Chamber Music Society

For organizations including the phrase "Chamber Music Society", see Chamber Music Society of Colombo, Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
For the 1940s radio program, see The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street.
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
Producer Esperanza Spalding, Gil Goldstein
Esperanza Spalding chronology
Esperanza
(2008)
Chamber Music Society
(2010)
Radio Music Society
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]
Billboard73/100[3]
The Daily Telegraph[4]
The Guardian[5]
Paste7.1/10[6]
Popmatters[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

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.[9]

A video was made for the song "Little Fly".[10] 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 track list of her Radio Music Society album.[11]

Chamber Music Society was the best-selling contemporary jazz album of 2011.[12]

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

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canadian Albums 81
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 50
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 92
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 13
US Billboard 200[16] 34
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[17] 11
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[19] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 16

References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1830209
  2. Holley Jr., Eugene (August 29, 2010). "Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. "New Music Releases". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. Hewett, Ivan (September 1, 2010). "Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  5. Fordham, John (August 26, 2010). "Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  6. Sniderman, Zachary (August 26, 2010). "Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  7. Layman, Will (August 16, 2010). "Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society". Popmatters. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  8. Kemp, Mark (August 16, 2010). "Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  9. The Week in Music Sales: Justin Bieber Scores Second No. 1 Album
  10. Littly Fly Music Video on Concord Records' Youtube Account on YouTube
  11. Gerson, Robbie (June 8, 2011). - "Grammy award winning artist releases breakthrough album on vinyl". - Audiophile Audition. Retrieved 2011-07-3
  12. (December 14, 2011). - "Billboard's Year Music". - EsperanzaSpalding.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  14. "Lescharts.com – Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  16. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  17. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  18. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  19. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  20. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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