Serenade to a Soul Sister

Serenade to a Soul Sister
Studio album by Horace Silver
Released	1968
Recorded	February 23 & March 29, 1968 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:54
Label	Blue Note BST 84277
Producer	Alfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
The Jody Grind (1966) Serenade to a Soul Sister (1968) You Gotta Take a Little Love (1969)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Serenade to a Soul Sister is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1968, featuring performances by Silver with Charles Tolliver, Stanley Turrentine, Bennie Maupin, Bob Cranshaw, John Williams, Mickey Roker and Billy Cobham.^[2] The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and calls it "One of the last great Horace Silver albums for Blue Note, Serenade to a Soul Sister is also one of the pianist's most infectiously cheerful, good-humored outings."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver

1. "Psychedelic Sally" - 7:14
2. "Serenade to a Soul Sister" - 6:19
3. "Rain Dance" - 6:21
4. "Jungle Juice" - 6:46
5. "Kindred Spirits" - 5:55
6. "Next Time I Fall in Love" - 5:19

Personnel

on tracks 1 - 3 (February 23, 1968)

• Horace Silver - piano
• Charles Tolliver - trumpet
• Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
• Bob Cranshaw - bass, electric bass (on track 1)
• Mickey Roker - drums

on tracks 4 - 6 (March 29, 1968)

• Horace Silver - piano
• Charles Tolliver - trumpet (exc. track 6)
• Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone (exc. track 6)
• John Williams - bass
• Billy Cobham - drums

Production

• Alfred Lion - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
• Reid Miles - design
• Billy Cobham (Cover), Francis Wolff (Interior) - photography

References