Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Silver, recorded on January 13, 1958 and released on Blue Note in 1958. The quintet features horn section Art Farmer and Clifford Jordan and rhythm section Teddy Kotick and Louis Hayes.[2]

Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet
Studio album by
the Horace Silver Quintet
ReleasedEarly May 1958[1]
RecordedJanuary 13, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length42:20
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1589
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
The Stylings of Silver
(1957)
Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet
(1958)
Finger Poppin'
(1959)

Background

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Silver's tune "Safari" had been recorded by Blue Note before in 1952 and was re-issued as a single to coincide with the release of the album.[citation needed]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]

The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett states: "Further Explorations is a solid, even striking outing, and if it isn't maybe quite as flashy as some of its predecessors, it is no less substantive and revealing."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except as noted.

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."The Outlaw"6:07
2."Melancholy Mood"6:35
3."Pyramid"6:38
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moon Rays" 10:56
2."Safari" 5:11
3."Ill Wind"6:53

Personnel

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Horace Silver Quintet

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard May 19, 1958
  2. ^ Silver, Horace (August 2007). Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver - Horace Silver - Google Books. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520253926. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. ^ AllMusic Review
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed 16 November 2009.