music.wikisort.org - Composition"Señor Blues" is a composition by Horace Silver. The original version, an instrumental by Silver's quintet, was recorded on November 10, 1956. It has become a jazz standard.[1] Silver later wrote lyrics, which were first recorded by Silver's band with Bill Henderson singing in 1958.[2]
Composition by Horace Silver
"Señor Blues" |
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Language | English |
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Recorded | November 10, 1956. Hackensack, New Jersey, US |
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Genre | Jazz, hardbop |
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Label | Blue Note |
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Composer(s) | Horace Silver |
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Producer(s) | Alfred Lion |
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Composition
"'Señor Blues' is a 12/8 Latin piece with a dark, exotic flavor that recalls no other jazz composer as much as Duke Ellington. The first two chords are E♭ minor and B7, resembling (whether consciously intended or not) one of Ellington's favorite harmonic gestures."[3]
Original recording
The piece was first recorded on November 10, 1956, by the Horace Silver Quintet, of Silver (piano), Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Doug Watkins (bass), and Louis Hayes (drums).[4] Scott Yanow commented that "'Señor Blues' officially put Horace Silver on the map".[4] It was released as part of the Blue Note Records album 6 Pieces of Silver.[4] The track was a minor hit and was released as a 45-rpm single by Blue Note.[5]
References
- Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (June 18, 2014). "Horace Silver Dies at 85; Pioneering Jazz Pianist and Composer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- Silver, Horace (2006). Pastras, Phil (ed.). Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver. University of California Press. pp. 91–92. ISBN 978-0-520-25392-6.
- Kirchner, Bill. "The Dozens: Horace Silver". jazz.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- Yanow, Scott. "Horace Silver / Horace Silver Quintet – 6 Pieces of Silver". AllMusic.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- Gioia, Ted. "Horace Silver: Señor Blues (Live at Newport)". jazz.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
Horace Silver |
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release. |
Blue Note albums | |
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Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers | |
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With others |
- Introducing Nat Adderley (1955)
- Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Dee Dee Bridgewater, 1994)
- Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd, 1955)
- Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956)
- Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke, 1955)
- Al Cohn's Tones (Al Cohn, 1950)
- Miles Davis, Volume 3 (1954)
- Miles Davis Quartet/Blue Haze/Miles Davis Quintet/
Miles Davis All-Star Sextet/Walkin' (1953/54)
- Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins/Bags' Groove (1954)
- Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Lou Donaldson, 1952)
- Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955)
- The Art Farmer Septet (1953–54)
- When Farmer Met Gryce (Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce, 1955)
- The Complete Roost Recordings (Stan Getz, 1950–51)
- Nica's Tempo (Gigi Gryce, 1955)
- Disorder at the Border (Coleman Hawkins, 1952)
- Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (Milt Jackson, 1957)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (J.J. Johnson, 1955)
- Blowing in from Chicago (Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore, 1957)
- Hank Mobley Quartet (1955)
- Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
- Hank Mobley and His All Stars (1957)
- Hank Mobley Quintet (1957)
- J. R. Monterose (1956)
- Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956)
- Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
- Clark Terry (1955)
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