Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu is an album by the Horace Silver Trio featuring drummer Art Blakey and conga player Sabu , recorded on October 9 & 20, 1952 and November 23, 1953 respectively and released on Blue Note in 1956.[ 3]
Introducing the Horace Silver Trio Released 1952 Recorded October 9 and 20, 1952 Studio WOR Studios, NYC Label Blue Note BLP 5018
Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 Released 1953 Recorded November 23, 1953 Studio WOR Studios, NYC Label Blue Note BLP 5034
The sessions were previously issued on two 10"s, Introducing the Horace Silver Trio (1952) and Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 (1953), respectively.[ 4] While the original 12" LP omitted four tracks from these earlier 10" LPs, the CD reissue includes all 16 tracks from the original sessions.[ 5] [ 6]
All tracks are written by Horace Silver except where noted
Title Lyrics Music Date recorded 1. "Horace-Scope" October 9, 1952 3:47 2. "Safari" October 9, 1952 2:47 3. "Thou Swell " Lorenz Hart Richard Rodgers October 9, 1952 2:52 4. "Quicksilver" October 20, 1952 3:00 5. "Ecaroh" October 20, 1952 3:10 6. "Yeah" October 20, 1952 2:45 7. "Knowledge Box" October 20, 1952 2:46 8. "Prelude to a Kiss " Irving Gordon , Irving Mills Duke Ellington October 20, 1952 2:47 9. "I Remember You " Johnny Mercer Victor Schertzinger November 23, 1953 3:52 10. "Opus de Funk" November 23, 1953 3:26 11. "Day In, Day Out " Johnny Mercer Rube Bloom November 23, 1953 3:00 12. "Silverware" November 23, 1953 2:34 13. "How About You? " Ralph Freed Burton Lane November 23, 1953 3:40 14. "Buhaina" November 23, 1953 3:04 15. "Message from Kenya" Art Blakey November 23, 1953 4:30 16. "Nothing but the Soul" Art Blakey November 23, 1953 4:07 Total length: 50:08
Introducing the Horace Silver Trio – BLP 5018
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Side 1 Title Date recorded 1. "Safari" October 9, 1952 2. "Ecaroh" October 20, 1952 3. "Prelude to a Kiss" October 20, 1952 4. "Thou Swell" October 9, 1952
Side 2 Title Date recorded 1. "Quicksilver" October 20, 1952 2. "Horoscope" October 9, 1952 3. "Yeah" October 20, 1952 4. "Knowledge Box" October 20, 1952
Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 – BLP 5034
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Side 1 Title Writer(s) Date recorded 1. "How About You" November 23, 1953 2. "I Remember You" November 23, 1953 3. "Silverware" Silver November 23, 1953 4. "Message from Kenya" Blakey November 23, 1953
Side 2 Title Writer(s) Date recorded 1. "Opus de Funk" Silver November 23, 1953 2. "Nothing but the Soul" Blakey November 23, 1953 3. "Buhaina" Silver November 23, 1953 4. "Day In, Day Out" November 23, 1953
Horace Silver – piano (except "Message from Kenya", "Nothing but the Soul")
Percy Heath – bass (except "Message from Kenya", "Nothing but the Soul")
Art Blakey – drums
Sabu – conga ("Message from Kenya")