Mosaic (Art Blakey album) explained

Mosaic
Type:Album
Artist:Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
Cover:Mosaic Blakey cover.jpg
Released:January 1962
Recorded:October 2, 1961
Studio:Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Hard bop
Length:40:16
Label:Blue Note
BLP 4090
Producer:Alfred Lion
Prev Title:Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Buhaina's Delight
Next Year:1963

Mosaic is a studio album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers recorded for Blue Note on October 2, 1961 and released the following year.[1] The sextet features horn section Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard and Curtis Fuller and rhythm section Cedar Walton, Jymie Merritt and Art Blakey.

Background

The lineup recorded and performed together from 1961 into 1964. Hubbard and Walton became permanent members of the group following the 1961 departures of trumpeter Lee Morgan and pianist Bobby Timmons.

Release history

The Mosaic recording session featured no alternate takes and, therefore, has yielded no bonus material in reissue.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Mosaic" (Walton) – 8:13
  2. "Down Under" (Hubbard) – 5:29
  3. "Children of the Night" (Shorter) – 8:51

Side 2

  1. "Arabia" (Fuller) – 9:10
  2. "Crisis" (Hubbard) – 8:33

Personnel

The Jazz Messengers

Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=FyIEAAAAMBAJ&q=Mosaic&pg=PA11 Billboard Jan 20, 1962