Oldman

Well after all this I thought I should post a tuppence worth. I recorded the show and before I could watch it the redundancy fairy struck and I had to pull my finger out and sort another job.... Done that. Downloaded the show from iPlayer and intended to watch it in Stavanger this week where i am based in the short term. Just watched it, I'll download the album as I thought the two tracks were pretty good and are hopefully just the tip of the iceberg for, shall we say more inspiring material. I have an eclectic mix of Jazz from a Mono Vinyl Horace Silver "Cape Verdian Blues" to some off the wall Miles Davis including a Chet Baker CD selection and other spurious stuff. I would hasten to say Jazz and its derivatives are not my main listen, but I can listen. ES was esy on the eye and ear, complex arrangments too much slidy I'm playing "a Lined Fretless" bass for me but syncopated and a breath of fresh air, remains to be seen if i like the rest. A steely Dan produced Album might make the best of her yet. She does look good though

Well, I had read about Esperanza in the usual publications and found it hard to believe that a "Chick" could hack it. I was impressed with the overall sound of the band, the musical style and the way she fronted the band. I am looking forward to Friday, you get a singing bass player fronting a band, writing, arranging and all the "Jazz" that goes with it, it takes a special kind of individual to do that, Esperanza does it in spades. For me anyway.

Looking forward to Friday, she's so slim she could hide behind an NS upright.