The Horace Silver Quintet – Silver’s Serenade – Tone Poet LP

Description

180g Vinyl LP!
Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes!
Produced by Music Matters’ Joe Harley!
Pressed at RTI!

Recorded in May 1963,Silver’s Serenadewas the last in a fantastic run of albums that pianist Horace Silver would make with the most celebrated lineup of his Quintet featuringBlue Mitchellon trumpet,Junior Cookon tenor saxophone,Gene Tayloron bass, andRoy Brookson drums. The core of the band had been together since 1959 and recorded hard-bop classics likeFinger Poppin’andBlowin’ the Blues Away, with Brooks joining in 1960 onHorace-Scope. The program onSilver’s Serenadeconsists of five Silver tunes that epitomize his exceptional compositional style: captivating melodies, sophisticated harmonies, and intricate rhythmic inventions with a soulful and unerring sense of swing at the core. From the relaxed groove of the opening title track to the hard-charging finale “Nineteen Bars” the Quintet delivers their swan song with style.

The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

This is another excellent recording by the greatest Silver quintet.-Thom Jurek, AllMusic.com, 4/5 stars

Features

• 180g Vinyl LP
• Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Mastered from the Original Analog Tapes
• Produced by Joe Harley
• Pressed at RTI
• Deluxe Gatefold Tip-On Jacket

Musicians

Selections

Side I:

1. Silver’s Serenade
2. Let’s Get to the Nitty Gritty

Side II:

1. Sweet Sweetie Dee
2. The Dragon Lady
3. Nineteen Bars