Child's Dance

Child's Dance is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.

Child's Dance
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	March 1973
Recorded	May 23 and July 8, 1972
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 10076
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Art Blakey chronology
The Giants of Jazz (1971) Child's Dance (1973) Buhaina (1973)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Jazz Messengers '70 (1970) Child's Dance (1972) Buhaina (1973)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "After several years of few recordings, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers re-emerged with totally new personnel on this Prestige LP... An interesting set".

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Clarke except where noted.

1. "C.C." – 12:18
2. "Child's Dance (Christian's Song)" (Ramon Morris) – 7:40
3. "Song for a Lonely Woman" – 9:40
4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 7:30

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey on May 23 (track 3) and July 8 (tracks 1, 2 & 4), 1972

Personnel

• Art Blakey – drums
• Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
• Buddy Terry – soprano saxophone (track 3)
• Ramon Morris – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 2), flute (track 3)
• Manny Boyd - flute (track 2)
• George Cables – piano, electric piano (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
• John Hicks – electric piano (track 3)
• Mickey Bass (track 3), Stanley Clarke (tracks 1, 2 & 4) – bass
• Ray Mantilla (tracks 1, 2 & 4), Emanuel Rahim (track 3) – congas
• Nathaniel Bettis, Richie "Pablo" Landrum, Sonny Morgan – percussion (track 3)