Child's Dance

Child's Dance
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1972
Recorded	May 23 and July 8, 1972 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 10076
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Art Blakey chronology
The Giants of Jazz (1971) Child's Dance (1972) Buhaina (1973)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Jazz Messengers '70 (1970) Child's Dance (1972) Buhaina (1973)

Child's Dance is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "After several years of few recordings, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers re-emerged with totally new personnel on this Prestige LP... An interesting set".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Clarke except as indicated

1. "C.C." - 12:18
2. "Child's Dance (Christian's Song)" (Ramon Morris) - 7:40
3. "Song for a Lonely Woman" - 9:40
4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 7:30

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey on May 23 (track 3) and July 8 (tracks 1, 2 & 4), 1972

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Woody Shaw - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
• Buddy Terry - soprano saxophone (track 3)
• Ramon Morris - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 2), flute (track 3)
• George Cables - piano, electric piano (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
• John Hicks - electric piano (track 3)
• Mickey Bass (track 3), Stanley Clarke (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - bass
• Ray Mantilla (tracks 1, 2 & 4), Emanuel Rahim (track 3) - congas
• Nathaniel Bettis, Richie "Pablo" Landrum, Sonny Morgan - percussion (track 3)

References