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"Opus de Funk" (sometimes "Opus De Funk") is a composition by Horace Silver. The original version, by Silver's trio, was recorded on November 23, 1953.

"Opus de Funk"
Composition by Horace Silver
from the album 'Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 and Art Blakey - Sabu'
Recorded	November 23, 1953. WOR Studios, New York, U.S.
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note
Composer(s)	Horace Silver
Producer(s)	Alfred Lion

Composition

It is "a typical Silver creation: advanced in its harmonic structure and general approach but with a catchy tune and finger-snapping beat."[1] This was an early use of the word "funk" in a song title.[2]

Original recording and release

The piece was first recorded on November 23, 1953, by the Horace Silver Trio, of Silver (piano), Percy Heath (bass), and Art Blakey (drums).[3] It was released with other Silver and Blakey recordings as part of the Blue Note Records 10-inch Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 and Art Blakey - Sabu, then on the 12-inch Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu. The track was also released as a single around 1954.[4]

Later versions

As of 2014, more than 60 versions of the song had been recorded.[5]

References

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