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Blowin' the Blues Away is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, released on the Blue Note label in 1959, featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Eugene Taylor, and Louis Hayes.[5]

Blowin' the Blues Away
Studio album by Horace Silver
Released	Early November 1959[1]
Recorded	August 29–30 & September 13, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:54
Label	Blue Note BST 84017
Producer	Alfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
Finger Poppin' (1959) Blowin' the Blues Away (1959) Horace-Scope (1960)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Recording dates and location

The title track and "Baghdad Blues" were recorded on August 29, 1959; "The St. Vitus Dance" and "Melancholy Mood" were recorded on September 13, 1959; all other tracks were recorded on August 30, 1959, at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.[6]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and states: "Blowin' the Blues Away is one of Horace Silver's all-time Blue Note classics... one of Silver's finest albums, and it's virtually impossible to dislike."[7] The ninth edition of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings places the album among its suggested "Core Collection" of essential recordings, saying that it exemplifies Silver's "virtues as pianist, composer and leader".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver except as indicated.

Personnel

• Blue Mitchell — trumpet except "The St. Vitus Dance" and "Melancholy Mood"
• Junior Cook — tenor saxophone except "The St. Vitus Dance" and "Melancholy Mood"
• Horace Silver — piano
• Eugene Taylor — bass
• Louis Hayes — drums

Production

• Alfred Lion — production
• Rudy Van Gelder — engineering
• Reid Miles — design
• Francis Wolff — photography
• Paula Donohue — cover art

References

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