Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers (2LP, Mono, 45RPM)
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COMPILATION
Piano – Horace Silver [click here to see more vinyl featuring Horace Silver]
The Jazz Messengers : [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Jazz Messengers]
Bass – Doug Watkins [click here to see more vinyl featuring Doug Watkins]
Drums – Art Blakey [click here to see more vinyl featuring Art Blakey]
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley [click here to see more vinyl featuring Hank Mobley]
Trumpet – Kenny Dorham [click here to see more vinyl featuring Kenny Dorham]
Written by Horace Silver (A1-C2, D2), Hank Mobley (D1)
2LPs, gatefold jacket
Limited and Numbered Edition (Number : 0693)
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Music Matters
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded December 13, 1954 & February 6, 1955, at The Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Recorded and engineered By Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech
Designed by Reid K. Miles
Liner Notes by Ira Gitler
Photography by Francis Wolff
Originally released in 1956
Reissued in 2013
Tracks:
Side A:
- Room 608
- Creepin'In
Side B:
- Stop Time
- To Whom It May Concern
Side C:
- Hippy
- The Preacher
Side D:
- Hankerin
- Doodlin'
Reviews:
"In 1954, pianist Horace Silver teamed with drummer Art Blakey to form a cooperative ensemble that would combine the dexterity and power of bebop with the midtempo, down-home grooves of blues and gospel music. The results are what would become known as hard bop, and the Jazz Messengers were one of the leading exponents of this significant era in jazz history. Before Silver's departure and Blakey's lifetime of leadership, this first major session by the original Jazz Messengers set the standard by which future incarnations of the group would be measured. The tunes here are all Silver's, save the bopping "Hankerin'" by tenor man Hank Mobley. Such cuts as the opening "Room 608," the bluesy "Creepin' In," and "Hippy" are excellent examples of both Silver's creative composing style and the Messengers' signature sound. Of course, the most remembered tunes from the session are the classic "The Preacher" and "Doodlin'," two quintessential hard bops standard. In all, this set is not only a stunning snapshot of one of the first groups of its kind, but the very definition of a style that dominated jazz in the 1950s and '60s.“ AllMusic Review by Rovi Staff
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.72 / 5 , The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide : 5 / 5 , The Penguin Guide to Jazz : 3.5 / 5