Horace Silver - Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet

Title: Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet Artist: Horace Silver Release Date: 1/3/1958 Re-Released On: 3/25/2008 Label: Toshiba EMI, Toshiba, Blue Note Records Duration: 42:19 Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 400000006246, 4988006772465, 4988006835627, 5099951437923, 724385658327, 0724385658358 Genre: Jazz Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Earthy, Exuberant, Freewheeling, Fun, Humorous, Joyous, Organic, Playful, Sophisticated, Stylish, Bravado, Carefree, Dramatic, Earnest, Energetic, Gritty, Happy, Literate, Lively, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Rousing, Searching, Slick, Street-Smart, Uplifting, Warm, Witty, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Outlaw
2. Melancholy Mood
3. Pyramid
4. Moon Rays
5. Safari
6. Ill Wind

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Blue Note Records 143792 2004 CD Toshiba 300566 1997 CD Blue Note Records 56583 ------ CD Toshiba EMI 6596

Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet [RVG]

For a brief time, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan and trumpeter Art Farmer were the frontline of the Horace Silver Quintet. This 1997 CD reissue finds the group (which also includes bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Louis Hayes) performing five of Silver's lesser-known originals and the standard "Ill Wind." The lyrical Farmer and the up-and-coming Jordan have plenty of fine solos, as does the influential Silver, whose funky, witty style stood apart from the prevailing Bud Powell influence of the era. Although none of the newer songs caught on as standards, this set (which has plenty of mood and groove variation) holds together very well and still sounds fresh 40 years later. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alfred Lion Producer Amanda Wray Reissue Design Art Farmer Trumpet Bob Blumenthal Liner Notes Clifford Jordan Sax (Tenor) Francis Wolff Cover Photo, Photography Gordon Jee Reissue Director Horace Silver Piano Horace Silver Quintet Performer Leonard Feather Original Liner Notes, Liner Notes Louis Hayes Drums Michael Cuscuna Reissue Producer Patrick Roques Redesign Reid Miles Cover Design Ron McMaster Mastering Rudy Van Gelder Remastering, Engineer Teddy Kotick Bass