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
Producer	Esperanza Spalding, Gil Goldstein
Esperanza Spalding chronology
Esperanza (2008) Chamber Music Society (2010) Radio Music Society (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.

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

• 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
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

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 on YouTube
4. Gerson, Robbie (June 8, 2011). - "Grammy award winning artist releases breakthrough album on vinyl". - Audiophile Audition. Retrieved 2011-07-3
5. (December 14, 2011). - "Billboard's Year Music". - EsperanzaSpalding.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
7. "Lescharts.com – Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
9. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
10. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
11. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
12. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
13. "Esperanza Spalding – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Esperanza Spalding. Retrieved June 22, 2014.