{"product_id":"emilys-d-evolution-cd","title":"Emily's D + Evolution - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased 3\/4\/2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn previous albums, Grammy-winning bassist and vocalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/esperanza-spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eEsperanza Spalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dived into jazz standards, Brazilian rhythms, and sophisticated, harmonically nuanced R\u0026amp;B. But with her 2016 album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"album-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/emilys-d-evolution-mw0002911571\"\u003eEmily's D+Evolution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, she takes an entirely different approach. A concept album revolving around a central character named Emily (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's middle name), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"album-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/emilys-d-evolution-mw0002911571\"\u003eEmily's D+Evolution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not a jazz album -- though jazz does inform much of the music here. Instead, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- who also co-produced the album alongside legendary producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/tony-visconti-mn0000155817\"\u003eTony Visconti\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/david-bowie-mn0000531986\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) -- builds the release largely around angular, electric guitar-rich prog rock, kinetic, rhythmically rich jazz fusion, and lyrically poetic pop. Of course, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's version of pop is never predictable, always harmonically inventive, and frequently imbued with as many improvisational moments as possible within the boundaries of a given song. But relative to her previous releases, this is still a significant shift. Helping to bring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"album-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/emilys-d-evolution-mw0002911571\"\u003eEmily's D+Evolution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to life is a band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e put together specifically for this project, including guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/matthew-stevens-mn0002448857\"\u003eMatthew Stevens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/karriem-riggins-mn0000176820\"\u003eKarriem Riggins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, keyboardist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/corey-king-mn0001015346\"\u003eCorey King\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and others. Conceptually, the character of Emily represents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a young girl, and works as a conduit through which she explores and unpacks complex ideas about life, love, sex, race, education, and the creative process. While it would be reductive to call \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"album-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/emilys-d-evolution-mw0002911571\"\u003eEmily's D+Evolution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a retro album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's harmonic and melodic content and production aesthetics definitely have a '70s quality. Cuts like \"Earth to Heaven\" and \"Noble Nobles\" bring to mind the forward-thinking sound of singer\/songwriter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/joni-mitchell-mn0000270491\"\u003eJoni Mitchell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's work with jazz artists like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/wayne-shorter-mn0000250435\"\u003eWayne Shorter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/jaco-pastorius-mn0000113480\"\u003eJaco Pastorius\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose liquid bass style is an obvious antecedent to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's approach here. While \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e never sounds anything less than original on the album, part of the beauty here is in recognizing her inspirations and reveling in how she has made them her own. \"Elevate or Operate\" sounds like a serpentine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/steely-dan-mn0000011707\"\u003eSteely Dan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e melody, sung with Valkyrian agility over a strident, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/dr-dre-mn0000805274\"\u003eDr. Dre\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-friendly militaristic beat. Similarly, \"One\" brings to mind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/mitchell-mn0000270491\"\u003eMitchell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's soaring vocal style, set against a Greek chorus of harmonized backing vocals and accented by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/stevens-mn0002448857\"\u003eStevens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' cascading guitar lines, like something \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/john-mclaughlin-mn0000223701\"\u003eJohn McLaughlin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e would do with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/mahavishnu-orchestra-mn0000233862\"\u003eMahavishnu Orchestra\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Elsewhere, tracks like \"Good Lava\" and \"Funk the Fear\" reveal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's swaggering, inner rock goddess and sound like a fantasy collaboration between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/frank-zappa-mn0000138699\"\u003eFrank Zappa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/jimi-hendrix-mn0000354105\"\u003eJimi Hendrix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. While \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has long been a virtuoso bassist and commanding, lithe vocalist, she's developed into a gifted songwriter with a poet's sense for imagistic, emotionally resonant lyrics. It's a formidable combination best represented here by the epic \"Ebony and Ivy.\" Bookended with a machine-gun-fire spoken word poem, the song allows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/spalding-mn0000394325\"\u003eSpalding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Emily to explore a mythic childhood netherworld in which she ambitiously juxtaposes the joys of learning from the natural world and the desire for a formal education against historical notions of how science was, ironically, used to justify slavery. She sings, \"It's been hard to grow outside\/Growin' good and act happy\/And pretend that the ivy vines\/Didn't weigh our branches down.\" - Matt Collar (AllMusic.com)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader role=\"\" class=\"header_W2hzl\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"spacer_3IYs2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content_1TFzi\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"tracklist_3QGRS\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eGood Lava\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eUnconditional Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eJudas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eEarth To Heaven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eOne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eRest In Pleasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eEbony And Ivy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eNoble Nobles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eFarewell Dolly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eElevate Or Operate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eFunk The Fear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-track-position=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackPos_2RCje\"\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"artist_3zAQD\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"trackTitle_CTKp4\"\u003eI Want It Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Concord Jazz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53467071873164,"sku":"888072382657","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/8349\/files\/esperanza_emilyD_evolution_CD_packshot.png?v=1787351411","url":"https:\/\/redyetirecords.com\/products\/emilys-d-evolution-cd","provider":"Red Yeti Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}