''Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records'' is the 2009 debut

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by The Blue Note 7.

Overview

The Blue Note 7 was formed in 2008 in honor of the 70th anniversary of

Blue Note Records Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by History of the Jews in Germany, German-Jewish emigrants Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it deriv ...

. The group consists of Peter Bernstein (guitar),

Bill Charlap William Morrison Charlap (born October 15, 1966, pronounced "Shar-Lap") is an American jazz pianist and educator. Early life and education Born in New York City, Bill Charlap is the son of American Broadway composer Moose Charlap and the singe ...

(piano), Ravi Coltrane (tenor saxophone),

Lewis Nash Lewis Nash (born December 30, 1958) is an American jazz drummer. According to ''Modern Drummer'' magazine, Nash has one of the longest discographies in jazz and has played on over 400 records, earning him the honor of Jazz's Most Valuable Play ...

(drums), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Peter Washington (bass), and Steve Wilson (alto saxophone, flute). The group recorded ''Mosaic'' in 2008, which was released in 2009 on

/ EMI, and they toured the United States in promotion of the album from January until April 200

On this album the group plays the music of Blue Note Records, with arrangements by members of the band and Renee Rosnes.

Track listing

#"Mosaic" (by

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and c ...

, arranged by

) – 8:31 #"Inner Urge" (by

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and very occasional flute player. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day an ...

, arranged by Nicholas Payton) – 7:36 #"Search For Peace" (by

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960 to 1965, and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Masters, NEA J ...

, arranged by Renee Rosnes) – 7:59 #"Little B's Poem" (by

Bobby Hutcherson Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note Records, Blue Note album ''Components (album), Components'', is one of his best-known composi ...

, arranged by Steve Wilson) – 6:27 #"Criss Cross" (by

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Jazz standard, standard jazz repertoire, includ ...

, arranged by Steve Wilson) – 6:55 #"Dolphin Dance" (by

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...

, arranged by Renee Rosnes) – 7:07 #"Idle Moments" (by Duke Pearson, arranged by Peter Bernstein) – 6:36 #"The Outlaw" (by

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...

, arranged by

) – 6:30

Personnel

; Musical * Peter Bernstein – guitar *

– piano * Ravi Coltrane – tenor saxophone *

– drums * Nicholas Payton – trumpet * Peter Washington – bass * Steve Wilson – alto saxophone, flute ; Technical *

, Michael Cuscuna and Eli Wolf – producers * Danny Melnick – executive producer, management * Dae Bennett – engineer * Travis Stefl – assistant engineer * Kurt Lundvall – mastering * Eli Wolf – A&R * Keith Karwelies – A&R administration * Perry Greenfield – product management * Gordon Jee – creative direction * Burton Yount and Rachel Salomon – art direction and design * Jimmy Katz – photography * Jack Randall – booking * Renee Rosnes – arranger * Ira Gitler – liner notes

External links and sources

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