Blowin' the Blues Away

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Blowin' the Blues Away
Blowin' the Blues Away.jpg
Studio album by
Horace Silver
ReleasedEarly November 1959[1]
RecordedAugust 29–30 & September 13, 1959
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length42:54
LabelBlue Note
BST 84017
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
Finger Poppin'
(1959) 		Blowin' the Blues Away
(1959) 		Horace-Scope
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 stars[4]

Blowin' the Blues Away is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, released on the Blue Note label in 1959, featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Eugene Taylor, and Louis Hayes.[5]

Recording dates and location[]

The title track and "Baghdad Blues" were recorded on August 29, 1959; "The St. Vitus Dance" and "Melancholy Mood" were recorded on September 13, 1959; all other tracks were recorded on August 30, 1959, at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.[6]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and states: "Blowin' the Blues Away is one of Horace Silver's all-time Blue Note classics... one of Silver's finest albums, and it's virtually impossible to dislike."[7] The ninth edition of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings places the album among its suggested "Core Collection" of essential recordings, saying that it exemplifies Silver's "virtues as pianist, composer and leader".[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Horace Silver except as indicated.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Blowin' the Blues Away"4:44
2."The St. Vitus Dance"4:09
3."Break City"4:57
4."Peace"6:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Sister Sadie"6:19
2."The Baghdad Blues"4:52
3."Melancholy Mood"7:10
1999 reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."How Did It Happen"Don Newey4:41

Personnel[]

Production[]

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard Nov 23, 1959
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1298. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Horace Silver discography. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  6. ^ Blowin' the Blues Away. Blue Note 7243 4 95342 2, 1999, back cover notes.
  7. ^ Huey, S. Allmusic Review. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
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