# Data Lords

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Data Lords
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Maria Schneider Orchestra](/source/Maria_Schneider_(musician))
| 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<br>[Big band](/source/Big_band)
| length     = 96:00
| label      = [ArtistShare](/source/ArtistShare)
| producer   = [Brian Camelio](/source/Brian_Camelio), Maria Schneider, Ryan Truesdell
| prev_title = [The Thompson Fields](/source/The_Thompson_Fields)
| prev_year  = 2015
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}

'''''Data Lords''''' is a [large-ensemble jazz](/source/Big_band) album by the [Maria Schneider](/source/Maria_Schneider_(musician)) Orchestra that was released in 2020.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>

==Summary==
The tracks of the album are thematically organized in two sections,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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](/source/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Music)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* 2021 - [Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Large_Jazz_Ensemble_Album)<ref name="2020grammys1">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/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}}</ref><ref name="2020grammysJT">{{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}}</ref>
* 2021 - The track "Sputnik" won the [Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Instrumental_Composition)<ref name="2020grammys1" /><ref name="2020grammysJT" />
* 2021 - Le Grand Prix de l’[Académie du Jazz](/source/Acad%C3%A9mie_du_Jazz) for Best Record of the Year<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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](/source/Greg_Gisbert) – trumpet, flügelhorn
* Tony Kadleck – trumpet, flügelhorn
* Nadje Noordhuis – trumpet, flügelhorn
* Mike Rodriguez – trumpet, flügelhorn
* [Marshall Gilkes](/source/Marshall_Gilkes) – trombone
* [Ryan Keberle](/source/Ryan_Keberle) – trombone
* Keith O'Quinn – trombone
* George Flynn – bass trombone
* [Dave Pietro](/source/Dave_Pietro) – alto saxophone, clarinet, piccolo, flute
* [Steve Wilson](/source/Steve_Wilson_(jazz_musician)) – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
* [Donny McCaslin](/source/Donny_McCaslin) – tenor saxophone, flute
* [Rich Perry](/source/Rich_Perry) – tenor saxophone
* [Scott Robinson](/source/Scott_Robinson_(jazz_musician)) – baritone, Bb, bass & contrabass clarinets, muson
* Gary Versace – accordion
* [Frank Kimbrough](/source/Frank_Kimbrough) – piano
* [Ben Monder](/source/Ben_Monder) – guitar
* [Jay Anderson](/source/Jay_Anderson) – bass
* [Johnathan Blake](/source/Johnathan_Blake) – drums, percussion
{{Div col end}}

== Additional Credits ==
* Producer: [Brian Camelio](/source/Brian_Camelio), [Maria Schneider](/source/Maria_Schneider_(musician)), 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](/source/Gene_Paul) at G&J Audio, and [Nate Wood](/source/Nate_Wood)

Package Design:
* Illustration: [Aaron Horkey](/source/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:2020 albums
Category:Big band albums
Category:Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Category:Jazz albums by American artists
Category:Maria Schneider (musician) albums
Category:Works about the Internet

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