Spalding, Esperanza
Radio Music Society
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 2022 10th Anniversary 2LP 180gm Gatefold Reissue From Craft Recordings, Pressed At RTI. A Grammy Winning, Highly Recommended. “Radio Music Society Is One Of Enormous Ambition -- Polished Production, Sophisticated, Busy Charts, And Classy Songwriting -- That Consciously Juxtaposes Neo-Soul And Adult-Oriented Jazz-Tinged Pop. It Employs A Stellar Cast, Largely Of Jazz Musicians, To Pull It Off. She Produced The Set, With Help From Q-Tip On A Couple Of Numbers, And Wrote All But Two Songs Here: A Cover Of "I Can't Help It" (A Michael Jackson Cover Written By Stevie Wonder) And Wayne Shorter's "Endangered Species." There Are Truckloads Of Players, Including Three Different All-Star Drummers In Terri Lyne Carrington, Jack DeJohnette, And Billy Hart, Saxophonist Joe Lovano, And Guitarists Jef Lee Johnson And Lionel Loueke On "Black Gold" (Which Also Contains His Vocals And An Appearance By The Savannah Children's Choir). Though Ms. Spalding Takes Most Lead Vocals, There Are Also Duet Appearances From Lalah Hathaway And Algebra Blessett. Backing Vocalists Include Gretchen Parlato (Who Also Anchors A Chorus On Several Tunes) And Leni Stern. The American Music Program Horn Section Appears On Three Cuts. “ – T. Jurek, AMG