Blowin' the Blues Away

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Released Early November 1959 Blowin' the Blues Away (1959) Horace-Scope (1960) Producer Alfred Lion Genre Jazz		Length 42:54 Release date 1959 Label Blue Note Records

Recorded August 29–30 & September 13, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Artists The Horace Silver Quintet, The Horace Silver Trio Similar Finger Poppin' With the, Horace‑Scope, 6 Pieces of Silver, The Tokyo Blues, The Cape Verdean Blues

Blowin' the Blues Away is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, released on the Blue Note label in 1959 featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Louis Hayes.

Horace silver quintet blowin the blues away

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and states "Blowin' the Blues Away is one of Horace Silver's all-time Blue Note classics... one of Silver's finest albums, and it's virtually impossible to dislike".

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver except as indicated

"Blowin' the Blues Away" - 4:44
"The St. Vitus Dance" - 4:09
"Break City" - 4:57
"Peace" - 6:02
"Sister Sadie" - 6:19
"The Baghdad Blues" - 4:52
"Melancholy Mood" - 7:10
"How Did It Happen" (Don Newey) - 4:41 Bonus track on CD

Recorded August 29 (tracks 1, 6), August 30 (#3, 4, 5, 8) & September 13 (#2, 7), 1959.

Personnel

Horace Silver - piano

Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8)

Junior Cook - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8)

Gene Taylor - bass

Louis Hayes - drums

Production

Alfred Lion - production

Reid Miles - design

Rudy Van Gelder - engineering

Francis Wolff - photography

Songs

1Blowin' The Blues Away4:43
2The St Vitus Dance4:10
3Break City4:57

References

Blowin' the Blues Away Wikipedia

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