Chamber Music Society - Esperanza Spalding album Listen to Samples, Review Scores and more

Based on 7 critics - Overal Score:  68/ 100

Chamber Music Society is a jazz album by American bassist Esperanza Spalding. After Spalding's surprise Grammy win (Best New Artist), the record reentered the Billboard 200 at number 34 with sales of 18,000.

Released August 17, 2010
Recorded October 2009
Genre Jazz, Latin jazz, Cuban Jazz
Length 56:15
Label Heads Up

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Critic	Rating
Popmatters	8 out of 10
Rollingstone	3 out of 5
Guardian	3 out of 5
Telegraph	2 out of 5
Paste	7.1 out of 10
The-Trades	B+ out of A
GlideMagazine	4 out of 5

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"Little Fly" Live from Columbus Circle store in New York City on September 15, 2010

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