Name: Esperanza Spalding performs "The Fly" by William Blake by brainpicker in lala
Duration: 2 min 5 s
Description: Background, context, and poem text: https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/04/19/esperanza-spalding-william-blake-the-fly/

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Blossom Dearie - Fly Me To The Moon

We spent one of my last evenings in Valencia recording in Albert's beautiful home. 

This is a live recording of Nature Boy that I had translated to my language, Tamil (Oru Paiyan). This was taken in one take, so please keep that in mind as you listen to it.

Albert and Max are beautiful musicians and I cannot express my genuine and sincere gratitude enough.

ஒரு பையன் / Nature Boy | Albert Sanz, Max Ridley, Ganavya Doraiswamy

Sneak Peak Bonus Track from my Debut Album Piece By Piece 

Releasing in 2018!

Harry Bolt - Piano
Arnie Somogyi - Bass
Euan Palmer - Drums

Buy Here :

https://www.harrybolt.com/music

Piece by Piece

Out Of Focus (Bonus Track)

Only had time for one solid take - and here it is!

Recorded at the Lamont Recording Studio at the University of Denver, May, 2011

Vocals: Laura Bergstein
Piano: WIll Kyriazis 
Guitar: Paul Edelman
Upright Bass: Kenny Martinez
Drums: Toby Reutter-Harrah

Mixed and Produced by Chris Beeble

Precious (Esperanza Spalding Cover)

Background, context, and poem text: https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/01/31/protest-poem-ella-wheeler-wilcox-amanda-palmer/

CONTEXT / POEM TEXT

Amanda Palmer reads "Protest" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1914)

Background, context, and poem text: https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/04/19/esperanza-spalding-william-blake-the-fly/

Esperanza Spalding performs "The Fly" by William Blake

Recorded at The Universe in Verse 2018: https://www.brainpickings.org/the-universe-in-verse/

For poem text, context, and the story of how Carl Sagan may have inspired Angelou's poem, go here: https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/05/09/a-brave-and-startling-truth-maya-angelou/

The Universe in Verse: Janna Levin reads "A Brave and Startling Truth" by Maya Angelou

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/02/07/you-cant-have-it-all-barbara-ras-emily-levine/

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

Emily Levine reads "You Can't Have It All" by Barbara Ras

Philippe Sarde/Stan Getz Est ce bien raisonnable?

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/10/23/the-weighing-jane-hirshfield/

Recorded at @pioneerworks, October 29, 2018.

Astrophysicist Janna Levin Reads "The Weighing" by Jane Hirshfield

In this episode, questioners ask if expressing emotions is a good spiritual practice; if there are positive aspects of the separate self; who is the self that seeks happiness; and whether identification with the ‘I’ of experience is actually a subtle layer of the separate self. These dialogues are taken from Rupert Spira’s November 2019 weekend in Copenhagen, Sharing Our Being,and December 2019 retreat in Wales, Being Myself. For audio and video recordings of the full retreats and the entire library of Rupert Spira’s recordings and publications, as well as information about attending live and streamed events, please visit rupertspira.com. The perennial, non-dual understanding that lies at the heart of all the great religious and spiritual traditions – Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Sufism, Taoism and Zen, among others – allows us to investigate the essential nature of our experience. In the simple knowing of our own being, we discover the source of the peace and happiness for which all people long above all else. &nbsp;

Esperanza Spalding performs "The Fly" by William Blake

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