Doin' the Thing (At the Village Gate)

Performer: Horace Silver Quintet
Producer: Alfred Lion
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Horace Silver, Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, Roy Brooks. Recorded live at The Village Gate, New York, New York. Personnel: Horace Silver; Gene Taylor , Junior Cook, Roy Brooks, Blue Mitchell. Jazz was going in several distinctive and exciting directions in 1961. One popular route was led by pianist/composer Horace Silver--cordially up-tempo, funky hard bop that brought to the forefront the blues and gospel roots of jazz, often referred to as soul-jazz. The chemistry of Silver's tasty piano and infectious tunes, Blue Mitchell's crackling trumpet, and Junior Cook's hearty tenor saxophone make this cooker of a live session one to cherish. This live set (recorded at the Village Gate) finds pianist/composer Horace Silver and his most acclaimed quintet (the one with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Roy Brooks) stretching out on four selections, including his new song "Filthy McNasty." Two shorter performances were added to the CD version of this enjoyable and always funky hard bop session. ~ Scott Yanow

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