The Hardbop Grandpop

The Hardbop Grandpop
Studio album by Horace Silver
Released	1996
Recorded	February 29-March 1, 1996
Genre	Jazz
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Horace Silver
Horace Silver chronology
Pencil Packin' Papa (1994)Pencil Packin' Papa1994 The Hardbop Grandpop (1996) A Prescription for the Blues (1997)A Prescription for the Blues1997

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Allmusic	[1]

The Hardbop Grandpop is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Impulse! label in 1996 featuring performances by Silver with Claudio Roditi, Steve Turre, Michael Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Ron Carter, and Lewis Nash.^[2] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and calls the album "One of Horace Silver's finest recordings in his post-Blue Note era".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver

1. "I Want You" - 5:15
2. "The Hippest Cat in Hollywood" - 6:43
3. "Gratitude" - 5:38
4. "Hawkin'" - 6:17
5. "I Got the Blues in Santa Cruz" - 8:05
6. "We've Got Silver at Six" - 7:05
7. "The Hardbop Grandpop" - 5:20
8. "The Lady from Johannesburg" - 6:02
9. "Serenade to a Teakettle" - 6:24
10. "Diggin' on Dexter" - 5:40

• Recorded in NYC on February 29-March 1, 1996.

Personnel

• Horace Silver - piano
• Claudio Roditi - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Steve Turre - trombone
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
• Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
• Ron Carter - bass
• Lewis Nash - drums

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