• Album cover of 'Blowin' the Blues Away' by The Horace Silver Quintet & Trio with a black and white illustration of a person playing piano.
  • Back cover of Blowin' The Blues Away album by Horace Silver Quintet & Trio.
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Horace Silver Quintet & Trio – Blowin’ the Blues Away (1976 Blue Note Japan Reissue LP Vinyl)

Horace Silver

Blue Note Records

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About this pressing

Reissued in 1976 on Blue Note Japan (LNJ-80087) as part of the Jazz Right Now series, Blowin’ the Blues Away remains one of Horace Silver’s defining achievements — a quintessential hard bop recording bursting with soul, swing, and melodic invention.

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1959, the album features Silver’s classic quintet lineup with Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Gene Taylor on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. Together they forge a sound that’s crisp, blues-infused, and irresistibly rhythmic.

From the opening swagger of Blowin’ the Blues Away to the joyful bounce of Sister Sadie, every track carries Silver’s unmistakable blend of gospel warmth and bebop precision. The ballad Peace is among his most beautiful compositions — tender, harmonically rich, and deeply expressive — while The Baghdad Blues and Break City showcase the group’s dynamic interplay and rhythmic drive.

This 1976 Japanese reissue 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.

Vinyl: EX
Sleeve: EX
Obi: None

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Catalogue Number: LNJ-80087

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue

Country: Japan

Released: 1976

Tracklist

A1 Blowin' The Blues Away
A2 The St. Vitus Dance
A3 Break City
A4 Peace
B1 Sister Sadie
B2 The Baghdad Blues
B3 Melancholy Mood (New Version)

Release notes

Label: Blue Note – LNJ-80087
Series: Jazz Right Now
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
Country: Japan
Released: 1976
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop

Credits:
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Louis Hayes
Piano – Horace Silver
Tenor Saxophone – Junior Cook (tracks: A1, A3 to B2)
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: A1, A3 to B2)

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

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