Horace Silver - The Jody Grind

Title: The Jody Grind Artist: Horace Silver Release Date: 1966 Re-Released On: 8/13/1991 Label: Blue Note, Blue Note Records Duration: 40:40 Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 077778425021, 4988006731660, 0077778425052, 077778425052 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: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Jody Grind
2. Mary Lou
3. Mexican Hip Dance
4. Blue Silver
5. Grease Piece
6. Dimples

Year Type Label Catalog # 1991 CD Blue Note Records 84250 1991 CD Blue Note B2-84250

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Following the subtly modern bent of much of The Cape Verdean Blues, Horace Silver recommitted himself to his trademark "funky jazz" sound on The Jody Grind. Yet he also consciously chose to keep a superbly advanced front line, with players like trumpeter Woody Shaw (retained from the Cape Verdean session), altoist/flutist James Spaulding, and tenor saxophonist Tyrone Washington. Thus, of all Silver's groove-centered records, The Jody Grind winds up as possibly the most challenging. It's also one of the most underappreciated; Silver's piano playing is at its rhythmic, funky best throughout, brimming over with confidence and good cheer, and evoking memories of the classic feel of his early-'60s quintet. His compositions have a similarly bright overtone, which (as the liner notes allude to) was becoming increasingly rare in mid-'60s jazz as the fury of the avant-garde and the Civil Rights upheaval began to seep into jazz's wider consciousness. The title cut is a playful, overlooked classic on the funky side of hard bop; Silver kicks it with a tasty groove, giving the rest of the musicians plenty to play off of. The whole group absolutely burns through "Grease Piece," a terrific hard swinger full of smoking solo statements from just about everyone on down to drum whiz Roger Humphries. Really, the whole album is packed with great grooves and tight solos, epitomizing the best virtues of Silver's music. For those who have digested classics like Song for My Father, Blowin' the Blues Away, and Finger Poppin', The Jody Grind is one of the best places to go next. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alfred Lion Producer Francis Wolff Liner Notes Horace Silver Piano James Spaulding Flute, Sax (Alto) Larry Ridley Bass Leonard Feather Liner Notes Reid Miles Photography, Design Roger Humphries Drums Rudy Van Gelder Engineer Takao Ogawa Translation Tyrone Washington Sax (Tenor) Woody Shaw Trumpet