Horace Silver - The Baghdad Blues (1959) [Remastered 1996]

Horace Silver - The Baghdad Blues (1959) [Remastered 1996]
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Genre ~ Hard Bop, Piano Jazz | Label ~ Giants Of Jazz Records

This CD takes music from a highly productive time in Horace Silver's brilliant career. It reflects his best, time honored tunes. Great if you have never heard of the man, or want a single source of solid Silver magic. Horace had co-founded and spent time with the Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and gone out on his own. I consider Horace Silver my "main man" and own over twenty of his albums. All tunes on this CD, with the exception of "The Baghdad Blues" and "How Did It Happen" are found on two previously issued Blue Note LPs, "Finger Poppin'" and "Blowin' The Blues Away." This music was created at the time Horace was making waves around the world. Within a few years, he would also become a big hit in Japan, Europe and on television. This CD is well worth the price! Enjoy! ~ Amazon Customer's Review

Tracklist

01. Juicy Lucy (5:47)
02. Swingin' The Samba (5:19)
03. Mellow D (5:37)
04. You Happened My Way (5:30)
05. Sister Sadie (6:21)
06. Sweet Stuff (5:34)
07. Break City (4:56)
08. The Baghdad Blues (4:52)
09. Blowin' The Blues Away (4:43)
10. Melancholy Mood (7:09)
11. The St. Vitus Dance (4:10)
12. Peace (6:03)
13. How Did It Happen (4:43)

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Horace Silver - Paris Blues (1962) [Remastered 2002]

Horace Silver - Paris Blues (1962) [Remastered 2002]
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Genre ~ Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Piano Jazz | Label ~ Pablo Records

Horace Silver is not only important because of his contributions as a pianist/composer; he's also been a first-rate talent scout (much like Miles Davis, Chick Corea, and Art Blakey). From Donald Byrd to Joe Henderson to Tom Harrell, so many of Silver's sidemen have come to be recognized as serious jazz heavyweights. The hard bopper led his share of five-star groups -- especially in the '50s and '60s -- but if any one Silver combo went down in history as his most important, it was the 1959-1964 quintet with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, tenor saxman Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor, and drummer Roy Brooks. And that cohesive group is the one that Silver leads on Paris Blues, which contains previously unreleased performances from an October 6, 1962, appearance at the Olympia Theater in Paris. The concert was a Norman Granz presentation, and like a lot of Granz-produced concerts, it was taped. However, the recording remained in the can for 40 years, and didn't see the light of day until Fantasy released Paris Blues on Pablo in 2002. Pablo is an appropriate place for the CD because Pablo, like Verve, is a label that Granz founded. Silver's quintet is in good form during an hourlong set that boasts extended performances of "Filthy McNasty," "Doin' the Thing," and "Where You At" as well as "The Tokyo Blues" and "Sayonara Blues." All of the tunes last at least ten minutes, and "Sayonara Blues" lasts no less than 16 minutes -- no one can claim that Silver and his sidemen don't have enough room to stretch out. Paris Blues isn't quite essential, but it's still an enjoyable hard bop CD that Silver's more devoted fans will welcome with open arms.~ AllMusic

Tracklist

01. Introductions By Norman Granz And Horace Silver (1:50)
02. Where You At (10:42)
03. The Tokyo Blues (12:42)
04. Filthy McNasty (10:12)
05. Sayonara Blues (16:29)
06. Doin' The Thing (12:05)

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Horace Silver - Jazz... has... a Sense of Humor (1999) [GRP/Verve]

Horace Silver - Jazz... has... a Sense of Humor (1999) [GRP/Verve]
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Genre ~ Hard Bop, Soul | Label ~ GRP/Verve

In this set of nine originals, the Horace Silver touch is clearly evident: happy, strong melodies; groovin' beats; Silver's deft, deliberate, bluesy piano comping and boppin' leads; and the joyful playing of saxophonist Jimmy Greene and trumpeter Ryan Kisor, which seems to be more intense in the context of Silver's unmistakable compositions. The CD's title is in reference to the album's content (and that the listener has to go along with Silver's adoration in a nonsexist way toward women). Some might be offended by the title "I Love Annie's Fanny," but it's just the name of a bouncy, mainstream jazz ditty that Silver is so well known for writing. There are some clichés that pop up in old Silver numbers that he seems to have rewritten. Phrases of "Cape Verdean Blues" creep into the urgent first movement of "The Mama Suite," and his typical groove waltz is extant in the opener "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and the closer "Where Do I Go From Here?" But his tunefully familiar, head-noddin' original funk is a vital as ever, and sounds pretty fresh compared to some of the trite neo-bop being reprocessed this past decade. Silver's light, spare, soulful style -- particularly when he uses his left hand in tandem with John Webber's bass -- is a sound for sore ears, one that has a universal, timeless appeal, crossing generational and commercial barriers. This is well-played music, a specialty Silver has envisioned and realized through the bulk of his career. Highly recommended. ~Allmusic

Tracklist:
01. Satisfaction Guaranteed (5:49)
02. The Mama Suite Part I: Not Enough Mama (5:36)
03. The Mama Suite Part II: Too Much Mama (4:52)
04. The Mama Suite Part III: Just Right Mama (4:08)
05. Philley Millie (4:45)
06. Ah-Ma-Tell (6:00)
07. I Love Annie's Fanny (4:48)
08. Gloria (7:34)
09. Where Do I Go from Here? (4:01)

All songs, lyrics, and arrangements by Horace Silver

Personnel:
Horace Silver - piano
Ryan Kisor - trumpet
Jimmy Greene - tenor and soprano sax
John Webber - bass
Willie Jones III - drums

Recorded by Jim Anderson, December 17 and 18, 1998 at Avatar Studios; New York
Mixed by Al Schmitt, January 1999 at Schnee Studios, Burbank
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood
Production coordination: Marsha Black
Illustrations: Peter de Seve
Background Art: Kaei Ishiara
Art Direction: Hollis King
Design: Isabelle Wong / Isthetic
Release coordination: Theodora Kuslan
Produced by Horace Silver and Silveto Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer: Tommy LiPuma

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