Chamber Music Society
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| Studio album by Esperanza Spalding | ||||
| Released | August 17, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | October 2009 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Latin jazz, Cuban Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:15 | |||
| Label | Heads Up | |||
| Producer | Esperanza Spalding, Gil Goldstein | |||
| Esperanza Spalding chronology | ||||
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Chamber Music Society is the third studio 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 was originally reported to be included in the tracklist of her Radio Music Society album.[4]
Chamber Music Society was the best-selling contemporary jazz album of 2011.[5]
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
Personnel
- Esperanza Spalding - electric bass, acoustic bass, vocals
- Leo Genovese - piano, electric piano, melodica
- Terri Lyne Carrington - drums
- Quintino Cinalli - percussion
- Entcho Todorov - violin
- Lois Martin - viola
- David Eggar - cello
- Ricardo Vogt - nylon-stringed guitar on "Apple Blossom"
- Milton Nascimento - guest vocals on "Apple Blossom"
- Gretchen Parlato - backing vocals on "Inútil Paisagem" and "Knowledge of Good and Evil"
- Gil Goldstein - co-arranger
Chart performance
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums | 81 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] | 50 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 92 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 13 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 34 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[10] | 11 |
| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[13] | 16 |
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 on YouTube
- ↑ Gerson, Robbie (June 8, 2011). - "Grammy award winning artist releases breakthrough album on vinyl". - Audiophile Audition. Retrieved 2011-07-3
- ↑ (December 14, 2011). - "Billboard's Year Music". - EsperanzaSpalding.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27
- ↑ "Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Esperanza Spalding Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Esperanza Spalding Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Esperanza Spalding Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Esperanza Spalding Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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