The Cape Verdean Blues
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| The Cape Verdean Blues | ||
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| Studio album by Horace Silver Quintet | ||
| Released | 1965 | |
| Recorded | October 1 & October 22, 1965 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 43:43 | |
| Label | Blue Note Records | |
| Horace Silver Quintet chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song for My Father (1964) |
Cape Verdean Blues (1965) |
The Jody Grind (1966) |
The Cape Verdean Blues is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet, lead by jazz pianist Horace Silver. The quintet is joined on half of these tracks by trombonist J.J. Johnson, whom Silver had been eager to work with for some time. The album was inspired by Silver's father, John Tavares Silver, who was born in Cape Verde.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Cape Verdean Blues"
- "The African Queen"
- "Pretty Eyes"
- "Nutville"
- "Bonita"
- "Mo' Joe"
[edit] Personnel
- Horace Silver (piano)
- Woody Shaw (trumpet)
- Joe Henderson (tenor sax)
- J.J. Johnson (trombone)
- Bob Cranshaw (bass)
- Roger Humphries (drums)
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