Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu

Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu
Compilation album by Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Sabu
Released 1955
Recorded October 9 and 20, 1952 and November 23, 1953
WOR Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz, Hard bop
Length 40:26
Label Blue Note
BLP 1520
Producer Alfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology

Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu
(1955)		 Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
(1955)
Introducing the Horace Silver Trio
Studio album by Horace Silver
Released 1952
Recorded October 9 and 20, 1952
WOR Studios, NYC
Label Blue Note
BLP 5018
Horace Silver Trio Vol. 2 and Art Blakey-Sabu
Compilation album by Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Sabu
Released 1953
Recorded November 23, 1953
WOR Studios, NYC
Label Blue Note
BLP 5034

Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey - Sabu is a 1955 compiliation 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.[1] Originally released as an LP, it has subsequently been reissued on CD several times, including additional tracks not present on the original LP.[2]

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).[3] While the original 12" LP omitted four tracks from these earlier 10" LPs, the CD reissue includes all 16 tracks from the original sessions.[2][4]

Track Listing

Original LP

All songs written and composed by Horace Silver except where noted. 

Side A
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Safari" (*)   2:47
2. "Ecaroh" (*)   3:10
3. "Prelude to a Kiss" (*)Irving Gordon, Irving MillsDuke Ellington 2:47
4. "Message from Kenya" (**) Art Blakey 2:47
5. "Horoscope" (*)   3:47
6. "Yeah" (*)   2:45
Side B
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "How About You?" (**)Ralph FreedBurton Lane 3:40
2. "I Remember You" (**)Johnny MercerVictor 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 MercerRube Bloom 3:00

CD reissue

All songs written and composed by Horace Silver except where noted. 

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Horoscope" (*)   3:47
2. "Safari" (*)   2:47
3. "Thou Swell" (*)Lorenz HartRichard Rogers 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 MillsDuke Ellington 2:47
9. "I Remember You" (**)Johnny MercerVictor Schertzinger 3:52
10. "Opus De Funk" (**)   3:26
11. "Day In, Day Out" (**)Johnny MercerRube Bloom 3:00
12. "Silverware" (**)   2:34
13. "How About You?" (**)Ralph FreedBurton 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

Production

References

  1. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 1: Spotlight on Drums". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Horace Silver Trio". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Horace Silver Discography Project". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Horace Silver Trio". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.