Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu
Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu is a 1955 compilation album, featuring, primarily the Horace Silver Trio, but also includes two percussion-centric tracks featuring drummer Art Blakey and conga player Sabu. The tracks on this album are compiled from three sessions which were Silver's first as a leader.[2] Originally released as an LP, it has subsequently been reissued on CD several times, including additional tracks not present on the original LP.[3]
| Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | October 9 and 20, 1952 and November 23, 1953 WOR Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 40:26 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1520 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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| Introducing the Horace Silver Trio | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1952 |
| Recorded | October 9 and 20, 1952 WOR Studios, New York City |
| Label | Blue Note BLP 5018 |
| Horace Silver Trio Vol. 2 and Art Blakey-Sabu | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1953 |
| Recorded | November 23, 1953 WOR Studios, New York City |
| Label | Blue Note BLP 5034 |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |   [1] |
Background
Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu was the second 12" Blue Note album released under Silver's name, but was recorded earlier. The album compiles tracks from three sessions in 1953 and 1954 featuring Silver, Blakey and three different bassists: Gene Ramey, Curly Russell and Percy Heath. All of these tracks were previously released on two earlier 10" LPs – Introducing the Horace Silver Trio (BLP 5018) and Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 and Art Blakey - Sabu (BLP 5034).[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.[3][5]
Track listing
Original LP
All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Safari" (*) | 2:47 | ||
| 2. | "Ecaroh" (*) | 3:10 | ||
| 3. | "Prelude to a Kiss" (*) | Irving Gordon, Irving Mills | Duke Ellington | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Message from Kenya" (**) | Art Blakey | 2:47 | |
| 5. | "Horoscope" (*) | 3:47 | ||
| 6. | "Yeah" (*) | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How About You?" (**) | Ralph Freed | Burton Lane | 3:40 |
| 2. | "I Remember You" (**) | Johnny Mercer | Victor Schertzinger | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Opus de Funk" (**) | 3:26 | ||
| 4. | "Nothing But the Soul" (**) | Art Blakey | 4:07 | |
| 5. | "Silverware" (**) | 2:34 | ||
| 6. | "Day In, Day Out" (**) | Johnny Mercer | Rube Bloom | 3:00 |
CD reissue
All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Horace-Scope" (*) | 3:47 | ||
| 2. | "Safari" (*) | 2:47 | ||
| 3. | "Thou Swell" (*) | Lorenz Hart | Richard Rodgers | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Quicksilver" (*) | 3:00 | ||
| 5. | "Ecaroh" (*) | 3:10 | ||
| 6. | "Yeah" (*) | 2:45 | ||
| 7. | "Knowledge Box" (*) | 2:46 | ||
| 8. | "Prelude to a Kiss" (*) | Irving Gordon, Irving Mills | Duke Ellington | 2:47 |
| 9. | "I Remember You" (**) | Johnny Mercer | Victor Schertzinger | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Opus De Funk" (**) | 3:26 | ||
| 11. | "Day In, Day Out" (**) | Johnny Mercer | Rube Bloom | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Silverware" (**) | 2:34 | ||
| 13. | "How About You?" (**) | Ralph Freed | Burton Lane | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Buhaina" (**) | 3:04 | ||
| 15. | "Message From Kenya" (**) | Art Blakey | 4:30 | |
| 16. | "Nothing But The Soul" (**) | Art Blakey | 4:07 | |
| Total length: | 50:08 | |||
(*) Originally Released on Introducing the Horace Silver Trio (BLP 5018)
(**) Originally Released on Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 and Art Blakey - Sabu (BLP 5034)
Personnel
Performance
- Horace Silver - piano (except tracks A4, B4 LP; 15, 16 CD)
- Art Blakey - drums
- Gene Ramey - double bass (tracks A1, A5 LP; 1-3 CD)
- Curley Russell - double bass (tracks A2, A3, A6 LP; 4-8 CD)
- Percy Heath - double bass (tracks B1-B3, B5, B6 LP; 9-14 CD)
- Sabu - conga (track A4 LP; 15 CD)
Production
References
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Yanow, Scott. "Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 1: Spotlight on Drums". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Horace Silver Trio". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Horace Silver Discography Project". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Horace Silver Trio". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.