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Silver 'n Strings Play The Music Of The Spheres
''Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres'' is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his final released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label, featuring performances by Silver with Tom Harrell, Larry Schneider (musician), Larry Schneider, Ron Carter, and Al Foster, with vocals by Gregory Hines, Brenda Alford, Carol Lynn Maillard, and Chapman Roberts, and an overdubbed string section conducted by Wade Marcus. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states: "He was never as strong a lyricist as he was a composer and pianist so the vocals weigh down the music a bit. The songtitles probably kept a few of these pieces from becoming better-known".Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review], accessed November 27, 2009. Track listing :''All compositions and lyrics by Horace Silver'' Side One: # "(The Physical Sphere) The Soul and Its Expression Part One: The Search for Direction" – # "(The Physical Sphere) The Soul and Its Expression Part Two: Directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Silver
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in Connecticut, Silver got his break on piano when his trio was recruited by Stan Getz in 1950. Silver soon moved to New York City, where he developed a reputation as a composer and for his bluesy playing. Frequent sideman recordings in the mid-1950s helped further, but it was his work with the Jazz Messengers, co-led by Art Blakey, that brought both his writing and playing most attention. Their ''Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers'' album contained Silver's first hit, " The Preacher". After leaving Blakey in 1956, Silver formed his own quintet, with what became the standard small group line-up of tenor saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass, and drums. Their public performances and frequent recordings for Blue Note Records increased Silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
