Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu
Album by Horace Silver
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Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu is an album by the Horace Silver Trio featuring drummer Art Blakey and conga player Sabu, recorded on October 9 & 20, 1952, and November 23, 1953, respectively, and released on Blue Note in 1956.[3]
ReleasedOctober 1956
RecordedOctober 9 and 20, 1952, and November 23, 1953
StudiosWOR Studios, NYC
| Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | October 1956 | |||
| Recorded | October 9 and 20, 1952, and November 23, 1953 | |||
| Studios | WOR Studios, NYC | |||
| Genres | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 40:26 | |||
| Labels | Blue Note BLP 1520 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
| Introducing the Horace Silver Trio | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1952 |
| Recorded | October 9 and 20, 1952 |
| Studios | WOR Studios, NYC |
| Labels | Blue Note BLP 5018 |
| Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 | |
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| Compilation album by Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey | |
| Released | 1953 |
| Recorded | November 23, 1953 |
| Studios | WOR Studios, NYC |
| Labels | Blue Note BLP 5034 |
Background
The sessions were previously issued on two 10"s, Introducing the Horace Silver Trio (1952) and Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 (1953), respectively.[4] While the original 12" LP omitted four tracks from these earlier 10" LPs, the CD reissue includes all 16 tracks from the original sessions.[5][6]
Track listing
Original release
All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Safari" | October 9, 1952 | 2:47 | ||
| 2. | "Ecaroh" | October 20, 1952 | 3:10 | ||
| 3. | "Prelude to a Kiss" | Irving Gordon, Irving Mills | Duke Ellington | October 20, 1952 | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Message from Kenya" | Art Blakey | November 23, 1953 | 2:47 | |
| 5. | "Horoscope" | October 9, 1952 | 3:47 | ||
| 6. | "Yeah" | October 20, 1952 | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How About You?" | Ralph Freed | Burton Lane | November 23, 1953 | 3:40 |
| 2. | "I Remember You" | Johnny Mercer | Victor Schertzinger | November 23, 1953 | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Opus de Funk" | November 23, 1953 | 3:26 | ||
| 4. | "Nothing but the Soul" | Art Blakey | November 23, 1953 | 4:07 | |
| 5. | "Silverware" | November 23, 1953 | 2:34 | ||
| 6. | "Day In, Day Out" | Johnny Mercer | Rube Bloom | November 23, 1953 | 3:00 |
CD reissue
All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Horace-Scope" | October 9, 1952 | 3:47 | ||
| 2. | "Safari" | October 9, 1952 | 2:47 | ||
| 3. | "Thou Swell" | Lorenz Hart | Richard Rodgers | October 9, 1952 | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Quicksilver" | October 20, 1952 | 3:00 | ||
| 5. | "Ecaroh" | October 20, 1952 | 3:10 | ||
| 6. | "Yeah" | October 20, 1952 | 2:45 | ||
| 7. | "Knowledge Box" | October 20, 1952 | 2:46 | ||
| 8. | "Prelude to a Kiss" | Irving Gordon, Irving Mills | Duke Ellington | October 20, 1952 | 2:47 |
| 9. | "I Remember You" | Johnny Mercer | Victor Schertzinger | November 23, 1953 | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Opus de Funk" | November 23, 1953 | 3:26 | ||
| 11. | "Day In, Day Out" | Johnny Mercer | Rube Bloom | November 23, 1953 | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Silverware" | November 23, 1953 | 2:34 | ||
| 13. | "How About You?" | Ralph Freed | Burton Lane | November 23, 1953 | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Buhaina" | November 23, 1953 | 3:04 | ||
| 15. | "Message from Kenya" | Art Blakey | November 23, 1953 | 4:30 | |
| 16. | "Nothing but the Soul" | Art Blakey | November 23, 1953 | 4:07 | |
| Total length: | 50:08 | ||||
Introducing the Horace Silver Trio – BLP 5018
| No. | Title | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Safari" | October 9, 1952 | |
| 2. | "Ecaroh" | October 20, 1952 | |
| 3. | "Prelude to a Kiss" | October 20, 1952 | |
| 4. | "Thou Swell" | October 9, 1952 |
| No. | Title | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quicksilver" | October 20, 1952 | |
| 2. | "Horoscope" | October 9, 1952 | |
| 3. | "Yeah" | October 20, 1952 | |
| 4. | "Knowledge Box" | October 20, 1952 |
Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 – BLP 5034
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How About You" |
| November 23, 1953 | |
| 2. | "I Remember You" |
| November 23, 1953 | |
| 3. | "Silverware" | Silver | November 23, 1953 | |
| 4. | "Message from Kenya" | Blakey | November 23, 1953 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opus de Funk" | Silver | November 23, 1953 | |
| 2. | "Nothing but the Soul" | Blakey | November 23, 1953 | |
| 3. | "Buhaina" | Silver | November 23, 1953 | |
| 4. | "Day In, Day Out" |
| November 23, 1953 |
Personnel
Horace Silver Trio
October 9, 1952
- Horace Silver – piano
- Gene Ramey – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
October 20, 1952
- Horace Silver – piano
- Curley Russell – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
November 23, 1953
- Horace Silver – piano (except "Message from Kenya", "Nothing but the Soul")
- Percy Heath – bass (except "Message from Kenya", "Nothing but the Soul")
- Art Blakey – drums
- Sabu – conga ("Message from Kenya")
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – production
- Reid Miles, John Hermansader (BLP 5018), Jerome Kuhl (BLP 5034) – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Rudy Van Gelder – remastering
- Leonard Feather – liner notes