Horace Silver Trio & Art Blakey–Sabu is an album by the Horace Silver Trio featuring drummer Art Blakey and conga player Sabu, recorded on October 9 & 20, 1952, and November 23, 1953, respectively, and released on Blue Note in 1956.
Background The sessions were previously issued on two 10"s, Introducing the Horace Silver Trio (1952) and Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 (1953), respectively. While the original 12" LP omitted four tracks from these earlier 10" LPs, the CD reissue includes all 16 tracks from the original sessions.
Track listing Original release
CD reissue
Introducing the Horace Silver Trio – BLP 5018
Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey, Vol. 2 – BLP 5034
Personnel Horace Silver Trio
October 9, 1952
Horace Silver – piano Gene Ramey – bass Art Blakey – drums
October 20, 1952
Horace Silver – piano Curley Russell – bass Art Blakey – drums
November 23, 1953 Horace Silver – piano (except "Message from Kenya", "Nothing but the Soul") Percy Heath – bass (except "Message from Kenya", "Nothing but the Soul") Art Blakey – drums Sabu – conga ("Message from Kenya")
Technical personnel Alfred Lion – production Reid Miles, John Hermansader (BLP 5018), Jerome Kuhl (BLP 5034) – design Francis Wolff – photography Rudy Van Gelder – remastering Leonard Feather – liner notes
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