''Patterns'' is an album by the

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vibraphonist

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, released on the

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label. Although recorded in 1968, the album was not released until 1980. "A Time to Go" was composed by

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as a tribute to

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, recorded just three weeks before his assassination. "Effi" was composed by

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as a dedication to his wife, and the remaining pieces were composed by

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.Cuscuna, Michael. Liner notes. Hutcherson, Bobby. ''Patterns''. Blue Note, 1980. LP.

Track listing

:''All tracks by Joe Chambers, unless otherwise noted.'' #"Patterns" - 5:54 #"A Time to Go" (Spaulding) - 5:44 #"Ankara" - 6:24 #"Effi" (Cowell) - 7:07 #"Irina" - 7:20 #"Nocturnal" - 4:12 #"Patterns" lternate Take- 6:00 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

- vibraphone *

- alto saxophone 4 tracks, flute 3 tracks *

- piano *

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- bass *

- drums Note: The 1995 U.S. CD version of the album has the track information (as given above) on the inserts and CD label, but the CD contains the tracks in the following order: #"Effi" (Cowell) - 7:07 #"Irina" - 7:20 #"Nocturnal" - 4:12 #"Patterns" - 5:54 #"A Time to Go" (Spaulding) - 5:44 #"Ankara" - 6:24 #"Patterns" lternate Take- 6:00 Bonus track on CD reissue

References

1980 albums Blue Note Records albums Bobby Hutcherson albums Post-bop albums Albums produced by Francis Wolff Albums produced by Duke Pearson Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio {{1980s-jazz-album-stub