Crisis is an instrumental hard bop composition by the American trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, with no lyrics. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers recorded it on 2 October 1961 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, for Blue Note. The performance features Hubbard on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Cedar Walton on piano, Jymie Merritt on bass and Blakey on drums. It was released in January 1962 on the album Mosaic, produced by Alfred Lion, where it closes side two at about 8:33. The album was reviewed by AllMusic, The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide and The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings.
Later versions include recordings by Willie Bobo, Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band, The Jimmy Rowles Trio, Fabrizio Bosso Quintet, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, Franco Ambrosetti and Louis Hayes.
