{"title":"Horace Silver","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"601\"\u003eHorace Silver’s soulful, blues-infused piano style helped define the sound of hard bop. As a founding member of the Jazz Messengers and a driving force on Blue Note Records, Silver’s compositions — from \u003cem data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"388\"\u003eSong for My Father\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eThe Preacher\u003c\/em\u003e — balanced sophistication with irresistible groove. Explore our \u003cem data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"486\"\u003eHorace Silver\u003c\/em\u003e vinyl collection featuring original Blue Note pressings and remastered reissues that capture his timeless swing.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"horace-silver-quintet-trio-blowin-the-blues-away","title":"Horace Silver Quintet \u0026 Trio – Blowin’ the Blues Away (1976 Blue Note Japan Reissue LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eReissued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"474\"\u003e1976\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"509\"\u003eBlue Note Japan (LNJ-80087)\u003c\/strong\u003e as part of the \u003cem data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"541\"\u003eJazz Right Now\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eBlowin’ the Blues Away\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of \u003cstrong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"609\"\u003eHorace Silver’s\u003c\/strong\u003e defining achievements — a quintessential hard bop recording bursting with soul, swing, and melodic invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"1026\"\u003eRecorded by \u003cstrong data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"754\"\u003eRudy Van Gelder\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1959, the album features Silver’s classic quintet lineup with \u003cstrong data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"837\"\u003eBlue Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e on trumpet, \u003cstrong data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"865\"\u003eJunior Cook\u003c\/strong\u003e on tenor saxophone, \u003cstrong data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eGene Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"930\"\u003eLouis Hayes\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums. Together they forge a sound that’s crisp, blues-infused, and irresistibly rhythmic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1423\"\u003eFrom the opening swagger of \u003cem data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003eBlowin’ the Blues Away\u003c\/em\u003e to the joyful bounce of \u003cem data-start=\"1105\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003eSister Sadie\u003c\/em\u003e, every track carries Silver’s unmistakable blend of gospel warmth and bebop precision. The ballad \u003cem data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003ePeace\u003c\/em\u003e is among his most beautiful compositions — tender, harmonically rich, and deeply expressive — while \u003cem data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1345\"\u003eThe Baghdad Blues\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eBreak City\u003c\/em\u003e showcase the group’s dynamic interplay and rhythmic drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1697\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1455\"\u003e1976 Japanese reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e captures the vitality of the original session with stunning clarity. Pressed to high standards and presented in stereo, it’s a superb edition of one of Blue Note’s most beloved and enduring albums — timeless hard bop with heart and groove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42511225061435,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_4433.jpg?v=1759834949"},{"product_id":"the-horace-silver-quintet-song-for-my-father-1977-japanese-blue-note-vinyl-lp","title":"The Horace Silver Quintet - Song For My Father (1977 Japanese Blue Note Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: NM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Horace Silver Quintet - \u003cem\u003eSong For My Father\u003c\/em\u003e (Cantiga Para Meu Pai) | Vinyl LP - 1977 Japanese Blue Note Reissue (GXF-3017)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHorace Silver's signature Blue Note album\u003c\/strong\u003e, built around the Cape Verdean and bossa nova-inflected title composition that became one of the most sampled melodic lines in jazz and the direct source for Steely Dan's 1974 hit \"Rikki Don't Lose That Number\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo separate quintet sessions a year apart\u003c\/strong\u003e, the October 1964 tracks introducing a new band with Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone and Carmell Jones on trumpet, the October 1963 tracks the farewell appearance of Silver's veteran quintet with Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSix Silver originals plus Joe Henderson's \"The Kicker\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced by Alfred Lion and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder at Englewood Cliffs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1977 Japanese Blue Note pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e (GXF-3017) manufactured by King Record Co. Ltd., with insert dated June 3, 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorace Silver's father, John Tavares Silva, was born on the island of Maio in the Cape Verde Islands and came to the United States as part of the Portuguese diaspora that settled in Connecticut, where Silver grew up. For years his father had suggested he adapt Cape Verdean folk melodies into jazz. Silver was uninterested until a visit to Brazil with pianist Sergio Mendes during Carnival planted the bossa nova rhythm in his ear. Sitting at the piano after returning home, he found that the Brazilian rhythmic pattern he was working with produced a melody that sounded not Brazilian but Cape Verdean, something from his father's music. He titled it \"Song for My Father\" and recorded it on October 26, 1964 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs with the quintet he had just assembled: Carmell Jones on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Teddy Smith on bass and Roger Humphries on drums. The composition is in F minor with a 24-bar AAB structure, bossa nova rhythm and four-chord harmonic sequence, and has a bass ostinato that Steely Dan borrowed directly for \"Rikki Don't Lose That Number\" in 1974. Four of the album's six tracks came from this session: the title track, \"The Natives Are Restless Tonight\", \"Que Pasa\" and Henderson's own \"The Kicker\", the lone non-Silver composition, whose stuttering phrases and intricate rhythms have made it a standard in its own right. Henderson had arrived at the date fresh from recording with Andrew Hill, Lee Morgan and Grant Green in the same period and is heard throughout at the height of his early powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining two tracks, \"Calcutta Cutie\" and \"Lonely Woman\", come from a session in October 1963 with Silver's previous quintet: Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Gene Taylor on bass and Roy Brooks on drums. This group had been together for five years. \"Lonely Woman\" is Silver's own ballad, unrelated to Ornette Coleman's famous composition of the same name from 1959. The album was released in 1965 as Blue Note BST 84185, Alfred Lion producing and Van Gelder engineering as on all Silver's Blue Note records. Its subtitle, \u003cem\u003eCantiga Para Meu Pai\u003c\/em\u003e, is the Portuguese translation of the title, a dedication made explicit by the cover portrait of Silver's father. This Japanese pressing on GXF-3017 was released in 1977, manufactured by King Record Co. Ltd., and includes a Japanese insert with notes dated June 3, 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261050912827,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6346.jpg?v=1772832170"},{"product_id":"horace-silver-quintet-song-for-my-father-2021-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series-lp","title":"Horace Silver Quintet - Song For My Father (2021 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHorace Silver Quintet - \u003cem\u003eSong For My Father\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 2021 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series (180g, Kevin Gray\/Cohearent Audio, Optimal Media GmbH)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHorace Silver's most celebrated album\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawn from two separate Blue Note sessions: October 1963 and January and October 1964 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe bossa nova rhythm and Cape Verdean melodic line of \"Song for My Father\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — written as a tribute to Silver's father — became one of the most-sampled piano vamps in jazz; Steely Dan's \"Rikki Don't Lose That Number\" (1974) draws directly from its bass ostinato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Kicker\" is the sole non-Silver original on the album\u003c\/strong\u003e, written by Joe Henderson; \"Lonely Woman\" (B3) is a Silver composition unrelated to Ornette Coleman's piece of the same name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2021 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series\u003c\/strong\u003e, mastered from the original analogue tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, pressed at Optimal Media GmbH on 180g vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSong for My Father\u003c\/em\u003e was assembled from two Blue Note sessions recorded a year apart, using two different quintet lineups. The three tracks that open and close the LP sides — \"Calcutta Cutie\" and \"Lonely Woman\" — come from the October 1963 session with Junior Cook on tenor, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Gene Taylor on bass and Roy Brooks on drums. The remaining four tracks, including the title piece, were recorded in January and October 1964 with a completely rebuilt quintet: Joe Henderson on tenor, Carmell Jones on trumpet, Teddy Smith on bass and Roger Humphries on drums. Alfred Lion produced both sessions; Rudy Van Gelder engineered at his Englewood Cliffs studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title track opens the record. Silver wrote it after a visit to Brazil introduced him to bossa nova rhythms, and he drew the melodic line from his father's Cape Verdean heritage — John Tavares Silva came from the island of Maio. The subtitle \"Cantiga Para Meu Pai\" means \"Song for My Father\" in Portuguese. The bass ostinato in F minor became one of the most sampled bass lines in jazz: Steely Dan used it as the foundation for \"Rikki Don't Lose That Number\" on \u003cem\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/em\u003e (1974). Henderson's tenor across the 1964 tracks plays with a clarity and phrasing that distinguishes him immediately from his predecessor — \"The Kicker\" (B2), the one track on the album not written by Silver, is Henderson's own composition. This 2021 pressing is part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series, mastered from the original analogue tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal Media GmbH.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43285368307771,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/71dYvkobHCL._UF894_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1773660093"},{"product_id":"horace-silver-song-for-my-father-1978-japanese-blue-note-gxk-8047-lp","title":"Horace Silver - Song for My Father (1978 Japanese Blue Note GXK 8047 LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: EX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: EX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Horace Silver Quintet - \u003cem\u003eSong for My Father\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1978 Japanese Blue Note Reissue (GXK 8047, Blue Note Masterpiece Selection 150, King Record Co. Ltd.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorace Silver had been leading Blue Note quintets since the mid-1950s, cycling through personnel but keeping the same essential character: hard-swinging, blues-rooted, melodically direct. By October 1964, when he recorded the four tracks that anchor this album, the band had changed. Carmell Jones was on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor, Teddy Smith on bass, Roger Humphries on drums. Henderson was twenty-seven and had recorded his own Blue Note debut the previous year; Jones was a capable, underrated trumpeter whose work on the title track and \"The Natives Are Restless Tonight\" is some of the finest on the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Song for My Father\" opens with a vamp that has become one of the most immediately recognisable figures in jazz. The melody is unhurried; Silver builds his composition around the kind of Cape Verdean and Brazilian influences that came from his father's musical background and from the music he had heard on a recent trip to Brazil. John Tavares Silver, the man on the cover, was a musician from Cape Verde who had settled in Connecticut. The dedication and the music's character are inseparable. A decade later, Steely Dan used the opening bass line almost directly for \"Rikki Don't Lose That Number.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Natives Are Restless Tonight\" and \"Que Pasa\" come from the same session. \"The Kicker\" is the album's one non-Silver composition, written by Joe Henderson. \"Calcutta Cutie\" and \"Lonely Woman\" come from an October 1963 session with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Roy Brooks. \"Calcutta Cutie\" uses the quintet on the head before Silver takes the piece as a trio feature. \"Lonely Woman\" is a slow Silver ballad played as a trio throughout, no horns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1978 Japanese Blue Note Masterpiece Selection 150 reissue (GXK 8047), manufactured by King Record Co. 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