Horace-Scope is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1960 featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks.[4]
| Horace-Scope | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1960[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 8–9, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:13 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84042 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Reception
editSteve Huey, reviewing for AllMusic, described the album as "full of soulful grooves and well-honed group interplay" and ultimately an "eminently satisfying effort".[5]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Horace Silver except as indicated
- "Strollin'" - 4:59
- "Where You At?" - 5:37
- "Without You" (Don Newey) - 4:50
- "Horace-Scope" - 4:43
- "Yeah!" - 6:28
- "Me and My Baby" - 5:58
- "Nica's Dream" - 6:48
- Recorded July 8 (tracks 1-3) & July 9 (tracks 4-7), 1960.
Personnel
edit- Horace Silver - piano
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet
- Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
- Gene Taylor - bass
- Roy Brooks - drums
Production
editReferences
edit- ^ Schwann Record Guide, 1966
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Horace Silver discography accessed 17 November 2009.
- ^ Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed 17 November 2009.