Review
by Steve Huey
After
the success of Song for My Father and its hit title cut, Horace Silver
was moved to pay further tribute to his dad, not to mention connect with
some of his roots. Silver's father was born in the island nation of
Cape Verde (near West Africa) before emigrating to the United States,
and that's the inspiration behind The Cape Verdean Blues. Not all of the
tracks are directly influenced by the music of Cape Verde (though some
do incorporate Silver's taste for light exoticism); however, there's a
spirit of adventure that pervades the entire album, a sense of
exploration that wouldn't have been quite the same with Silver's quintet
of old. On average, the tracks are longer than usual, and the lineup --
featuring tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson (a holdover from the Song for
My Father sessions) and trumpeter Woody Shaw -- is one of the most
modernist-leaning Silver ever recorded with. They push Silver into more
advanced territory than he was normally accustomed to working, with mild
dissonances and (especially in Henderson's case) a rawer edge to the
playing. What's more, bop trombone legend J.J. Johnson appears on half
of the six tracks, and Silver sounds excited to finally work with a
collaborator he'd been pursuing for some time. Johnson ably handles some
of the album's most challenging material, like the moody, swelling
"Bonita" and the complex, up-tempo rhythms of "Nutville." Most
interesting, though, is the lilting title track, which conjures the
flavor of the islands with a blend of Latin-tinged rhythms and calypso
melodies that nonetheless don't sound quite Caribbean in origin. Also
noteworthy are "The African Queen," with its blend of emotional power
and drifting hints of freedom, and "Pretty Eyes," Silver's first
original waltz. Yet another worthwhile Silver album.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cape-verdean-blues-mw0000204335
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Review
by Steve Huey
After
the success of Song for My Father and its hit title cut, Horace Silver
was moved to pay further tribute to his dad, not to mention connect with
some of his roots. Silver's father was born in the island nation of
Cape Verde (near West Africa) before emigrating to the United States,
and that's the inspiration behind The Cape Verdean Blues. Not all of the
tracks are directly influenced by the music of Cape Verde (though some
do incorporate Silver's taste for light exoticism); however, there's a
spirit of adventure that pervades the entire album, a sense of
exploration that wouldn't have been quite the same with Silver's quintet
of old. On average, the tracks are longer than usual, and the lineup --
featuring tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson (a holdover from the Song for
My Father sessions) and trumpeter Woody Shaw -- is one of the most
modernist-leaning Silver ever recorded with. They push Silver into more
advanced territory than he was normally accustomed to working, with mild
dissonances and (especially in Henderson's case) a rawer edge to the
playing. What's more, bop trombone legend J.J. Johnson appears on half
of the six tracks, and Silver sounds excited to finally work with a
collaborator he'd been pursuing for some time. Johnson ably handles some
of the album's most challenging material, like the moody, swelling
"Bonita" and the complex, up-tempo rhythms of "Nutville." Most
interesting, though, is the lilting title track, which conjures the
flavor of the islands with a blend of Latin-tinged rhythms and calypso
melodies that nonetheless don't sound quite Caribbean in origin. Also
noteworthy are "The African Queen," with its blend of emotional power
and drifting hints of freedom, and "Pretty Eyes," Silver's first
original waltz. Yet another worthwhile Silver album.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cape-verdean-blues-mw0000204335
1 - The Cape Verdean Blues - 4:57
2 - The African Queen - 9:34
3 - Pretty Eyes - 7:28
4 - Nutville - 7:12
5 - Bonita - 8:35
6 - Mo' Joe - 5:45
Credits:
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Composed By – Horace Silver (tracks: 1 to 5)
Design [Cover], Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Reid Miles
Drums – Roger Humphries
Piano – Horace Silver
Producer – Alfred Lion
Recorded By, Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson
Trombone – J.J. Johnson (tracks: 4 to 6)
Trumpet – Woody Shaw
Recorded on October 1 & October 22, 1965 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Label: Blue Note – BST 84220
Released: Dec 1965
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/2040055-The-Horace-Silver-Quintet-Plus-JJ-Johnson-The-Cape-Verdean-Blues
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