Horace Silver Quintet

FURTHER EXPLORATIONS (180G LP)

12 Inch

Blue Note / 0881140

Tracklist:

A1: The Outlaw

A2: Melancholy Mood

A3: Pyramid

B1: Moon Rays

B2: Safari

B3: Ill Wind

Blue Note Tone Poet reissue - mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

Further Explorations documents hard-bop pioneer Horace Silver’s quintet featuring Art Farmer on trumpet, Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone, Teddy Kotick on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. One can always expect a Horace Silver date to groove, but this session from January 1958 is particularly inspired, with the pianist penning all but one of the compositions. “The Outlaw” is one of Silver’s most irrepressible creations with brilliant solos from Jordan, Farmer, and Silver. “Moon Rays” is what Silver referred to as a “walking ballad” that gives the band plenty of room to stretch out.