Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu

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
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
Released1952
RecordedOctober 9 and 20, 1952
StudioWOR Studios, NYC
LabelBlue Note
BLP 5018
Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2
Compilation album by
Released1953
RecordedNovember 23, 1953
StudioWOR Studios, NYC
LabelBlue Note
BLP 5034

Background

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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

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Original release

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Horace Silver Trio

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October 9, 1952

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October 20, 1952

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November 23, 1953

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  • 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
  • Sabuconga ("Message from Kenya")

Technical personnel

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References

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  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.