# Esperanza Spalding discography

The discography of American musician and singer Esperanza Spalding includes 8 studio albums, 2 live albums, 11 guest appearances, and 20 music videos.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US Jazz | FRA | NLD | NOR | SWE | SWI |
| Junjo | Released: April 18, 2006 Label: Ayva Musica Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Esperanza | Released: May 20, 2008 Label: Heads Up International Formats: CD, digital download | 138 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 37 | — |
| Chamber Music Society | Released: August 17, 2010 Label: Heads Up International Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 34 | 1 | 92 | 50 | 13 | — | — |
| Radio Music Society | Released: March 20, 2012 Label: Heads Up International Formats: CD, digital download | 10 | 1 | 54 | 59 | 33 | — | 75 |
| Emily's D+Evolution | Released: March 4, 2016 Label: Concord Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl | 88 | 1 | 181 | 175 | — | — | — |
| Exposure | Released: December 16, 2017 Label: Concord Formats: Limited edition CD (only 7,777 copies pressed) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 Little Spells | Released: October 19, 2018 Label: Concord Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, streaming | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Songwrights Apothecary Lab | Released: September 24, 2021 Label: Concord Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, streaming | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milton + esperanza (with Milton Nascimento) | To be released (August 9, 2024) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details |
| Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival | Released: September 9, 2022 Label: Candid Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, streaming |
| Alive at the Village Vanguard | Released: January 6, 2023 Label: Palmetto Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, streaming |

## EPs

| Title | Details |
| Live at the Village Vanguard - Rough Mix | Released: May 9, 2020 Label: Bandcamp Formats: Digital download, limited release |
| Triangle | Released: April 3, 2021 Label: Concord Records Formats: Digital download |

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Adult R&B | JPN | Album |
| "Little Fly" | 2010 | — | — | Chamber Music Society |
| "Black Gold" | 2012 | 26 | 21 | Radio Music Society |
| "Radio Song" | 2012 | — | — | Radio Music Society |
| "Crowned & Kissed" | 2012 | — | — | Radio Music Society |
| "One" | 2016 | — | — | Emily's D+Evolution |
| "Unconditional Love" | 2016 | — | — | Emily's D+Evolution |
| "Lest We Forget" | 2019 | — | — | 12 Little Spells |
| “Outubro” (with Milton Nascimento) | 2024 | — | — | Milton + esperanza |
| “Um Vento Passou” (with Milton Nascimento and Paul Simon) | 2024 | — | — | Milton + esperanza |

## Guest appearances

List of guest appearances on albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Blanket Music (with Noise for Pretend) | Release date: October 30, 2001 Label: Hush |
| Happy You Near (with Noise for Pretend) | Release date: July 2, 2002 Label: Hush |
| Transfiguration of Vincent (M. Ward) | Release date: March 18, 2003 Label: Merge |
| Duende (with Nando Michelin) | Release date: November 21, 2006 Label: Fresh Sound New Talent |
| The Toys of Men (Stanley Clarke) | Release date: October 16, 2007 Label: Heads Up International |
| Folk Art (Joe Lovano & Us Five) | Release date: May 5, 2009 Label: Blue Note |
| Big Neighborhood (Mike Stern) | Release date: August 11, 2009 Label: Heads Up International |
| Reencontro (with Nando Michelin) | Release date: January 4, 2010 Label: Blue Music Group |
| Bird Songs (with Joe Lovano & Us Five) | Release date: 2011 Label: Blue Note |
| Sound Travels (with Jack DeJohnette) | Release date: January 17, 2012 Label: Golden Beams/eOne |
| Cross Culture (with Joe Lovano & Us Five) | Release date: January 8, 2013 Label: Blue Note |
| The Electric Lady (with Janelle Monáe) | Release date: September 6, 2013 Label: Bad Boy Records |
| A Legendary Christmas (with John Legend) | Release Date: October 26, 2018 Label: Columbia |
| Waiting Game (with Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science) | Release date: November 8, 2019 Label: Motema Music |

## Music videos

List of music videos date released :
| Song | Release date |
| "Little Fly" | July 15, 2011 |
| "Black Gold" | January 31, 2012 |
| "Radio Song" | March 19, 2012 |
| "Crowned & Kissed" | June 29, 2012 |
| "I Can't Help It" | July 3, 2012 |
| "We Are America" | November 18, 2013 |
| "Good Lava" | January 8, 2016 |
| "One" | February 25, 2016 |
| "12 Little Spells" | October 19, 2018 |
| "To Tide Us Over" | October 19, 2018 |
| "Until the Next Full" | October 19, 2018 |
| "Thang" | October 19, 2018 |
| "Touch in Mine" | October 19, 2018 |
| "The Longing Deep Down" | October 19, 2018 |
| "You Have to Dance" | October 19, 2018 |
| "Now Know" | October 19, 2018 |
| "All Limbs Are" | October 19, 2018 |
| "Readying to Rise" | October 19, 2018 |
| "Dancing the Animal" | October 19, 2018 |
| "With Others" | October 19, 2018 |
| "Outubro" | May 15, 2024 |