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The Inner Core of Horace Silver, April 17, 2008
This review is from: Retrospective (Audio CD)
'Retrospective' is a compilation of selected tracks from recordings Silver produced by Alfred Lion(Blue Notes Records) during Horace's 25 year tenure with the company from 1953 to 1978.It is important to note that Art Blakey and Horace Silver co-founded the 'The Jazz Messengers' around 1952.After a year with the Jazz Messengers Horace Silver left to form his own band and Art Blakey took over 'The Jazz Messengers.In many respects Art Blakey and Horace Silver were virtual institutions during the 50's and 60's.They were the true leaders,along with Miles and a few others during these years.Young and talented musicians that passed through their bands during the course of their own careers gained vital experience during there tenures with Blakey and/or Silver.The list is quite long,but you can obtain them from the liner notes in this CD collection.Silver was a remarkable pianist,and along with Wayne Shorter were amoungst the most prolific composers of this genre(hard bop)They both played an important role for further exploration by other musicians and composers that proceeded them.Something that should be noted is that Alfred Lion of {Blue Note Records}was instrumental in encouraging and facilitating all these recording projects to materialize and ultimately to be issued,and he did just that.So we can also thank him for these amazing sessions,along with Rudy Van Gelder for his superb job of re-mastering the orginal recordings. This is a worthy investment,as it provides access to a wide variety of players,and you have the chance to listen to the genius of Horace Silver's playing and the brilliance of his compositions.What a creative musician!Enjoy
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Horace Silver-The One and Only, July 14, 2008
This review is from: Retrospective (Audio CD)
When many people think of Jazz, the names Coltrane, Bird and Miles usually come to mind.As those of us Jazz aficionados know, there are many layers of Jazz and as far as I am concerned, one of the Kings of Hardbop and Bebop will always be Mr. Silver himself.This retrospective takes you through his career from 1959-1978 and shows you all the raw talent this icon has brought to our world.I am not in love with 100 percent of the choices on this CD, but I do give it a strong rating of 95%.Horace,you will alway be considered one of the real stars from Norwalk, Connecticut.
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A must-have for serious jazz collectors!, March 20, 2006
This review is from: Retrospective (Audio CD)
This retrospective contains every Horace Silver track you have heard as well as many you may hear for the first time. Rudy Van Gelder has done an excellent job of re-mastering each track providing the listener with 40+ year old tracks that sound as if Horace cut them last night!
As usual, there are the occasional tracks that make you say, "Why on earth did they bother to include that??" However, overall, this compilation is a must-have for any serious fan of Horace Silver.
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