The Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 1

The Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 1 Artist: Horace Silver
Label: Blue Note Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 077779114320
EAN: 0077779114320
ASIN: B000005HEZ


Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Listmania:

  1. Must have Jazz
  2. 15 Jazz Albums That Have Deeply Influenced Me !

Tracks:

  1. Opus De Funk
  2. Doodlin'
  3. Room 608
  4. The Preacher
  5. Senor Blues
  6. Cool Eyes
  7. Home Cookin'
  8. Soulville
  9. Cookin' At The Continental
  10. Peace
  11. Sister Sadie
  12. Blowin' The Blues Away

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  1. The Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 2
  2. Song for My Father
  3. Moanin'
  4. The Best of Lee Morgan
  5. The Cape Verdean Blues

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Incomplete Horace Hit List.......2006-05-27

Pretty fair representation of Silver's most popular tunes before "Song for My Father," which is on Vol. 2. On the other hand, neither volume contains "essentials" such as "Nica's Dream," "Strollin'" and "Moon Rays" not to mention any of his recordings for Columbia and Epic. OK for whetting your appetite or saving some wear on the old vinyls.

5 out of 5 stars Great compilation of early Horace Silver.......2005-01-17

Horace Silver recorded some great sessions at Blue Note and this collection is a good starting point to sample his music from the period. Silver is the funkiest and most soul oriented bop pianist and his bands and compositions reflect his immense talents as a soloist and his unbelievably funky comping ability. The bands that were assembled for these sessions were all very solid with particular contibutions from Hank Mobley . Blue Mitchell , Kenny Dorham and Art Blakey as well as many others. Horace Silver has a rich legacy of fine recordings but these Best Of collections are not a bad place to begin to enjoy this man's fine muisc.

5 out of 5 stars Silver Fire.......2002-02-22

This is hard bop at its utter finest. Excellent selection of signature Silver tracks, played with great passion by brilliant musicians. Essential.

5 out of 5 stars Meet the Godfather of Soul Jazz.......2000-05-28

Throughout the history of Jazz, there have been many "reigning" kings of the piano. You can trace the entire evolution of Jazz from Scott Joplin, through Bud Powell, Monk, Hancock, Keith Jarret, and whoever the star of the moment is now through the contributions of the masters. Clearly, looking back, Horace Silver definitely held the reign, and held it well (in my book he still rules)... so let's ask, what was his contribution ? The answer is simple : SWEAT. I'm reminded of the title of an old Ray Charles album... Jazz + Genius = Soul. This former Jazz Messengers sideman introduced levels of SOUL and ENERGY into Jazz few have accomplished. While others (such as McCoy Tyner and Ahmad Jamal) would take the piano in more impressionistic directions, Horace Silver would sweat. When he played, he often looked like a mad scientist. His ensembles were small and tight, but the horns would play high and vamp and his songs to this day remind you that Jazz may be deep, but what counts is not the fifths you flat or ninths you raise, but the reaction of the people. This is Jazz you can move and dance to... yet no matter how entrenched in gospel and the blues it gets, it is never simple. He would reach for notes and extensions and wrote changes that took Jazz in entirely new directions, but he never lost concept of where the pocket was and the spiritual undertones of Jazz. His hooks and perspectives would almost single handedly help people redifine their conception of Jazz.

While Song For My Father (actually Filthy McNasty is one of my faves) isn't on this one, unless you have every tune in this collection on your shelves, don't pass this up. This is a listen that will make you lose yourself.

When you're finished check out treatments of his songs by other great artists who've either done adaptations of his songs or have been heavily influence by him such as Eddie Jefferson, Charles Earland, Les McCann, George Benson and countless others. Appreciate the enormous energy and tightness of a living Jazz institution.

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  2. Blonde ~ Original Soundtrack
  3. I'm Beginning to See the Light ~ Martin Taylor, David Grisman, Acoustic Jazz Quartet
  4. Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 2 ~ Wardell Gray
  5. "LIVE" on Tour in Europe ~ Billy Cobham & George Duke Band
  6. The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man ~ Rahsaan Roland Kirk
  7. Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best Of Verve Years ~ Dizzy Gillespie
  8. R&B: From Doo Wop to Hip Hop ~ Various Artists
  9. The Main Man
  10. It Is What It Is ~ Melvin Sparks

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Destination: B-Sides ~ Mae

Street Cafe ~ Icehouse

UFO Romantics ~ Guitar Wolf

Lendas Encantadas

Killers ~ Kiss

You Can Feel Me ~ Mar Mar Superstar

Eighties Pop Generation: The Politics of Dancing ~ Various Artists

A Lil Sumpin' Sumpin' ~ Troop

Remixed ~ Bumblebeez 81