Patterns (album)

Patterns
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1980
Recorded	March 14, 1968 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Post-bop
Length	36:39
Label	Blue Note LT 1044
Producer	Duke Pearson, Francis Wolff
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Oblique (1967) Patterns (1968) Total Eclipse (1968) Alternative cover 1995 CD reissue

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Patterns is an album by 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, "Effi" was composed by Stanley Cowell as a dedication to his wife, and the remaining pieces were composed by Joe Chambers.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks by Joe Chambers, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Patterns" - 5:54
2. "A Time to Go" (Spaulding) - 4:11
3. "Ankara" - 7:18
4. "Effi" (Cowell) - 7:08
5. "Irina" - 5:45
6. "Nocturnal" - 6:23
7. "Patterns" [Alternate Take] - 5:56 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone, marimba
• James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
• Stanley Cowell - piano
• Reggie Workman - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums

Note: The 1995 U.S. CD version of the album has the correct track information (as given above) in the paperwork and on the CD label, but the CD contains the tracks in the following order:

1. Effi 2. Irina 3. Nocturnal 4. Patterns 5. A Time To Go 6. Ankara 7. Patterns [alt. take]

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 107. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Cuscuna, Michael. Liner notes. Hutcherson, Bobby. Patterns. Blue Note, 1980. LP.