Blowin' the Blues Away is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet & Trio, recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on August 29–30 and September 13, 1959, and released on Blue Note later that year.Blowin' the Blues Away. Blue Note 7243 4 95342 2, 1999, back cover notes. The quintet features horn section Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook and rhythm section Eugene Taylor and Louis Hayes.Horace Silver discography. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
Reception
In a contemporary review, Ralph J. Gleason called Blowin' the Blue Away a "lovely album" full of "fire and brimstone.... There is an esprit de combo here which is great to find.... We’re going to be playing this one for a long time, I suspect."
The ninth edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings places the album among its suggested "Core Collection" of essential recordings, saying that it exemplifies Silver's "virtues as pianist, composer and leader".
The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states, "Blowin' the Blues Away is one of Horace Silver's all-time Blue Note classics... one of Silver's finest albums, and it's virtually impossible to dislike."Huey, S. [ AllMusic Review]. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
Track listing
Personnel
August 29–30, 1959
The Horace Silver Quintet Blue Mitchell – trumpet Junior Cook – tenor saxophone Horace Silver – piano Eugene Taylor – bass Louis Hayes – drums
September 13, 1959
The Horace Silver Trio Horace Silver – piano Eugene Taylor – bass Louis Hayes – drums
Technical personnel Alfred Lion – production Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer Reid Miles – design Francis Wolff – photography Paula Donohue – cover art
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