Mosaic
Studio album by
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
ReleasedJanuary 1962
RecordedOctober 2, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreHard bop
Length40:16
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4090
ProducerAlfred Lion
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers chronology
Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World
(1961) 		Mosaic
(1962) 		Buhaina's Delight
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Mosaic is a studio album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers recorded for Blue Note on October 2, 1961 and released the following year.[4] 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.[citation needed]

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

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. Mosaic at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ^ Billboard Jan 20, 1962
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