# Episode 101: Esperanza Spalding

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Podcast: [Tape Op Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-op-podcast-546370)
Published: 2025-01-08T00:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2135

## Resource

We interviewed Esperanza Spalding back in 2022 for Tape Op issue 147, around the time she had just finished her 8th album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab. Her latest release, Milton+Esperanza, is a Grammy-nominated collaboration with Brazilian music legend Milton Nascimento. The album is a compelling body of work that includes re-imaginations of Nascimento originals, covers, and new collaborative songs. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Esperanza from her home in Portland, Oregon, to discuss the new album and some of her favorite Milton tracks. Enjoy!

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