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Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu is an album by the Horace Silver Trio featuring drummer Art Blakey and conga player Sabu, recorded on October 9 & 20, 1952 and November 23, 1953 respectively and released on Blue Note in 1956.[3]

Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu
Compilation album by
Horace Silver
ReleasedOctober 1956
RecordedOctober 9 and 20, 1952 and November 23, 1953
StudioWOR Studios, NYC
GenreJazz, hard bop
Length40:26
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1520
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
New Faces New Sounds
(1952) 		Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu
(1956) 		Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
(1955)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
Introducing the Horace Silver Trio
Studio album by
Horace Silver
Released1952
RecordedOctober 9 and 20, 1952
StudioWOR Studios, NYC
LabelBlue Note
BLP 5018
Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2
Compilation album by
Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey
Released1953
RecordedNovember 23, 1953
StudioWOR Studios, NYC
LabelBlue Note
BLP 5034

Background edit

The sessions were previously issued on two 10"s, Introducing the Horace Silver Trio (1952) and Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 (1953), respectively.[4] While the original 12" LP omitted four tracks from these earlier 10" LPs, the CD reissue includes all 16 tracks from the original sessions.[5][6]

Track listing edit

Original release edit

All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted

Side 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicDate recordedLength
1."Safari"  October 9, 19522:47
2."Ecaroh"  October 20, 19523:10
3."Prelude to a Kiss"Irving Gordon, Irving MillsDuke EllingtonOctober 20, 19522:47
4."Message from Kenya" Art BlakeyNovember 23, 19532:47
5."Horoscope"  October 9, 19523:47
6."Yeah"  October 20, 19522:45
Side 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicDate recordedLength
1."How About You?"Ralph FreedBurton LaneNovember 23, 19533:40
2."I Remember You"Johnny MercerVictor SchertzingerNovember 23, 19533:52
3."Opus de Funk"  November 23, 19533:26
4."Nothing but the Soul" Art BlakeyNovember 23, 19534:07
5."Silverware"  November 23, 19532:34
6."Day In, Day Out"Johnny MercerRube BloomNovember 23, 19533:00

CD reissue edit

All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicDate recordedLength
1."Horace-Scope"  October 9, 19523:47
2."Safari"  October 9, 19522:47
3."Thou Swell"Lorenz HartRichard RodgersOctober 9, 19522:52
4."Quicksilver"  October 20, 19523:00
5."Ecaroh"  October 20, 19523:10
6."Yeah"  October 20, 19522:45
7."Knowledge Box"  October 20, 19522:46
8."Prelude to a Kiss"Irving Gordon, Irving MillsDuke EllingtonOctober 20, 19522:47
9."I Remember You"Johnny MercerVictor SchertzingerNovember 23, 19533:52
10."Opus de Funk"  November 23, 19533:26
11."Day In, Day Out"Johnny MercerRube BloomNovember 23, 19533:00
12."Silverware"  November 23, 19532:34
13."How About You?"Ralph FreedBurton LaneNovember 23, 19533:40
14."Buhaina"  November 23, 19533:04
15."Message from Kenya" Art BlakeyNovember 23, 19534:30
16."Nothing but the Soul" Art BlakeyNovember 23, 19534:07
Total length:50:08

Introducing the Horace Silver Trio – BLP 5018 edit

Side 1
No.TitleDate recordedLength
1."Safari"October 9, 1952 
2."Ecaroh"October 20, 1952 
3."Prelude to a Kiss"October 20, 1952 
4."Thou Swell"October 9, 1952 
Side 2
No.TitleDate recordedLength
1."Quicksilver"October 20, 1952 
2."Horoscope"October 9, 1952 
3."Yeah"October 20, 1952 
4."Knowledge Box"October 20, 1952 

Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 – BLP 5034 edit

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."How About You"
  • Lane
  • Freed
November 23, 1953 
2."I Remember You"
  • Mercer
  • Schertzinger
November 23, 1953 
3."Silverware"SilverNovember 23, 1953 
4."Message from Kenya"BlakeyNovember 23, 1953 
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Opus de Funk"SilverNovember 23, 1953 
2."Nothing but the Soul"BlakeyNovember 23, 1953 
3."Buhaina"SilverNovember 23, 1953 
4."Day In, Day Out"
  • Mercer
  • Bloom
November 23, 1953 

Personnel edit

Horace Silver Trio edit

October 9, 1952 edit

October 20, 1952 edit

November 23, 1953 edit

  • Horace Silver – piano (except "Message from Kenya", "Nothing but the Soul")
  • Percy Heath – bass (except "Message from Kenya", "Nothing but the Soul")
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Sabu – conga ("Message from Kenya")

Technical personnel edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Horace Silver Discography Project". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Horace Silver Trio". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Horace Silver Trio". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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