TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON ET ALL - MOSAIC TRIAD

Mosaic Triad

Terri Lyne Carrington; Esperanza Spalding; Ingrid Jensen; Helen Sung & Tineke Postma

Composer: terry lyne carrington

Album: the mosaic project

Label: concord records

Genre: jazz

Year: 2011

The Mosaic Project is the fifth studio album as a leader by Terri Lyne Carrington.

She won the award in the category "Best Jazz Vocal Album" at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012.

The Mosaic Project assembles an all-female cast, including Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nona Hendryx, Patrice Rushen, Sheila E, Geri Allen, Tineke Postma, Ingrid Jensen, Helen Sung, Gretchen Parlato, and Esperanza Spalding.

The album opens with “Transformation,” a song written and sung by Nona Hendryx that examines the constant state of flux and change that exists throughout nature and the universe. “This is completely different from Nona’s original version,” says Carrington. “Some people wouldn’t even recognize it, but this song resonates with me - so much so that I started hearing other music around her original melody with moments of Wayne Shorter’s influence peeking through.”