Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver

Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver
Studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released	September 26, 1995
Recorded	December 1994
Studio	Plus XXX Studios, Paris
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	63:36
Label	Verve
Producer	Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Keeping Tradition (1993) Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (1995) Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album (1996)

Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver is a 1995 studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater, recorded in tribute to Horace Silver on Verve Records. ^{[1] [2] [3]} This album peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart. ^[4]

Background

The album features contributions by Silver himself, as well as by late Jimmy Smith. ^[5] Silver makes two guest appearances on this album, on "Nica's Dream" and "Song for My Father". Silver's contributions were recorded on December 1, 1994. ^[6] Bridgewater's performance earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. ^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[10]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[11]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[12]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote, "Bridgewater uplifts Silver's lyrics, proves to be in prime form, and swings up a storm." ^[8]

Britt Robson of the Star Tribune wrote, "After a long series of cloying, lackluster and stylistically misguided records, Bridgewater has finally found the right vehicle - a tribute to pianist-composer Horace Silver - to showcase her piquant mix of sass and sophistication. Silver's soulful jazz melodies are perfectly suited to Bridgewater's playful but refined vocals. What truly elevates this CD are the inspired takes on such relatively obscure fare." ^[13]

Ken Franckling of UPI named Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silveras 1994's 4th best jazz album. ^[14]

Track listing

1. "Permit Me to Introduce You to Yourself" – 3:25
2. "Nica's Dream" – 5:14
3. "The Tokyo Blues" – 5:44
4. "Pretty Eyes" – 5:05
5. "St. Vitus Dance" – 2:40
6. "You Happened My Way" – 6:29
7. "Soulville" – 4:16
8. "Filthy McNasty" – 4:51
9. "Song for My Father" – 5:30
10. "Doodlin'" – 6:06
11. "Lonely Woman" – 5:21
12. "The Jody Grind" – 5:00
13. "Blowin' the Blues Away" – 3:55

All music and lyrics written by Horace Silver.

Personnel

• Dee Dee Bridgewater - vocals
• Stéphane Belmondo - trumpet
• Lionel Belmondo - tenor saxophone, arrangement of "Permit Me ..."
• Thierry Eliez - piano (except "Nica's Dream" and "Song for My Father")
• Horace Silver - piano (on "Nica's Dream" and "Song for My Father")
• Jimmy Smith - Hammond B3 organ (on "Filthy McNasty" and "The Jody Grind")
• Hein van de Geyn - bass, arrangements
• André Ceccarelli - drums

Chart positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [15]	13

Notes

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2. Silver, Horace (2006). Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver . University of California Press. p.  243. ISBN   9780520243743 . Retrieved 1 July 2019. Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver.
3. Anderson, Sheila E. (2012). The Little Red Book of Musician's Wisdom. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 103. ISBN   9781616088552 . Retrieved 1 July 2019.
4. "Dee Dee Bridgewater". billboard.com. Billboard . Retrieved April 4, 2025.
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6. Horace Silver Discography, Official Website of Horace Silver
7. "THE 38TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS : The Complete List of Nominees". Los Ángeles Times. Tribune Company. January 5, 1996. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
8. Yanow, Scott. "Dee Dee Bridgewater - Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver". AllMusic.
9. Larkin, Colin (1998). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
10. Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull . Retrieved 14 July 2020.
11. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide . Random House. ISBN   9780679768739 . Retrieved 23 September 2019. Blue Skies (Cassandra Wilson album).
12. Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN   978-1-85227-183-1 . Retrieved 14 July 2020.
13. Robson, Britt (November 26, 1995). "Listen up - Ace of Base sets its hooks deep". Star Tribune . Retrieved 2025-04-04– via newsbank.com.
14. Franckling, Ken (December 12, 1995). "Year's best in jazz". UPI . Retrieved 2025-04-04– via newsbank.com.
15. "Dee Dee Bridgewater". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.