Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records | |
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Released | January 13, 2009 |
Recorded | May 27 and 28, 2008 at Bennett Studios, Englewood, New Jersey |
Genre | Jazz, Post-bop |
Length | 57:57 |
Label | Blue Note Records/EMI |
Producer | Bill Charlap, Michael Cuscuna and Eli Wolf |
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Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records is the 2009 debut album by The Blue Note 7.
The Blue Note 7 was formed in 2008 in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records. The group consists of Peter Bernstein (guitar), Bill Charlap (piano), Ravi Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Lewis Nash (drums), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Peter Washington (bass), and Steve Wilson (alto saxophone, flute).
The group recorded Mosaic in 2008, which was released in 2009 on Blue Note Records/EMI, and they toured the United States in promotion of the album from January until April 2009. On this album the group plays the music of Blue Note Records, with arrangements by members of the band and Renee Rosnes.
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