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The Horace Silver Quintet

 

Song For My Father


Blue Note ‎records 1965  ‎– BLP 4185

notes:

Song for My Father is a 1965 album by the Horace Silver Quintet,
 released on the Blue Note label in 1965. The album was inspired
 by a trip that Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork 
features a photograph of Silver's father, John Tavares Silver,

credits:

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5

    Horace Silver – piano
    Carmell Jones – trumpet (solo 2 and 5, ensemble 1 and 4)
    Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
    Teddy Smith – bass
    Roger Humphries – drums

Tracks 6,

    Horace Silver – piano
    Gene Taylor – bass
    Roy Brooks – drums

Recorded    October 31, 1963; January 28 and October 26, 1964
Studio    Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs
Producer    Alfred Lion

tracklist:

A1        Song For My Father
Written-By – Silver*
A2        The Natives Are Restless Tonight
Written-By – Silver*
A3        Calcutta Cutie
Written-By – Silver*
B1        Que Pasa
Written-By – Silver*
B2        The Kicker
Written-By – Joe Henderson
B3        Lonely Woman (Trio)
Written-By – Silver*