{"product_id":"horace-silver-song-for-my-father-blue-note-essentials","title":"Horace Silver - Song For My Father [Blue Note Essentials]","description":"\u003cp\u003eHorace Silver shaped \u003cem\u003eSong For My Father\u003c\/em\u003e around blues, gospel, hard bop, and rhythms connected to his Cape Verdean heritage and a trip to Brazil. The album documents a change in his quintet, with two tracks from an earlier lineup and four from a later session featuring Joe Henderson and Carmell Jones. Silver's piano leads the group through recurring themes, full horn passages, and extended solos that follow the structure of each composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Song For My Father\" begins with its famous bass figure and develops through Silver's piano theme, Joe Henderson's tenor saxophone, and Carmell Jones's trumpet before returning to the opening idea. \"The Natives Are Restless Tonight\" moves with a faster, more urgent pulse, while \"Calcutta Cutie\" uses a lighter melody and a more relaxed rhythmic frame. \"Que Pasa\" reduces the material to a spare Latin-influenced groove, and \"The Kicker\" turns Joe Henderson's composition into a firm quintet performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title composition was written for Silver's father and draws from both Cape Verdean folk melody and Brazilian rhythm. \"Lonely Woman\" changes the setting to piano trio and gives Silver more room to develop the melody without horns. This Blue Note Essentials Series vinyl record is mastered from a high-resolution digital source and pressed on 140g vinyl for a more budget priced series that still sounds great.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandout tracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Song For My Father,\" \"Que Pasa,\" \"The Kicker,\" \"Lonely Woman\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue Note Essentials Series, 140g Vinyl, High-Resolution Digital Master\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\/style:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jazz, Hard Bop, Latin Jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 199957593090\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Song For My Father\" became Horace Silver's signature composition, while \"Que Pasa\" and \"The Kicker\" show the range of rhythm and ensemble writing within the six-track album. The two quintet lineups also mark an important transition in Silver's Blue Note years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/1tDuBiFtnH1oSMBpZARC5A?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=0421a157efe94577\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide A:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong For My Father\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Natives Are Restless Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalcutta Cutie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide B:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQue Pasa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kicker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"The Horace Silver Quintet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51971583639873,"sku":"0199957593090","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0877\/7662\/4961\/files\/horace-silver-quintet-songs-for-my-father-blue-note-essentials-series-vinyl-album-cover-3090.jpg?v=1783963930","url":"https:\/\/www.toucanrecords.com\/products\/horace-silver-song-for-my-father-blue-note-essentials","provider":"Toucan Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}