The Mosaic Project (album)
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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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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]
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]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
[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.
