Patterns (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Patterns
Type = Studio album
Artist = Bobby Hutcherson


Recorded = March 14 1968
Genre = Post-bop
Length =
Label = Blue Note
Producer =
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| Last album = "Oblique"
(1967)
This album = "Patterns"
(1968)
Next album = "Total Eclipse"
(1968)

"Patterns" is an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, released on the Blue Note label. Although recorded in 1968, the album was not released until 1980. "A Time to Go" was composed by James Spaulding as a tribute to Martin Luther King, "Effi" was composed by Stanley Cowell as a dedication to his wife, and the remaining pieces were composed by Joe Chambers.

Personnel

*Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone, marimba)
*Joe Chambers (drums)
*James Spaulding (alto saxophone, flute)
*Stanley Cowell (piano)
*Reggie Workman (bass)

Track listing

#"Patterns"
#"A Time to Go"
#"Ankara"
#"Effi"
#"Irina"
#"Nocturnal"

The CD reissue featured an alternate take of "Patterns", and while the correct track order is printed on the packaging, the tracks have been reordered on the CD itself.