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Chamber Music Society Studio album by Esperanza Spalding Released August 17, 2010 Recorded October 2009 Genre Jazz, Latin jazz, Cuban Jazz Length 56:15 Label Heads Up Esperanza Spalding chronology Esperanza
(2008)Chamber Music Society
(2010)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Chamber Music Society is a jazz album by American bassist Esperanza Spalding. After Spalding's surprise Grammy win, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 34 with sales of 18,000.[2]
A video was made for the song "Little Fly".[3] The song is a poem by William Blake set to music by Spalding.
A vinyl version of the album was released in February 2011. This version of the album included a bonus track titled "Morning" which will be included in the tracklist of her upcoming Radio Music Society album.[4]
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted.
- "Little Fly" (lyrics: William Blake, music: Esperanza Spalding) - 3:33
- "Knowledge of Good and Evil" - 7:59
- "Really Very Small" - 2:44
- "Chacarera" (Leo Genovese) - 7:27
- "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 5:37
- "Apple Blossom" - 6:02
- "As a Sprout" - 0:41
- "What a Friend" - 4:54
- "Winter Sun" - 6:48
- "Inútil Paisagem" (lyrics: Aloysio De Oliveria, music: Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 4:38
- "Short and Sweet" - 5:52
Chart performance
Chart (2010) Peak[5][6]
positionBillboard 200 34 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 1 Billboard Heatseekers 1 Billboard Tastemakers 16 Billboard Digital Albums 11 Canadian Albums Chart 81 French Albums Chart 92 Norwegian Albums Chart 13 Personnel
- Esperanza Spalding - electric bass, acoustic bass, vocals
- Leo Genovese - keyboards/piano
- Quintino Cinalli - percussion
- Terri Lynne Carrington - drums
- David Eggar - cello
- Richard Vogt - nylon-stringed guitar
- Milton Nascimento - guest vocals on "Apple Blossom"
- Gretchen Parlato - backing vocals on "Inútil Paisagem" and "Knowledge of Good and Evil"
- Gil Goldstein - additional arrangements
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1830209
- ^ The Week in Music Sales: Justin Bieber Scores Second No. 1 Album
- ^ Littly Fly Music Video on Concord Records' Youtube Account
- ^ Gerson, Robbie (June 8, 2011). - "Grammy award winning artist releases breakthrough album on vinyl". - Audiophile Audition. Retrieved 2011-07-3
- ^ Billboard Charts
- ^ International Chart Positions
External links
Categories:- Esperanza Spalding albums
- Heads Up International albums
- 2010 albums
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