Data Lords
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{{Infobox album
| name = Data Lords
| type = studio
| artist = Maria Schneider Orchestra
| cover = Maria_Schneider_Data_Lords.jpg
| 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
| prev_title = The Thompson Fields
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Data Lords is a large-ensemble jazz album by the Maria Schneider Orchestra that was released in 2020.{{cite news |last=Chinen |first=Nate |date=2020-07-24 |title=Composer Maria Schneider Returns, With A Reckoning, On 'Data Lords' |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/07/24/894686507/composer-maria-schneider-returns-with-a-reckoning-on-data-lords |work=National Public Radio |access-date=2020-12-01 |archive-date=2020-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130190831/https://www.npr.org/2020/07/24/894686507/composer-maria-schneider-returns-with-a-reckoning-on-data-lords |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Martin |date=2020-08-03 |title='Data Lords' Review: On Gigabytes and Garden Sights |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/data-lords-review-on-gigabytes-and-garden-sights-11596484869 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=2020-12-01}}{{cite news |last=Futterman |first=Steve |title=Maria Schneider Orchestra: "Data Lords" |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/maria-schneider-orchestra-data-lords |work=The New Yorker |access-date=2020-12-01 |archive-date=2020-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232431/https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/maria-schneider-orchestra-data-lords |url-status=live }}
Summary
The tracks of the album are thematically organized in two sections,{{cite news |last=Fordham |first=John |date=2020-07-24 |title=Maria Schneider Orchestra: Data Lords review – digital dystopia in jazz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/24/maria-schneider-orchestra-data-lords-review |work=The Guardian |access-date=2020-12-01}} 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{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/225|title=The Pulitzer Prizes: Music|publisher=Pulitzer.org|access-date=2021-06-11|archive-date=2021-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308064037/https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/225|url-status=live}}
- 2021 - Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/63rd-annual-grammy-awards-2020|title=63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards|publisher=GRAMMY.com|access-date=2021-06-11|archive-date=2020-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123173217/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/63rd-annual-grammy-awards-2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://jazztimes.com/blog/maria-schneider-chick-corea-win-big-at-2021-grammy-awards|title=Maria Schneider, Chick Corea Win Big at 2021 Grammy Awards| publisher=JazzTimes}}
- 2021 - The track "Sputnik" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
- 2021 - Le Grand Prix de l’Académie du Jazz for Best Record of the Year{{cite web|url=https://jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/2021/03/maria-schneider-wins-le-grand-prix-de-lacademie-du-jazz/|title=Maria Schneider wins Le Grand Prix de l’Académie du Jazz|publisher=Jazz in Europe|access-date=2021-06-17|archive-date=2021-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417202437/https://jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/2021/03/maria-schneider-wins-le-grand-prix-de-lacademie-du-jazz/|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Maria Schneider
| headline = The Digital World
| title1 = A World Lost
| length1 = 9:42
| title2 = Don't Be Evil
| length2 = 13:38
| title3 = CQ CQ, Is Anybody There?
| length3 = 10:18
| title4 = Sputnik
| length4 = 8:10
| title5 = Data Lords
| length5 = 11:06
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = The Natural World
| title6 = Sanzenin
| length6 = 5:46
| title7 = Stone Song
| length7 = 5:45
| title8 = Look Up
| length8 = 9:05
| title9 = Braided Together
| length9 = 3:59
| title10 = Bluebird
| length10 = 11:11
| title11 = The Sun Waited For Me
| length11 = 7:22
}}
Personnel
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- 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
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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
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External links
- [https://www.mariaschneider.com/home/albuminfo?id=1083 Data Lords page on ArtistShare.com]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1YDopPZksg Trailer]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7pWHFFk49Q Pre-concert interview]
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Category:Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Category:Jazz albums by American artists