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...The drummer’s latest release uses spoken word narratives, sassy vocal R&B and rap to make her social justice concerns explicit....
...There are six new songs among the 14 tracks, going from innocuous 1960s soul pastiche (“Bring Me Love”) to exuberant retro-R&B (“Merry Merry Christmas”)....
...Until the polished yet puzzling Bryan Ferry and his orchestra, the first full day unfolded like an illustrated history of R&B....
...It was this combination that won Esperanza Spalding last year’s best newcomer Grammy, the first jazz musician to do so....
...Wilson and Dianne Reeves among the established heavyweights vying for honours with rising stars Tineke Postma and Esperanza Spalding....
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