Track Listing

1. Song For My Father
2. Natives Are Restless Tonight
3. Calcutta Cutie
4. Que Pasa
5. Kicker
6. Lonely Woman
7. Sanctimonious Sam
8. Sighin' And Cryin'
9. Silver Treads Among My Soul

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12080 in Music
• Released on: 1999-06-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered

Customer Reviews

A Silver lining
It's the simpleness of his warm, infectious grooves that makes Horace Silver's music so enduring. The Bossa Nova infused title track is a typical example of his ability to pen catchy rhythms, "Song for my father," is notable for Joe Henderson's blazing solo and it remains one of those Blue Note signature tunes. Each track starts with a bass note and a single piano chord before gently building into a tumultuous ebb and flow. "Calcutta Cutie," has a slighly eerie, claustrophobic feel to it and it combines well with the snaking,"Que Pasa." The liner notes on this re-issued version give an interesting insight into the rag bag of musicians that Silver used in laying down the tracks. The rather lengthy recording time and the two quintets involved can only add to the record's allure
Some stuffy Jazz aficionados like to have a pop at this. Maybe the trumpets are a little blown away by the rhythm section but it remains one of my personal favourite Blue Notes and this is surely a must have in anyone's reocord collection.

Where have I heard this before?
The influence of Horace Silver is plain to hear on this evcellent album. This is accessable jazz but with plenty of bite. From the opening notes it sounds familiar and not just because the opening vamp was copied by Steely Dan. Silvers piano stlyle has been much copied and sampled so you will have heard him, or his style, on other artists songs many times without realising it. If you are looking for a place to start with a Horace Silver collection this is definitely where to start. If you are looking to get into jazz or to turn someone on to jazz then you could do no better than to start here. Also, if you like this then check out Art Blakey's "Moanin'"

An Atmospheric Ragbag...
Carmell Jones does not match up to Blue Mitchell and despite his big tone and other accomplishments Joe Henderson does not suit Horace Silver's tunes the way Junior Cook does. Consequently, the front line Joe Henderson and Carmell Jones were replacing simply blow them away. Not surprisingly, Joe Henderson went on to become a Blue Note staple, but never as good as Horace Silver. By comparison think of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and how many stars emerged from that stable. Such as Benny Golson and Wayne Shorter who both rightfully determined the Jazz Messengers' sound during their tenures, unlike Joe Henderson who remained a Blue Note session man for the rest of his time with the label. Atmospheric as Song For My Father is (apparently the main reason why this session sold so well - not to mention the cover photo) neither Joe Henderson nor Bill Carmell cut it for me.