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1985

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Silverto

Release date
  
1985

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Recorded
  
March 25, 1985

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The Continuity of Spirit is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his fourth released on the Silverto label, featuring performances by Silver with Carl Saunders, Buddy Collette, Ray Pizzi, Ernie Watts, Don Menza, Bob Maize and Carl Burnett with the Los Angeles Modern String Orchestra conducted by William Henderson and vocals by Andy Bey, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, and Chuck Niles.

Contents

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states "The Continuity of Spirit finds Silver paying tribute to Duke Ellington, W.C. Handy and Scott Joplin. The idea of using disc jockey Chuck Niles as "the spirit of Duke Ellington" is pretty hokey and the original music owes little to Ellington, Handy or Joplin; everything is in Horace Silver's own style. But there are some swinging moments on this well-intentioned set".

Track listing

All compositions and lyrics by Horace Silver
  1. "Message from the Maestro Part 1"
  2. "Message from the Maestro Part 2"
  3. "Message from the Maestro Part 3"
  4. "In Tribute Part 1"
  5. "In Tribute Part 2"
  6. "In Tribute Part 3"
  • Recorded in New York City on March 25, 1985.
  • Personnel

  • Horace Silver - piano
  • Carl Saunders - flugelhorn
  • Buddy Collette, Ray Pizzi, Ernie Watts, Don Menza - flute
  • Bob Maize - bass
  • Carl Burnette - drums
  • Andy Bey, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters - vocals
  • Chuck Niles - narration
  • Los Angeles Modern String Orchestra, William Henderson - conductor
  • Songs

    1Message from the Maestro Part 1
    2Message from the Maestro Part 2
    3Message from the Maestro Part 3

    References

    The Continuity of Spirit Wikipedia


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