In March 1973, “Prestige” label released “Child’s Dance”, the 27^th 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.

1. C.C.
2. Child’s Dance (Christian’s Song) – Ramon Morris
3. Song for a Lonely Woman
4. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin