(Hard Bop) [LP] [24/192] The Horace Silver Quintet - Further Explorations - 1958/2020, FLAC (tracks)

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Analyzed: Horace Silver / Further Explorations
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 0.00 dB -16.16 dB 6:08 01-The Outlaw
DR15 -1.43 dB -20.83 dB 6:36 02-Melancholy Mood
DR15 -0.53 dB -18.08 dB 6:36 03-Pyramid
DR15 -0.09 dB -18.24 dB 10:58 04-Moon Rays
DR14 -0.46 dB -16.71 dB 5:13 05-Safari
DR16 0.00 dB -19.47 dB 6:54 06-Ill Wind
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5159 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Further Explorations documents hard-bop pioneer Horace Silver’s quintet featuring Art Farmer on trumpet, Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone, Teddy Kotick on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. One can always expect a Horace Silver date to groove, but this session from January 1958 is particularly inspired, with the pianist penning all but one of the compositions. “The Outlaw” is one of Silver’s most irrepressible creations with brilliant solos from Jordan, Farmer, and Silver. “Moon Rays” is what Silver referred to as a “walking ballad” that gives the band plenty of room to stretch out.
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Horace Silver - piano
Art Farmer - trumpet
Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
Teddy Kotick - bass
Louis Hayes - drums
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on January 13, 1958.
LP mastering by Kevin Gray.