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 | ||||
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| Released | July 19, 2011 | |||
| Genre | R&B, jazz | |||
| Length | 71:39 | |||
| Label | Concord Jazz | |||
| Producer | Robert Hebert, Frank White, Terri Lyne Carrington | |||
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Overview
editThe 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
editLyne 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
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Transformation" | Nona Hendryx/Carole Pope/Kevan Staples | 5:33 |
| 2. | "I Got Lost in His Arms" | Irving Berlin | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Michelle" | John Lennon/Paul McCartney | 6:52 |
| 4. | "Magic and Music" | Carrington | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Echo" | Bernice Johnson Reagon | 7:14 |
| 6. | "Simply Beautiful" | Al Green | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Unconditional Love" | Geri Allen | 5:56 |
| 8. | "Wistful" | Carrington | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Crayola" | Esperanza Spalding | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Soul Talk" | Carrington/Hendryx | 5:55 |
| 11. | "Mosaic Triad" | Carrington | 5:59 |
| 12. | "Insomniac" | Carrington | 5:13 |
| 13. | "Show Me a Sign" | Carmen Lundy | 2:28 |
| 14. | "Sisters on the Rise (A Transformation)" | Hendryx/Pope/Staples/Shea Rose | 3:59 |
Personnel
edit- Terri Lyne Carrington – drums, percussion, arranger, producer
- Cassandra Wilson – vocals
- Dianne Reeves – vocals
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
- Gretchen Parlato – vocals
- Carmen Lundy – vocals
- Nona Hendryx – vocals
- Shea Rose – vocals
- Esperanza Spalding – vocals, bass
- Mimi Jones – bass
- Anat Cohen – clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
- Tineke Postma – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Patrice Rushen – keyboards, piano
- Geri Allen – keyboards, piano
- Helen Sung – keyboards, piano
- Ingrid Jensen – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Hailey Niswanger – flute
- Linda Taylor – guitar
- Chia-Yin Carol Ma – violin
- Sheila E. – percussion
- Angela Davis – commentary
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
edit- ^ a b c Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project. Concord Jazz Records. 2011.
- ^ "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project (Top Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project". secondhandsongs.com.
- ^ a b Tamarkin, Jeff (October 4, 2011). "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ a b Bellini, Lara (2011). "Terri Lyne Carrington The Mosaic Project Review". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fordham, John (July 21, 2011). "Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project – review". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (July 15, 2011). "For Longtime Artists, Dawning of a New Day". nytimes.com. The Guardian.
- ^ Hobart, Mike (July 29, 2011). "Terri Lyne Carrrington: The Mosaic Project". ft.com. Financial Times.
- ^ Beuttler, Bill (July 19, 2011). "(Album Review) Terri Lyne Carrington : The Mosaic Project". boston.com. Boston Globe.
- ^ "Terri Lyne-Carrington". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.