The Cape Verdean Blues | ||||
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Studio album by The Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson | ||||
Released | Early January 1966 | |||
Recorded | October 1 & 22, 1965 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:43 | |||
Label |
Blue Note BST 84220 |
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Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
The Cape Verdean Blues is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet, led by jazz pianist Horace Silver. The quintet is joined on half of these tracks by trombonist J.J. Johnson, with whom Silver had been eager to work for some time. The album was inspired by Silver's father, John Tavares Silva, who was born in Cape Verde.
Recorded on October 1 (#1-3) and 22 (#4-6), 1965.