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Horace Silver Very Best CD (2005)
At eight tracks, this Blue Note compilation is quite concise, yet it stands as a superb, well-selected sampler of one of the finest jazz musicians of the post-bop era. Horace Silver's piano playing--tasteful, melodic, funky, and bearing a wide range of stylistic influences--is always a joy to hear, yet it is his writing that makes his work endure. Silver's compositions swing relentlessly, and are meticulously arranged, with memorable themes, and just the right combination of lean and fat.
THE VERY BEST selects tunes from seven of Silver's '50s and '60s Blue Note releases, showing his range from straight bluesy groove ("The Preacher") ...
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