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1967 "a Division of Liberty Records" on Label Stereo Reissue of Classic 1961 Blue Note Release of Bandleader/Drummer Art Blakey Entitled Mosaic with the Jazz Messengers, Produced by Alfred Lion, Recording by Rudy Van Gelder, Liner Notes by Leonard Feather - "This is the one that started it: Mosaic, recorded in 1961, was the first recording of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers as a sextet, a setting he kept from 1961-1964. The band's front line was trumpeter , trombonist , and tenor saxophonist ;  played piano and  (a criminally underappreciated talent) was the bassist. Everything on this set was written by the musicians in the band.  wrote the burning title track; its blazing tempo and Eastern modes were uncharacteristic of the Jazz Messengers sound, but it swings like mad.  contributed two pieces to the album, the first of which is the groover "Down Under," with its blues gospel feel. The bandmembers dig their teeth into this one, carrying the blues theme to the breaking point as  fills in between. But the horn charts are so sharp, so utterly devoid of excess, that they won't let the listener go. 's "Children of the Night" is a fine example of the tunes he would compose for  a bit later. While it's a hard bop swinger to be sure, his use of modality and counterpoint between the soloist and the front line is exemplary and his solo bites hard and fast as he tears up and down the registers of the horn. 's "Arabia" is a basic blues groover, and the playing is inspired throughout. The disc closes with 's "Crisis," which opens with  and Blakey ushering in the rest of the band.  first plays a repetitive minor-key riff. When the horns enter,  keeps the theme,  moves over a bit to dig in between the lines, and Blakey keeps it all anchored because in this tune rhythm is everything.  was in many ways a soul-jazz composer before there was such a thing, and the motifs in this tune prove it -- as does his beautiful blowing in his solo. This is a fine recording and should be owned by any Blakey fan. The  reissue came out in 2006 and features no bonus material. The sound, as on all the  reissues, is painstakingly wonderful." - Sensational Personnel for the Jazz Messengers Sextet Feature the Legendary Art Blakey on Drums, the Great Freddie Hubbard on Trumpet, the Talented Curtis Fuller on Trombone, the Brilliant Wayne Shorter on Tenor Saxophone, the Amazing Cedar Walton on Piano and Jymie Merritt on Bass! - Selections on Side 1 Are the Cedar Walton Title Track, the Freddie Hubbard Penned Down Under & Original Wayne Shorter Composition Children of the Night at 8 Minutes 51 Seconds - Songs for Side 2 Consist of the Curtis Fuller Penned Arabia at 9 Minutes 10 Seconds and Original Freddie Hubbard Composition Crisis - Used Copy, Cover Is Slightly Faded with a Slightly Bent Upper Left Corner, Front Cover Has a Tiny Tear at Right Opening, Record Has Multiple Light Scuffs and Marks - Stereo Recording, VAN GELDER STAMP, Product Code BST 84090 - California Residents Add 10.25% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -