Bassist Esperanza Spalding is one of the most talked-about artists in jazz today. She scored a surprise win for Best New Artist at the 2011 Grammy Awards and went on to win two additional Grammys.

On this episode of Piano Jazz from 2008, Spalding brings her neo-soul style to a set of standards with the aid of pianist Leo Genovese. Marian McPartland's piano provides a perfect accompaniment to Spalding's bass and vocals in Duke Ellington's "Prelude To A Kiss."

Originally broadcast in the spring of 2008.

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