The Horace Silver Quintet – The Cape Verdean Blues (VG/VG+) – LP, EU 2015

The Cape Verdean Blues is an LP by The Horace Silver Quintet from 2015 released on the Blue Note label.

About this album

The Cape Verdean Blues is one of Horace Silver’s most distinctive Blue Note albums, sharpening his hard-bop language with Cape Verdean and Latin rhythmic colour. Led by Silver’s piano and buoyant writing, the 1965 set balances soulful drive with crisp ensemble interplay, while J.J. Johnson’s trombone adds extra depth to the front line. Pieces such as the title track, “Nutville” and “Bonita” show Silver’s gift for memorable themes that swing hard without losing melodic warmth. The result is a landmark mid-60s jazz record that sits comfortably between post-bop sophistication and the earthy feel that made Silver so influential.

Genre: Jazz