The Cape Verdean Blues
1966 studio album by The Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson
The Cape Verdean Blues | ||||
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Studio album by The Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson | ||||
Released | Early January 1966[1] | |||
Recorded | October 1 & 22, 1965 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:43 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84220 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Cape Verdean Blues is a 1966 album by a jazz quintet led by pianist Horace Silver. The quintet is augmented on the last three tracks on the album by trombonist J. J. Johnson. The album was inspired by Silver's father, John Tavares Silva, who was born in Cape Verde.[4]
Track listing
All tracks by Horace Silver, unless otherwise noted
- "The Cape Verdean Blues" - 4:59
- "The African Queen" - 9:36
- "Pretty Eyes" - 7:30
- "Nutville" - 7:15
- "Bonita" - 8:37
- "Mo' Joe" (Joe Henderson) - 5:46
Recorded on October 1 (#1-3) and 22 (#4-6), 1965.
Personnel
- Horace Silver – piano
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Joe Henderson – tenor sax
- J. J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 4–6)
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Roger Humphries – drums
Source:[5]
References
- ^ Billboard Jan 15, 1966
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ At Discogs
- ^ "Horace Silver Catalog". jazzdisco. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
External links
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
Note
albums
- New Faces New Sounds (Introducing the Horace Silver Trio) (1952)/Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu (1952–53)
- Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55)
- 6 Pieces of Silver (1956–58)
- The Stylings of Silver (1957)
- Further Explorations (1958)
- Live at Newport '58 (1958)
- Finger Poppin' with the Horace Silver Quintet (1959)
- Blowin' the Blues Away (1959)
- Horace-Scope (1960)
- Doin' the Thing (1961)
- The Tokyo Blues (1962)
- Silver's Serenade (1963)
- Song for My Father (1963–64)
- The Cape Verdean Blues (1965)
- The Jody Grind (1966)
- Serenade to a Soul Sister (1968)
- You Gotta Take a Little Love (1969)
- That Healin' Feelin', The United States of Mind, Phase 1 (1970)
- Total Response, The United States of Mind,
Phase 2 (1970–71) - All, The United States of Mind, Phase 3 (1972)
- The United States of Mind (compilation of the 3 'Phase' albums, 1970–72)
- In Pursuit of the 27th Man (1972)
- Silver 'n Brass (1975)
- Silver 'n Wood (1975–76)
- Silver 'n Voices (1976)
- Silver 'n Percussion (1977)
- Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres (1978–79)
released
on
other
labels
- Silver's Blue (1956)
- Live 1964 (1964)
- Guides to Growing Up (1981)
- Spiritualizing the Senses (1983)
- There's No Need to Struggle (1983)
- The Continuity of Spirit (1985)
- Music to Ease Your Disease (1988)
- Rockin' with Rachmaninoff (1991)
- It's Got to Be Funky (1993)
- Pencil Packin' Papa (1994)
- The Hardbop Grandpop (1996)
- A Prescription for the Blues (1997)
- Jazz Has a Sense of Humor (1998)
Blakey/The
Jazz
Messengers
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (1954)
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (1954)
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 (1954)
- At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1955)
- At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (1955)
- The Jazz Messengers (1956)
- The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
- Originally (1956)
others
- Introducing Nat Adderley (1955)
- Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Dee Dee Bridgewater, 1994)
- Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd, 1955)
- Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956)
- Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke, 1955)
- Al Cohn's Tones (Al Cohn, 1950)
- Miles Davis, Volume 3 (1954)
- Miles Davis Quartet/Blue Haze/Miles Davis Quintet/
Miles Davis All-Star Sextet/Walkin' (1953/54) - Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins/Bags' Groove (1954)
- Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Lou Donaldson, 1952)
- Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955)
- The Art Farmer Septet (1953–54)
- When Farmer Met Gryce (Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce, 1955)
- The Complete Roost Recordings (Stan Getz, 1950–51)
- Nica's Tempo (Gigi Gryce, 1955)
- Disorder at the Border (Coleman Hawkins, 1952)
- Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (Milt Jackson, 1957)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (J.J. Johnson, 1955)
- Blowing in from Chicago (Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore, 1957)
- Hank Mobley Quartet (1955)
- Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
- Hank Mobley and His All Stars (1957)
- Hank Mobley Quintet (1957)
- J. R. Monterose (1956)
- Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956)
- Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
- Clark Terry (1955)
singles
- "Opus de Funk" (1953)
- "The Preacher"/"Doodlin'" (1955/54)
- "Señor Blues" (1956)
- "Sister Sadie" (1959)
- "Nica's Dream" (1960)
- "Song for My Father" (1964)