Thursday 10 September 2009

Horace Silver - Silver 'N Brass (1975)

1.Barbara
2.Dameron's Dance
3.Adjustment
4.Mysticism
5.Kissin' Cousins
6.The Sophisticated Hippie.

Frank Rosolino - Trombone
Maurice Spears - Trombone (Bass)
Vincent DeRosa - French Horn
Bob Cranshaw - Bass
Oscar Brashear - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Al Foster - Drums
Tom Harrell - Trumpet
Bob Berg - Sax (Tenor)
Ron Carter - Bass
Buddy Collette - Saxophone
Jerome Richardson - Saxophone
Horace Silver - Piano, Main Performer
Bobby Bryant - Trumpet, Flugelhorn.

The first of five LPs that feature Horace Silver's Quintet being augmented by other instrumentalists, this set finds trumpeter Tom Harrell, tenor-saxophonist Bob Berg, either Ron Carter or Bob Cranshaw on bass and either Al Foster or Bernard Purdie on drums joined by five brass players and two reed specialists. Although there are tributes to Tadd Dameron ("Dameron's Dance") and Duke Ellington ("The Sophisticated Hippie"), the music is recognizably Silver -- funky hard bop. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.

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