Blowin’ The Blues Away (Vinyl LP) ElectronicThe Horace Silver Quintet of 1959 was a hard bop juggernaut featuring the pianist with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Louis Hayes. Timeless originals like Sister Sadie, Peace, and the blustery title track make Blowin The Blues Away one of the finest entries in Silvers formidable discography. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master
Island Studios in London and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles
It's a sonic celebration of Afro-origin
slow baker blues that's a nice addition to the well-chosen set of standards
Elbow) on production duties and mixed by Jason Cox (Massive Attack
which were undercut by the reassuring chorus ("Letting the days go by")
The band played to very small audiences in the eight cities
The album was recorded in the Moles Studio in Bath
intricate vocal harmony too
the package also includes a great extended mix by Waxist
Originally released in 1970 and here in it's original form
a blue-eyed soul troupe resident at East Bay teen club the Lucky 13 in the 1960s
There's also a fantastic version of The First Cut Is the Deepest and an alternate take of Play Me with producer Lloyd Charmers adding his own vocals
