Silver 'n Percussion

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Released 1977 Release date 1977 Label Blue Note Records		Artist Horace Silver Producer Horace Silver Genre Jazz

Recorded November 12, 17, 25 & 30, 1977 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Silver 'n Percussion (1977) Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres (1979) Similar Silver 'n Voices, Silver 'n Wood, Silver 'n Strings Play the, Silver 'n Brass, Guides to Growing Up

Silver 'n Percussion is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1977.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3 stars and states "Silver's best work came prior to this recording, but this may be his best work of the 1970s. Even though it's a little short, at under 40 minutes, it's nonetheless recommended and, perhaps for the leader, worth a revisit".

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver

"African Ascension Part 1: The Gods of Yoruba" -
"African Ascension Part 2: The Sun God of the Masai" -
"African Ascension Part 3: The Spirit of the Zulu" -
"The Great American Indian Uprising Part 1: The Idols of the Incas" -
"The Great American Indian Uprising Part 2: The Aztec Sun God" -
"The Great American Indian Uprising Part 3: The Mohican and the Great Spirit" -

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 12 (tracks 1-3) & 17 (tracks 4-6),1977 with vocal overdubs recorded on November 25 & 30, 1977.

Personnel

Horace Silver – piano, arrangements

Tom Harrell – trumpet

Larry Schneider – tenor saxophone

Ron Carter – bass

Al Foster – drums

Babatunde Olatunji – percussion

Ladji Camara – percussion (tracks 1-3)

Omar Clay – percussion (tracks 4-6)

Fred Hardy, Lee C. Thomas, Fred Gripper, Bob Barnes, Bobby Clay, Peter Oliver Norman – vocals

Chapman Roberts – musical direction, vocals

References

Silver 'n Percussion Wikipedia

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