''Spiritualizing the Senses'' is an album by
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pianist
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 sch ...
, his second released on the
Silverto label, featuring performances by Silver with
Eddie Harris
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,
Bobby Shew
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Biography
He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. After leaving college in 1960, Shew was drafted into the U.S. Army and played trumpet and toured ...
,
Ralph Moore
Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Moore was born in Brixton, London, England. His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military. He spent his childhood in Brixton, and afte ...
,
Bob Maize
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Maize played piano from age seven and switched to bass at 13. After moving to San Francisco in 1963, Maize worked in the ...
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Reception
The
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review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars and simply states: "Nice, characteristic hard bop on his own label".
[Wynn, R. ]Allmusic Review
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accessed November 30, 2009.
Track listing
:''All compositions and lyrics by Horace Silver''
# "Smelling Our Attitude"
# "Seeing with Perception"
# "The Sensitive Touch"
# "Exercising Taste and Good Judgement"
# "Hearing and Understanding"
# "Moving Forward with Confidence"
:*Recorded in New York City on January 19, 1983.
Personnel
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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 sch ...
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piano
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Eddie Harris
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tenor saxophone
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Bobby Shew
Bobby Shew (born March 4, 1941) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player.
Biography
He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. After leaving college in 1960, Shew was drafted into the U.S. Army and played trumpet and toured ...
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trumpet
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Ralph Moore
Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Moore was born in Brixton, London, England. His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military. He spent his childhood in Brixton, and afte ...
- tenor saxophone
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Bob Maize
Bob Maize (January 15, 1945 – November 20, 2004) was an American jazz double bassist born and raised in Ontario California.
Maize played piano from age seven and switched to bass at 13. After moving to San Francisco in 1963, Maize worked in the ...
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drums
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References
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Horace Silver albums
Silverto Records albums
1983 albums