Serenade to a Soul Sister
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| Serenade to a Soul Sister | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Early June 1968[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 23 and March 29, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:54 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84277 | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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Serenade to a Soul Sister is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, released on the Blue Note label in 1968 and featuring performances by Silver with Charles Tolliver, Stanley Turrentine, Bennie Maupin, Bob Cranshaw, John Williams, Mickey Roker and Billy Cobham.[2]
The album was re-mastered, for the CD release in the 24-bit series, by Rudy Van Gelder, in 2004.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| DownBeat |  [7] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [9] |
AllMusic writer Steve Huey stated:
One of the last great Horace Silver albums for Blue Note, Serenade to a Soul Sister is also one of the pianist's most infectiously cheerful, good-humored outings... You'd never know this album was recorded in one of the most tumultuous years in American history, but as Silver says in the liner notes' indirect jab at the avant-garde, he simply didn't believe in allowing 'politics, hatred, or anger' into his music. Whether you agree with that philosophy or not, it's hard to argue with musical results as joyous and tightly performed as Serenade to a Soul Sister.[6]
