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Guides to Growing Up

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Released
  
1981

Artist
  
Horace Silver

Producer
  
Horace Silver

Label
  
Silverto

Release date
  
1981

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 18 & 29, 1981

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Guides to Growing Up is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his first released on the Silverto label, featuring performances by Silver with Eddie Harris, Joe Diorio, Bob Magnusson, and Ron McCurdy, with recitations by Bill Cosby and vocals by Weaver Copeland, and Mahmu Pearl.

Contents

In a 1981 interview Silver stated: "This is jazz, and actually it's adult music. But it's music for everybody. And adults can listen to it and enjoy it as well as the kids! But the titles of the tunes and the lyrics and recitation is dedicated to the kids, so they can listen to and learn good principles of life."

Track listing

All compositions and lyrics by Horace Silver
  1. "Accepting Responsibility"
  2. "Reaching Our Goals in Life"
  3. "Learning to Be Unselfish"
  4. "Helping Others"
  5. "Finding Good Rules to Life"
  6. "Honesty and Self Control"
  7. "Managing Your Money"
  8. "The Things That Really Matter"
  • Recorded in NYC on September 18 & 29, 1981.

    • Personnel

  • Horace Silver - piano
  • Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone
  • Joe Diorio - guitar
  • Bob Magnusson - bass
  • Ron McCurdy - drums
  • Bill Cosby - recitation
  • Weaver Copeland, Mahmu Pearl - vocals

    • References

    Guides to Growing Up Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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