LISTEN TO GILLES PETERSON’S TRIBUTE TO HORACE SILVER

Hard-Bop pioneer, Horace Silver, who played with Art Blakey and Hank Mobley, sadly passed away on Wednesday, June 18th, aged 85.

Horace, who played piano and saxophone, went on to release a substantial amount of material, over a period of 30 years, on the iconic Blue Note Recordings label, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.

To pay tribute to the legendary jazz musician, Gilles Peterson (pictured above) has put together an hour-long mix of Horace’s finest releases on Blue Note.

Track List below.

Tracklist:

Horace Silver – Senor Blues (Vocal Version)
Horace Silver – Doin’ The Thing Intro
The Horace Silver Quintet – The Baghdad Blues
The Horace Silver Quintet – Let’s Get To The Nitty Gritty
The Horace Silver Quintet – Song For My Father
Horace Silver – The Sophisticated Hippie
The Horace Silver Quintet – That Healin’ Feelin’
Horace Silver – In Pursuit Of The 27th Man
Horace Silver – Time And Effort
The Horace Silver Quintet & J.J. Johnson – The Cape Verdean Blues
The Horace Silver Quintet – Nica’s Dream
Horace Silver – Psychedelic Sally
Horace Silver – Togetherness
Horace Silver – The Gods Of The Yoruba
The Horace Silver Quintet – Ah! So
Horace Silver – I’ve Had A Little Talk
Horace Silver – The Outlaw
The Horace Silver Quintet – Tokyo Blues
The Horace Silver Quintet – The Jody Grind
Horace Silver – Ecaroh