| The Tokyo Blues | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Early November 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 13–14, 1962 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84110 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |   [2] |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
The Tokyo Blues is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1962, featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Joe Harris (filling in for Roy Brooks).[3][5] The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[3]
Track listing
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
- "Ah! So" – 7:05
Recorded on July 13 (tracks 2–3) & July 14 (tracks 1 & 4–5), 1962.
Personnel
- Horace Silver – piano
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1–3 & 5)
- Junior Cook – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–3 & 5)
- Gene Taylor – bass
- Joe Harris (credited as "John Harris, Jr.") – drums
Production
References
- ↑ Billboard Nov 10, 1962
- ↑ Down Beat: November 22, 1962 vol. 29, no. 29
- 1 2 3 AllMusic Review accessed November 23, 2009.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Horace Silver discography accessed November 23, 2009.
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