In Pursuit of the 27th Man

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In Pursuit of the 27th Man
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Studio album by
ReleasedMid-March 1973 [1]
RecordedOctober 6 & November 10, 1972
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length40:43
Label Blue Note
BN-LA054-F
Producer George Butler
Horace Silver chronology
All
(1972)
In Pursuit of the 27th Man
(1973)
Silver 'n Brass
(1975)
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In Pursuit of the 27th Man is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1973, featuring performances by Silver with David Friedman, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker. [5]

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and describes it as "a very unusual sound for a Horace Silver set. But no matter what the instrumentation, the style is pure Silver, hard-driving and melodic hard bop with a strong dose of funky soul". [6]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver except where noted

  1. "Liberated Brother" (Irvine) - 5:23
  2. "Kathy" (Evans, Livingston, Santos) - 4:17
  3. "Gregory Is Here" - 6:21
  4. "Summer in Central Park" - 4:41
  5. "Nothin' Can Stop Me Now" - 5:15
  6. "In Pursuit of the 27th Man" - 9:44
  7. "Strange Vibes" - 5:02

Recorded on October 6 (2, 4, 6 & 7) and November 10 (1, 3 & 5), 1972.

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard, March 24, 1973.
  2. Allmusic Review
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  181. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  5. Horace Silver discography, accessed November 24, 2009.
  6. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed November 24, 2009.