Chamber Music Society

Chamber Music Society
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 4/5 stars[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.

  1. "Little Fly" (lyrics: William Blake, music: Esperanza Spalding) - 3:33
  2. "Knowledge of Good and Evil" - 7:59
  3. "Really Very Small" - 2:44
  4. "Chacarera" (Leo Genovese) - 7:27
  5. "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 5:37
  6. "Apple Blossom" - 6:02
  7. "As a Sprout" - 0:41
  8. "What a Friend" - 4:54
  9. "Winter Sun" - 6:48
  10. "Inútil Paisagem" (lyrics: Aloysio De Oliveria, music: Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 4:38
  11. "Short and Sweet" - 5:52

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak[5][6]
position
Billboard 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

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1830209
  2. ^ The Week in Music Sales: Justin Bieber Scores Second No. 1 Album
  3. ^ Littly Fly Music Video on Concord Records' Youtube Account
  4. ^ Gerson, Robbie (June 8, 2011). - "Grammy award winning artist releases breakthrough album on vinyl". - Audiophile Audition. Retrieved 2011-07-3
  5. ^ Billboard Charts
  6. ^ International Chart Positions

External links


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