Data Lords

Data Lords is a large-ensemble jazz album by the Maria Schneider Orchestra that was released in 2020.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Summary

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

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

All tracks are written by Maria Schneider

Personnel

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

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

^ 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

Data Lords page on ArtistShare.com
Trailer
Pre-concert interview