The Horace Silver Quintet - The Tokyo Blues album flac

All compositions by Horace Silver except as indicated. Too Much Sake" - 6:45. Sayonara Blues" - 12:12. The Tokyo Blues" - 7:39. Cherry Blossom" (Ronnell Bright) - 6:11. Recorded on July 13 (tracks 2-3) & July 14 (tracks 1 & 4-5), 1962.

Following a series of concert dates in Tokyo late in 1961 with his quintet, Horace Silver returned to the . with his head full of the Japanese melodies he had heard during his visit, and using those as a springboard, he wrote four new pieces, which he then recorded at sessions held on July 13 and 14, 1962, along with a version. of Ronnell Bright's little known ballad "Cherry Blossom. One would naturally assume the resulting LP would have a Japanese feel, but that really isn't the case. The bottom line is that The Tokyo Blues emerges as a fairly typical Silver set from the era and not as a grandiose fusion experiment welding hard bop to Japanese melodies.

The Tokyo Blues is Horace Silver's tribute to the Japanese people who have long supported his Latin-flavored modern jazz. Originally released in 1962 on Blue Note as BST-84110.

Get the Tempo of the tracks from The Tokyo Blues (1962) by The Horace Silver Quintet. This album has an average beat per minute of BPM (slowest/fastest tempos:, BPM). Tracklist The Tokyo Blues.

The Tokyo Blues is a hard bop music album recording by HORACE SILVER released in 1962 on CD, LP/Vinyl and/or cassette. 1962 The Horace Silver Quintet LP ‎ The Tokyo Blues - Blue Note ‎- BLP 4110.

Tracks: 1. Too Much Sake 2. Sayanora Blues 3. The Tokyo Blues 4. Cherry Blossom 5. Ah! So. Personnel: Junior Cook Sax (Tenor) John Harris Drums Blue Mitchell Guest Artist, Trumpet Horace Silver Composer, Piano Gene Taylor Bass.