The Mosaic Project (album)

The Mosaic Project is an album by jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington released in 2011 on Concord Jazz Records.[1] The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[2][3]

The Mosaic Project
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
GenreR&B, jazz
Length71:39
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerRobert Hebert, Frank White, Terri Lyne Carrington
Terri Lyne Carrington chronology
More to Say...Real Life Story
(2009)
The Mosaic Project
(2011)
Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue
(2013)

Overview

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The album is part jazz, part rhythm and blues (R&B), with vocals contributed by Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gretchen Parlato, Esperanza Spalding, and Nona Hendryx.

Carrington wrote five of the songs, including "Magic and Music", a tribute to singer Teena Marie, who died in 2010 seven months before The Mosaic Project was released.

Covers

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Lyne Carrington covered Ethel Merman's "I Got Lost in His Arms", "Michelle" by the Beatles and "Simply Beautiful" by Al Green on the album.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jazz Times(favourable)[5]
Allmusic     [6]
BBC(favourable)[7]
The Independent(favourable)[8]
The Guardian     [9]
New York Times(favourable)[10]
Financial Times(favourable)[11]
Boston Globe(favourable)[12]

Jeff Tamarkin of Jazz Times proclaimed that "Carrington’s percussion and kit playing is potent throughout" on an LP where "seemingly unrelated elements coalesce into a greater, cohesive whole".[5] Lara Bellini of the BBC noted that the album "steers clear of easy compartmentalization with its openness and freedom" and "offers, simply, some of the best jazz around."[7] Nick Coleman of The Independent also described The Mosaic Project as "accessible, song-based contemporary jazz at its most earnest, ordered and empowering".[8]

The Mosaic Project also won a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Jazz Album.[13]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Transformation"Nona Hendryx/Carole Pope/Kevan Staples5:33
2."I Got Lost in His Arms"Irving Berlin4:58
3."Michelle"John Lennon/Paul McCartney6:52
4."Magic and Music"Carrington3:45
5."Echo"Bernice Johnson Reagon7:14
6."Simply Beautiful"Al Green4:30
7."Unconditional Love"Geri Allen5:56
8."Wistful"Carrington4:48
9."Crayola"Esperanza Spalding4:29
10."Soul Talk"Carrington/Hendryx5:55
11."Mosaic Triad"Carrington5:59
12."Insomniac"Carrington5:13
13."Show Me a Sign"Carmen Lundy2:28
14."Sisters on the Rise (A Transformation)"Hendryx/Pope/Staples/Shea Rose3:59

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Personnel

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Technical

  • Robert Hebert – executive producer
  • Frank White – executive producer
  • Bernie Yaged – associate producer
  • Martin Walters – mixing
  • Mike Marciano – engineer
  • Erik Zobler – engineer
  • Chaye DeGasperin – engineer
  • Jeremy Loucas – engineer, mixing
  • wiidope – Remix engineer, mixing
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project. Concord Jazz Records. 2011.
  2. ^ "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. ^ "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project (Top Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. ^ "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project". secondhandsongs.com.
  5. ^ a b Tamarkin, Jeff (October 4, 2011). "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.
  6. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  7. ^ a b Bellini, Lara (2011). "Terri Lyne Carrington The Mosaic Project Review". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
  8. ^ a b Coleman, Nick (July 31, 2011). "Album: Terri Lyne Carrington, The Mosaic Project (Groove / Concord Jazz)". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
  9. ^ Fordham, John (July 21, 2011). "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project – review". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
  10. ^ Chinen, Nate (July 15, 2011). "For Longtime Artists, Dawning of a New Day". nytimes.com. The Guardian.
  11. ^ Hobart, Mike (July 29, 2011). "Terri Lyne Carrrington: The Mosaic Project". ft.com. Financial Times.
  12. ^ Beuttler, Bill (July 19, 2011). "(Album Review) Terri Lyne Carrington : The Mosaic Project". boston.com. Boston Globe.
  13. ^ "Terri Lyne-Carrington". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.