''Data Lords'' is a
large-ensemble jazz album by the
Maria Schneider Maria Schneider may refer to:
* Maria Schneider (politician) (born 1923), East German politician
* Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress
* Maria Schneider (musician)
Maria Lynn Schneider (born November 27, 1960) is an Americ ...
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
The Pulitzer Prize for Music is one of seven Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually in Letters, Drama, and Music. It was first given in 1943. Joseph Pulitzer arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded each year, and this was eventually converted i ...
* 2021 -
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works ...
* 2021 - The track "Sputnik" won the
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of an original piece of music (not an adaptation), first released during the eligibility year. I ...
* 2021 - Le Grand Prix de l’
Académie du Jazz The Académie du jazz (English: Jazz Academy) is a non-profit French association created in 1954, which annually awards the best artists and the best musical productions in the world of jazz. The founding president was violinist André Hodeir follo ...
for Best Record of the Year
Track listing
Personnel
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Greg Gisbert
Gregory Lyle Gisbert (born February 2, 1966 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.Gary W. Kennedy, ''"Greg Gisbert''. '' Grove Jazz'' online
Early years and school
Gisbert played drums with his father as a chil ...
– trumpet, flügelhorn
* Tony Kadleck – trumpet, flügelhorn
* Nadje Noordhuis – trumpet, flügelhorn
* Mike Rodriguez – trumpet, flügelhorn
*
Marshall Gilkes – trombone
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Ryan Keberle – trombone
* Keith O'Quinn – trombone
* George Flynn – bass trombone
*
Dave Pietro
Dave Pietro (born February 10, 1964) is a saxophonist, woodwind artist, bandleader, sideman, composer and educator. A native of Southboro, Massachusetts, he has been on the New York City music scene since 1987.
From 1994–2003 Dave played le ...
– alto saxophone, clarinet, piccolo, flute
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Steve Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
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Donny McCaslin
Donald Paul McCaslin (born August 11, 1966) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has recorded over a dozen albums as a bandleader in addition to many sideman appearances, including on David Bowie's final studio album, ''Blackstar'' (2016).
Early ...
– tenor saxophone, flute
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Rich Perry
Rich Perry is an American jazz tenor saxophonist from Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio.
Perry attended Bowling Green State University for a year before moving to New York. He toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1975 and with The Thad Jones ...
– tenor saxophone
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Scott Robinson Scott Robinson may refer to:
* Scott Robinson (jazz musician) (born 1959), American jazz musician
* Scott Robinson (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League player
* Scott Robinson (singer) (born 1979), English singer in the boy ban ...
– baritone, Bb, bass & contrabass clarinets, muson
* Gary Versace – accordion
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Frank Kimbrough
Frank Kimbrough (November 2, 1956 – December 30, 2020) was an American post-bop jazz pianist. He was born and raised in Roxboro, North Carolina. He did some work at Chapel Hill before moving to Washington, D. C. in 1980 and then New York City i ...
– piano
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Ben Monder
Ben Monder (born May 24, 1962) is an American modern jazz guitarist.
Biography
Monder started playing guitar when he was eleven, after two years on violin. From 1979–84, he attended the Westchester Conservatory of Music, the University of Miam ...
– guitar
*
Jay Anderson
Jay Anderson (born October 24, 1955) is an American jazz double-bassist and studio musician.
Career
Anderson received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach in 1978, then worked with Woody Herman (1978-1979), Carmen McRa ...
– bass
*
Johnathan Blake
Johnathan Blake (born July 1, 1976, in Philadelphia) is an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Johnathan Blake is the son of jazz violinist John Blake Jr. He started playing the drums when he was ten; He gained his first experience in his homet ...
– drums, percussion
Additional Credits
* Producer:
Brian Camelio
Brian Camelio is an American record producer, musician, entrepreneur, and founder of ArtistShare.Bob Grossweiner, Jane CohenIndustry Profile: Brian Camelio Celebrity Access, February 29, 2008. Consulted on October 9, 2011 Fred KaplanMUSIC; D.I.Y. ...
,
Maria Schneider Maria Schneider may refer to:
* Maria Schneider (politician) (born 1923), East German politician
* Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress
* Maria Schneider (musician)
Maria Lynn Schneider (born November 27, 1960) is an Americ ...
, 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
Gene William Paul (born August 20, 1944) is an American audio recording / mixing / mastering engineer, producer and musician. He was an engineer at Atlantic Recording Studios during their famed 1960s–80s period and is currently the chief mas ...
at G&J Audio, and
Nate Wood
Nate Wood (born October 3, 1979) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. He has performed with Wayne Krantz, Kneebody, Tigran Hamasyan, Louis Cole, The Calling, and Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders.
Background
Nate learned to p ...
Package Design:
* Illustration:
Aaron Horkey
Aaron Horkey is an American illustrator from Windom, Minnesota. He has created concert posters for bands such as Boris (band), Boris, Converge (band), Converge, Isis (band), Isis, and the Melvins. ''First Showing'' described him as "one of Mond ...
* 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
External links
Data Lords page on ArtistShare.comTrailerPre-concert interview
{{Maria Schneider (musician)
2020 albums
Big band albums
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Jazz albums by American artists
Maria Schneider (musician) albums
Works about the Internet