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Horace Silver - Blowin' The Blues Away

Blue Note Records 1959

U.S.A. Original Pressing : Not A Recent Re-Issue
Strict 100% Guaranteed Goldmine Grading Guide NM/VG+/VG

• Record: VG High shine and luster of NM (hasn't been played very much), but has light scratches that affect play: pops here and there, and ONE DEEP scratch (click) that can be heard in the middle of A1.
• Cover: VG Gorgeous Laminated Cover, corner dings, back has some staining (VG) and needs cleaning (a little dirty), no splits
  

Very heavy MONO Blue Note Original FIRST pressing from 1959: "w. 63rd", "Double Sided Deep Groove", "van gelder stamp", "ear" yada, yada, yada.....Fantastic cover art and sound quality.- Rarebro Records

Blowin' the Blues Away is one of Horace Silver's all-time Blue Note classics, only upping the ante established on Finger Poppin' for tightly constructed, joyfully infectious hard bop. This album marks the peak of Silver's classic quintet with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor, and drummer Louis Hayes; it's also one of the pianist's strongest sets of original compositions, eclipsed only by Song for My Father and Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers. The pacing of the album is impeccable, offering up enough different feels and slight variations on Silver's signature style to captivate the listener throughout. Two songs -- the warm, luminous ballad "Peace" and the gospel-based call-and-response swinger "Sister Sadie" -- became oft-covered standards of Silver's repertoire, and the madly cooking title cut wasn't far behind. And they embody what's right with the album in a nutshell -- the up-tempo tunes ("Break City") are among the hardest-swinging Silver had ever cut, and the slower changes of pace ("Melancholy Mood") are superbly lyrical, adding up to one of the best realizations of Silver's aesthetic. Also, two cuts ("Melancholy Mood" and the easy-swinging "The St. Vitus Dance") give Silver a chance to show off his trio chops, and "Baghdad Blues" introduces his taste for exotic, foreign-tinged themes. Through it all, Silver remains continually conscious of the groove, playing off the basic rhythms to create funky new time patterns. The typical high-impact economy of his and the rest of the band's statements is at its uppermost level, and everyone swings with exuberant commitment. In short, Blowin' the Blues Away is one of Silver's finest albums, and it's virtually impossible to dislike.-AMG This item is from a private jazz collection that spans from the 1950's through the early 1970's. MOST of this collection is in NM condition and marked as promotional copies. The collection is from a vocalist who was involved with theater here in NYC in the 1950's & 1960's.

We believe the records in this collection were obtained through the music business as they are either marked as promotional or are mint first pressings. 1st pressings contain the brightest, clearest, best sound as they were the first to be pressed off the master stamper. These records are in stunning shape and are a highly recommended upgrade even if you already have this title.

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