In March 1973, “Prestige” label released “Child’s Dance”, the 27th Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded May – July 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – drums
- Buddy Terry – soprano saxophone
- Ramon Morris – tenor saxophone, flute
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Manny Boyd – flute
- George Cables – piano, electric piano
- John Hicks – electric piano
- Mickey Bass – bass
- Stanley Clarke – bass
- Ray Mantilla – congas
- Emanuel Rahim – congas
- Nathaniel Bettis, Richie “Pablo” Landrum, Sonny Morgan – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Stanley Clarke except where noted.
- C.C.
- Child’s Dance (Christian’s Song) – Ramon Morris
- Song for a Lonely Woman
- I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin