Further Explorations Explained

Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet
Type:Album
Artist:the Horace Silver Quintet
Cover:Further Explorations.jpg
Released:Early May 1958[1]
Recorded:January 13, 1958
Studio:Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:42:20
Label:Blue Note
BLP 1589
Producer:Alfred Lion
Chronology:Horace Silver
Prev Title:The Stylings of Silver
Prev Year:1957
Next Title:Finger Poppin'
Next Year:1959

Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Silver, recorded on January 13, 1958 and released on Blue Note in 1958. The quintet features horn section Art Farmer and Clifford Jordan and rhythm section Teddy Kotick and Louis Hayes.[2]

Background

Silver's tune "Safari" had been recorded by Blue Note before in 1952 and was re-issued as a single to coincide with the release of the album.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett states: "Further Explorations is a solid, even striking outing, and if it isn't maybe quite as flashy as some of its predecessors, it is no less substantive and revealing."[3]

Personnel

Horace Silver Quintet

Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=_woEAAAAMBAJ&dq=horace+Silver+Further+Explorations&pg=PA37 Billboard May 19, 1958
  2. Book: Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver - Horace Silver - Google Books . August 2007. 9780520253926 . 2020-05-15. Silver . Horace . University of California Press .
  3. Leggett, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1334125|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 16 November 2009.