Horace-Scope

Horace-Scope
Studio album by Horace Silver
Released	November 1960 [1]
Recorded	July 8–9, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:13
Label	Blue Note BST 84042
Producer	Alfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
Blowin' the Blues Away (1959) Horace-Scope (1960) Doin' the Thing (1961)

Horace-Scope is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, released on the Blue Note label in 1960 and featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Steve Huey, reviewing for AllMusic, described the album as "full of soulful grooves and well-honed group interplay" and ultimately an "eminently satisfying effort". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver except as indicated

1. "Strollin'" - 4:59
2. "Where You At?" - 5:37
3. "Without You" (Don Newey) - 4:50
4. "Horace-Scope" - 4:43
5. "Yeah!" - 6:28
6. "Me and My Baby" - 5:58
7. "Nica's Dream" - 6:48

Recorded July 8 (tracks 1-3) & July 9 (tracks 4-7), 1960.

Personnel

• Horace Silver - piano
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
• Gene Taylor - bass
• Roy Brooks - drums

Production

• Alfred Lion - production
• Reid Miles - design
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineering
• Francis Wolff - photography

References

1. Schwann Record Guide, 1966
2. Horace Silver discography accessed 17 November 2009.
3. Huey, S. AllMusic Review accessed 17 November 2009.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.