On March 20, 2012, “Heads Up International” label released “Radio Music Society”, the fourth Esperanza Spalding studio album. It was recorded in summer 2011, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding, Q-Tip and Dave Love. The album won two “Grammy Awards”, for “Best Jazz Vocal Album” and “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the track, “City of Roses”.
Personnel:
- Esperanza Spalding – vocals, acoustic and electric bass
- Gilad Hekselman – guitar
- Ricardo Vogt – guitar
- Lionel Loueke – voice, guitar
- Jef Lee Johnson – guitar
- Leo Genovese – piano, Rhodes, guembri, keyboards
- Janice Scroggins: piano
- James Weidman – organ
- Raymond Angry – organ
- Billy Hart – drums
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
- Lyndon Rochelle – drums
- Jamie Haddad – percussion
- Q-Tip – vocals, glockenspiel
- American Music Program (Big Band):
- Daniel Blake: saxophones, flute
- Anthony Diamond – saxophone
- Stanley Matabane – alto and tenor saxophone
- Sam Seacrest – alto saxophone
- Kyle Zimmerman – alto saxophone
- Renato Caranto – alto saxophone
- Andrew Olsen – alto saxophone
- John Carey – alto saxophone
- Adam Reihs – tenor saxophone
- Aaron Reihs – tenor saxophone
- Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
- Tivon Penicott – tenor saxophone
- Hayden Conrad – tenor saxophone
- Nicole Glover – tenor saxophone
- Jeff Rathbone – baritone saxophone
- Kama Bell – clarinet
- Darren Barrett – trumpet
- Benjamin C. McDonald – trumpet
- Benjamin Seacrest – trumpet
- Noah Conrad – trumpet
- Tre Palmedo – trumpet
- Noah Hocker – trumpet
- Kiran Bosely – trumpet
- Igmar Thomas – trumpet
- Corey King – trumpet
- Stan Bock – trombone
- Jeff Galindo – trombone
- Ian Garner – trombone
- Javier Nero – trombone
- Matt Warming – trombone
- Ashton Summers – trombone
- Dan Brewster – trombone
- Jerry Stalnaker – bass trombone
- Olivia Deprado: violin
- Jody Redhage – viola
- Lalah Hathaway – vocals
- Algebra Blessett – vocals
- Savannah Children’s Choir – choral voices
- Raydar Ellis – spoken word, sounds
- Gretchen Parlato – backing vocals, spoken word
- Leni Stern – backing vocals
- Becca Stevens – backing vocals
- Justin Brown – backing vocals
- Alan Hampton – backing vocals
- Chris Turner – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Esperanza Spalding except where noted.
- Radio Song
- Cinnamon Tree
- Crowned & Kissed – Esperanza Spalding, Algebra Blessett
- Land of the Free
- Black Gold
- I Can’t Help It – Susaye Brown Greene, Stevie Wonder
- Hold On Me
- Vague Suspicions
- Endangered Species – Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Shorter, Joseph Vitarelli
- Let her
- City of Roses
- Smile like That
- Jazz Ain’t Nothin But Soul – Norman Mapp