| Patterns | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Bobby Hutcherson |
| Cover: | Patterns_bobby.jpeg |
| Released: | 1980; 1995 (CD) |
| Recorded: | March 14, 1968 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Post-bop |
| Length: | 36:39 |
| Label: | Blue Note LT 1044; CDP 7243 8 33583 |
| Producer: | Duke Pearson, Francis Wolff |
| Prev Title: | Oblique |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Total Eclipse |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
Patterns is an album by the jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, released on the Blue Note label. Although recorded in 1968, the album was not released until 1980. "A Time to Go" was composed by James Spaulding as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., recorded just three weeks before his assassination. "Effi" was composed by Stanley Cowell as a dedication to his wife, and the remaining pieces were composed by Joe Chambers.[1]
Original release (1980)
All tracks by Joe Chambers, unless otherwise noted.
A1. "Patterns" - 5:54
A2. "A Time to Go" (Spaulding) - 5:44
A3. "Ankara" - 6:24
B1. "Effi" (Cowell) - 7:07
B2. "Irina" - 7:20
B3. "Nocturnal" - 4:12
CD release (1995)
Remasterd CD release (2012)