

Vi Redd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9cM3ALga80

George Coleman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjBjnL2ZrJU&feature=related

and I found lots of info on Clora Bryant, but no videos. Played with Charlie Parker at the Lighthouse, did she?

[Karenina]

8. Thanks for posting those, kwassa!

This is one with Linda Hopkins taking over the singing requirement where Vi gets to do HER thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afJbcFQPvt4&feature=related

I never figured out what it was with Clora and pictures... After she played for Gorbachev AT HIS INVITATION in Moscow, Carson refused to have her on because there was no film. He interviewed some dimwit starlet instead...

This link has a "communion picture" of Her Trumpetess, in addition to spelling things out fairly clearly...
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=5415

:cry::woohoo::party::bounce::bounce::bounce::party::woohoo::cry:

[Kind of Blue]

4. Thanks for the heads up, Karenina!

I wish that I could say more but I'm awestruck right now :wow:

[Number23]

5. Karenina, the SECOND I saw how excited you seemed, I knew this must be about beautfiful music

And so it is! :)

Okay, first of all she is absolutely GORGEOUS. :wow: :wow:

And she can blow too and is playing that bass. It doesn't make any sense for one person to be that blessed. Girl!

[AspenRose]

9. I shared that with my 4 year old.

If she can get inspiration from watching Yo Yo Ma on Mister Rogers, I can share inspiration with my 4 year old on YouTube. :-)