Data Lords

Data Lords
Data Lords
Studio album by Maria Schneider Orchestra
Released	July 24, 2020
Recorded	August 30 – September 2, 2019
Studios	Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, New York
Genres	Jazz; Big band
Length	96:00
Label	ArtistShare
Producers	Brian Camelio, Maria Schneider, Ryan Truesdell
Maria Schneider Orchestra chronology

Data Lords is a large-ensemble jazz album by the Maria Schneider Orchestra that was released in 2020.

Summary

The tracks of the album are thematically organized in two sections, 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
2021 - Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Maria Schneider.

The Digital World
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

The Natural World
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

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 (July 24, 2020). "Composer Maria Schneider Returns, With A Reckoning, On 'Data Lords'". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
↑ Johnson, Martin (August 3, 2020). "'Data Lords' Review: On Gigabytes and Garden Sights". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
↑ Futterman, Steve. "Maria Schneider Orchestra: "Data Lords"". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
↑ Fordham, John (July 24, 2020). "Maria Schneider Orchestra: Data Lords review – digital dystopia in jazz". The Guardian. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes: Music". Pulitzer.org. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
1 2 "63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
1 2 "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. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

External links

[1] Chinen, Nate (July 24, 2020). "Composer Maria Schneider Returns, With A Reckoning, On 'Data Lords'". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

[2] Johnson, Martin (August 3, 2020). "'Data Lords' Review: On Gigabytes and Garden Sights". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

[3] Futterman, Steve. "Maria Schneider Orchestra: "Data Lords"". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

[4] Fordham, John (July 24, 2020). "Maria Schneider Orchestra: Data Lords review – digital dystopia in jazz". The Guardian. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

[5] "The Pulitzer Prizes: Music". Pulitzer.org. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[2020grammys1-6] 1 2 "63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[2020grammysJT-7] 1 2 "Maria Schneider, Chick Corea Win Big at 2021 Grammy Awards". JazzTimes.

[8] "Maria Schneider wins Le Grand Prix de l'Académie du Jazz". Jazz in Europe. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

v t e Maria Schneider
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader	Evanescence (1992) Coming About (1995) Days of Wine and Roses - Live at the Jazz Standard (2000) Allégresse (2000) Concert in the Garden (2004) Sky Blue (2007) Winter Morning Walks (and Dawn Upshaw, 2012) The Thompson Fields (2014) Data Lords (2020)