Horace Silver: Silver’s Serenade (Tone Poet Vinyl 180g)

Contents

1. Silver’s Serenade
2. Let’s Get To The Nitty Gritty 3.. Sweet Sweetie Dee
3. The Dragon Lady
4. Nineteen Bars

“Silver’s Serenade” was recorded in May 1963 and was the last in a series of fantastic albums recorded by pianist Horace Silver in the most famous line-up of his quintet with Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Gene Taylor on bass and Roy Brooks on drums. The core of the band had been together since 1959 and recorded hard bop classics such as “Finger Poppin'” and “Blowin’ the Blues Away”, with Brooks joining Horace Scope in 1960.

The program on “Silver’s Serenade” consists of five Silver tunes that epitomize his exceptional compositional style: captivating melodies, sophisticated harmonies and intricate rhythmic inventions with a soulful and unerring sense of swing at their core. From the relaxed groove of the opening title track to the rousing finale “Nineteen Bars”, the quintet delivers its swan song in style.

This Stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc (RTI) and packaged in a luxurious gatefold tip-on sleeve.