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| Data Lords | ||||
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| Released | July 24, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | August 30 – September 2, 2019 | |||
| Studio | Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz Big band | |||
| Length | 96:00 | |||
| Label | ArtistShare | |||
| Producer | Maria Schneider, Brian Camelio, Ryan Truesdell | |||
| Maria Schneider Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Data Lords is a large-ensemble jazz album by the Maria Schneider Orchestra that was released in 2020.[1][2][3]
Summary
[edit]The tracks of the album are thematically organized in two sections,[4] which the liner notes call "a story of two worlds" and are much like a two-disk release. The two sections are named "The Digital World" and "The Natural World".
Accolades
[edit]- 2021 - Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Music[5]
- 2021 - Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album[6][7]
- 2021 - The track "Sputnik" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition[6][7]
- 2021 - Le Grand Prix de l’Académie du Jazz for Best Record of the Year[8]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Maria Schneider
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A World Lost" | 9:42 |
| 2. | "Don't Be Evil" | 13:38 |
| 3. | "CQ CQ, Is Anybody There?" | 10:18 |
| 4. | "Sputnik" | 8:10 |
| 5. | "Data Lords" | 11:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Sanzenin" | 5:46 |
| 7. | "Stone Song" | 5:45 |
| 8. | "Look Up" | 9:05 |
| 9. | "Braided Together" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Bluebird" | 11:11 |
| 11. | "The Sun Waited For Me" | 7:22 |
Personnel
[edit]- Greg Gisbert – trumpet, flügelhorn
- Tony Kadleck – trumpet, flügelhorn
- Nadje Noordhuis – trumpet, flügelhorn
- Mike Rodriguez – trumpet, flügelhorn
- Marshall Gilkes – trombone
- Ryan Keberle – trombone
- Keith O'Quinn – trombone
- George Flynn – bass trombone
- Dave Pietro – alto saxophone, clarinet, piccolo, flute
- Steve Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Donny McCaslin – tenor saxophone, flute
- Rich Perry – tenor saxophone
- Scott Robinson – baritone, Bb, bass & contrabass clarinets, muson
- Gary Versace – accordion
- Frank Kimbrough – piano
- Ben Monder – guitar
- Jay Anderson – bass
- Johnathan Blake – drums, percussion
Additional Credits
[edit]- Producer: Brian Camelio, Maria Schneider, Ryan Truesdell
- Associate Producer: Zachary Bornheimer
- Engineering: Brian Montgomery, assisted by Charles Mueller and Edwin Huet
- Trumpet electronics programming on "CQ CQ, Is Anybody There?": Michael Lenssen
- Recording production assistance: Eunha So
- Mixing: Brian Montgomery and Maria Schneider
- Mastering: Gene Paul at G&J Audio, and Nate Wood
Package Design:
- Illustration: Aaron Horkey
- Graphic design: Cheri Dorr
- Print production: Franklin Press, Inc.
- Session photography: Briene Lermitte
- Video documentation on ArtistShare: Marie Le Claire assisted by Erin Harper
References
[edit]- ^ Chinen, Nate (2020-07-24). "Composer Maria Schneider Returns, With A Reckoning, On 'Data Lords'". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Johnson, Martin (2020-08-03). "'Data Lords' Review: On Gigabytes and Garden Sights". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Futterman, Steve. "Maria Schneider Orchestra: "Data Lords"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Fordham, John (2020-07-24). "Maria Schneider Orchestra: Data Lords review – digital dystopia in jazz". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes: Music". Pulitzer.org.
- ^ a b "63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com.
- ^ a b "Maria Schneider, Chick Corea Win Big at 2021 Grammy Awards". JazzTimes.
- ^ "Maria Schneider wins Le Grand Prix de l'Académie du Jazz". Jazz in Europe.
External links
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