Esperanza - Esperanza Spalding

Album by Esperanza Spalding

Released 1 January 2008

Ambrose Akinmusire
trumpet [8, 11]
Daniel Florestano
associate
Dave Love
executive
Donald Harrison
alto saxophone [6, 11]
Esperanza Spalding
acoustic bass guitar [2, 12], arranger, double bass [1, 4-11], lead vocals [1-7, 9-10, 12], producer, vocal [8]
Gretchen Parlato
background vocals [1, 4]
Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández
drums (drum set) [4, 6, 8]
Jamey Haddad
bongos [1-2], caxixi [1-2], crotales [1], cymbal [1-2], djembe [4], percussion [4, 10], shakers [1], surdo [4], triangle [2]
Leo Genovese
Rhodes piano [11], Wurlitzer electric piano [7], piano [1-11]
Martin Walters
co, engineer, mix, recording
Niño Josele
guitar [12], producer [12]
Otis Brown III
background vocals [4, 7], drums (drum set) [1-2, 5, 7, 9-11]
Pablo Martín Caminero
additional [12]
Robert "Litza" Friedrich
mastering
Theresa Perez
background vocals [4]
Victor Gould
additional [5]