Horace-Scope
Studio album by
Horace Silver
ReleasedNovember 1960[1]
RecordedJuly 8–9, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:13
LabelBlue Note
BST 84042
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
Blowin' the Blues Away
(1959) 		Horace-Scope
(1960) 		Doin' the Thing
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Horace-Scope is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1960 featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks.[4]

Reception

Steve Huey, reviewing for AllMusic, described the album as "full of soulful grooves and well-honed group interplay" and ultimately an "eminently satisfying effort".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver except as indicated
  1. "Strollin'" - 4:59
  2. "Where You At?" - 5:37
  3. "Without You" (Don Newey) - 4:50
  4. "Horace-Scope" - 4:43
  5. "Yeah!" - 6:28
  6. "Me and My Baby" - 5:58
  7. "Nica's Dream" - 6:48
Recorded July 8 (tracks 1-3) & July 9 (tracks 4-7), 1960.

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ Schwann Record Guide, 1966
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Horace Silver discography accessed 17 November 2009.
  5. ^ Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed 17 November 2009.
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