Regina Spektor Begin To Hope 05/14/2012 and so on and so

and so on and so forth (elements of their opening theme are incorporated into "Kielbasa

and earthly gratitude

I'm also not the kid that I was

in Old Ghosts

the tenor saxophone legend is joined by Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and the remarkable rhythm section of Barry Harris on piano

Regina Spektor Begin To Hope 05/14/2012 and so on and soBEGIN TO HOPE finds anti folk chanteuse Regina Spektor taking a small step away from piano balladry into the brave new world of the pop song. And what pop songs they are. Spektor's voice takes the foreground over sparse arrangements of guitars, strings, some electronic beats, and yes, piano. Her singing, if you can believe it, is even better than it was on SOVIET KITSCH: intimate, playful, and full of jazzy phrasings. She slips effortlessly into