Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu

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Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu
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Compilation album by
Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Sabu
Released1955
RecordedOctober 9 and 20, 1952 and November 23, 1953
WOR Studios, New York City
GenreJazz, hard bop
Length40:26
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1520
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
New Faces New Sounds
(1952) 		Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu
(1955) 		Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
(1955)
Introducing the Horace Silver Trio
Studio album by
Horace Silver
Released1952
RecordedOctober 9 and 20, 1952
WOR Studios, New York City
LabelBlue Note
BLP 5018
Horace Silver Trio Vol. 2 and Art Blakey-Sabu
Compilation album by
Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Sabu
Released1953
RecordedNovember 23, 1953
WOR Studios, New York City
LabelBlue Note
BLP 5034
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[2]

Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu is a 1955 compilation album, featuring, primarily the Horace Silver Trio, but also includes two percussion-centric tracks featuring drummer Art Blakey and conga player Sabu. The tracks on this album are compiled from three sessions which were Silver's first as a leader.[3] Originally released as an LP, it has subsequently been reissued on CD several times, including additional tracks not present on the original LP.[4]

Background[]

Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu was the second 12" Blue Note album released under Silver's name, but was recorded earlier. The album compiles tracks from three sessions in 1953 and 1954 featuring Silver, Blakey and three different bassists: Gene Ramey, Curly Russell and Percy Heath. All of these tracks were previously released on two earlier 10" LPs – Introducing the Horace Silver Trio (BLP 5018) and Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 and Art Blakey - Sabu (BLP 5034).[5] While the original 12" LP omitted four tracks from these earlier 10" LPs, the CD reissue includes all 16 tracks from the original sessions.[4][6]

Track listing[]

Original LP[]

All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Safari" (*)  2:47
2."Ecaroh" (*)  3:10
3."Prelude to a Kiss" (*)Irving Gordon, Irving MillsDuke Ellington2:47
4."Message from Kenya" (**) Art Blakey2:47
5."Horoscope" (*)  3:47
6."Yeah" (*)  2:45
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."How About You?" (**)Ralph FreedBurton Lane3:40
2."I Remember You" (**)Johnny MercerVictor Schertzinger3:52
3."Opus de Funk" (**)  3:26
4."Nothing But the Soul" (**) Art Blakey4:07
5."Silverware" (**)  2:34
6."Day In, Day Out" (**)Johnny MercerRube Bloom3:00

CD reissue[]

All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Horace-Scope" (*)  3:47
2."Safari" (*)  2:47
3."Thou Swell" (*)Lorenz HartRichard Rodgers2:52
4."Quicksilver" (*)  3:00
5."Ecaroh" (*)  3:10
6."Yeah" (*)  2:45
7."Knowledge Box" (*)  2:46
8."Prelude to a Kiss" (*)Irving Gordon, Irving MillsDuke Ellington2:47
9."I Remember You" (**)Johnny MercerVictor Schertzinger3:52
10."Opus De Funk" (**)  3:26
11."Day In, Day Out" (**)Johnny MercerRube Bloom3:00
12."Silverware" (**)  2:34
13."How About You?" (**)Ralph FreedBurton Lane3:40
14."Buhaina" (**)  3:04
15."Message From Kenya" (**) Art Blakey4:30
16."Nothing But The Soul" (**) Art Blakey4:07
Total length:50:08

(*) Originally Released on Introducing the Horace Silver Trio (BLP 5018)
(**) Originally Released on Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 and Art Blakey - Sabu (BLP 5034)

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References[]

  1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1298. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 1: Spotlight on Drums". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Horace Silver Trio". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Horace Silver Discography Project". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Horace Silver Trio". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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