Mosaic (Art Blakey album)

Mosaic
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	End of January 1962[1]
Recorded	October 2, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:16
Label	Blue Note BST 84090
Producer	Alfred Lion
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! (1961) Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Mosaic is a 1961 jazz album released by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers on Blue Note Records. It was the first album recorded by one of the most critically acclaimed Jazz Messengers lineups: Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Cedar Walton (piano), Jymie Merritt (bass) and Art Blakey (drums). They 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. The Mosaic recording session featured no alternate takes and, therefore, has yielded no bonus material in reissue.

Track listing

1. "Mosaic" (Walton) - 8:13
2. "Down Under" (Hubbard) - 5:29
3. "Children of the Night" (Shorter) - 8:51
4. "Arabia" (Fuller) - 9:10
5. "Crisis" (Hubbard) - 8:33

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Curtis Fuller - trombone
• Cedar Walton - piano
• Jymie Merritt - bass

References

1. Billboard Jan 20, 1962
2. Jurek, Thom. Mosaic at AllMusic
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.