Credits:

Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding

Description:

Improvised poems, free and easy vocals, and overflowing poetic sentiment... A miracle performance inspired by two unique talents! Fred Hirsch is one of the greatest piano poets of our time. Esperanza Spalding, who has recently been showing her academic curiosity as well as her natural beauty in her performance. The duo performance is the result of two talents who continue to explore the possibilities of music, first performing together at the NY "Jazz Standard" in 2013, and then at the same club in May 2018, where they reached this vanguard. Esperanza said, "Fred is as serious and dedicated to music as he is to life and death, but once we start playing together, it is nothing short of a pleasure," and that "in this piece you can feel the vitality of the Vanguard, the gathered audience and our interplay," Fred The performance is full of miraculous moments. The dialogue, in which both sides remain free and show intimacy while facing the music straightforwardly, is filled with the joy of music.The last song was "A Wish," a poem by Norma Winston on Hirsch's ultimate masterpiece, "Valentine. Fred, who has no bass guitar and concentrates on vocals, showed not only his free vocalization but also his talent to improvise and weave a new story. This is a collection of the best 8 tracks from 3 different performances on 3 different days (6 stages), each night a completely different performance, and a great contemporary highlight.