| Chamber Music Society | ||||
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| Studio album by Esperanza Spalding | ||||
| Released | August 17, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | October 2009 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Latin jazz, Cuban Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:15 | |||
| Label | Heads Up | |||
| Producer | Esperanza Spalding, Gil Goldstein | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| All About Jazz | |
| Billboard | 73/100 |
| The Daily Telegraph | |
| The Guardian | |
| Paste | 7.1/10 |
| Popmatters | |
| Rolling Stone | |
Chamber Music Society is the third studio album by American bassist Esperanza Spalding. After Spalding's surprise Grammy win, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 34 with sales of 18,000.
A video was made for the song "Little Fly". The song is a poem by William Blake set to music by Spalding.
A vinyl version of the album was released in February 2011. This version of the album included a bonus track titled "Morning" which was originally reported to be included in the track list of her Radio Music Society album.
Chamber Music Society was the best-selling contemporary jazz album of 2011.
All songs written and composed by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted.