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Full performer name: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey (drums); Buddy Terry (soprano saxophone); Ramon Morris (tenor saxophone, flute); Carter Jefferson (tenor saxophone); Woody Shaw (trumpet); Manny Boyd (flute); George Cables, Cedar Walton (acoustic & electric pianos); John Hicks, Walter Davis (electric piano); Stanley Clarke, Mickey Bass (bass); Emmanuel Rahim, Ray Mantilla, Tony Waters (congas). Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 23 & July 28, 1972; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California, March 26 & 27, 1973. Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews. Personnel: Art Blakey (drums); Essien Nkrumah (guitar); Ramon Morris (flute, tenor saxophone); Manny Boyd (flute); Buddy Terry (soprano saxophone); Carter Jefferson (tenor saxophone); Woody Shaw (trumpet); George Cables, John Hicks, Cedar Walton (piano, electric piano); Walter Davis, Jr. (piano); Emmanuel K. Rahim (congas, percussion); Ray Mantilla, Tony Waters (congas); Nat Bettis, Sonny Morgan (percussion). Audio Remixer: Rudy Van Gelder. Liner Note Author: Orrin Keepnews. Recording information: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (05/23/1972-03/27/1973); Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (05/23/1972-03/27/1973); New York, NY (05/23/1972-03/27/1973). Unknown Contributor Roles: Buddy Terry; Essien Nkrumah; George Cables; Mickey Bass; Nat Bettis; John Hicks; Ramon Morris; Ray Mantilla; Art Blakey; Stanley Clarke ; Woody Shaw; Sonny Morgan; Tony Waters; Manny Boyd; Richard Landrum; Carter Jefferson; Cedar Walton. For those used to the hard driving swing that Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers delivered over their near half-century of existence, the floating, esoteric tribal grooves of CHILD'S DANCE may result in head scratching befuddlement. These early '70s Prestige sessions represent a detour from the Messengers' hard bop style towards a more psychedelic sound, a reflection of the recordings' moment in time. The influences of Miles Davis' IN A SILENT WAY and the electric explorations of Charles Lloyd are evident. Making significant contributions are John Hicks, Walter Davis, George Cables, and Cedar Walton, all of whom perform on the electric piano. Of special note is the appearance of a 20-year old Stanley Clark, who makes remarkable use of the electric bass, an instrument he would revolutionize. A myriad of ethnic percussion, airy flutes, soprano saxophones, and some highly creative arrangements makes CHILD'S DANCE a pleasantly peculiar sidetrack in Blakey's storied career.

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