Since the early 1950s,
Horace Silver
has been one of
jazz
's most distinctive pianists and composers. Several of his songs have become
standards
. While
Silver
is in retirement as of this writing, fortunately he is able to enjoy knowing that his songs are regularly played by both his contemporaries and later generations of
musicians. This
High Note
CD reissues performances of
's songs that were recorded between 1997-2006 for records led by organist
Charles Earland
, tenor saxophonist
Houston Person
, organist
Joey DeFrancesco
, trumpeter
Russell Gunn
, and drummer
Joe Chambers
. While there is nothing previously unreleased on this CD, listeners who enjoy the works of
and do not own the complete
sets will find much to enjoy. The
performances of
"Sister Sadie,"
"Blowing the Blues Away,"
and
"Strollin'"
are particularly exciting and show once again why he was known as "The Mighty Burner." ~ Scott Yanow