| Opus de Funk | |
| Type: | Composition |
| Artist: | Horace Silver |
| Album: | Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 and Art Blakey - Sabu |
| Recorded: | November 23, 1953. WOR Studios, New York, U.S. |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Blue Note |
| Composer: | Horace Silver |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
"Opus de Funk" (sometimes "Opus De Funk") is a composition by Horace Silver. The original version, by Silver's trio, was recorded on November 23, 1953.
It is "a typical Silver creation: advanced in its harmonic structure and general approach but with a catchy tune and finger-snapping beat."[1] This was an early use of the word "funk" in a song title.[2]
The piece was first recorded on November 23, 1953, by the Horace Silver Trio, of Silver (piano), Percy Heath (bass), and Art Blakey (drums).[3] It was released with other Silver and Blakey recordings as part of the Blue Note Records 10-inch Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 and Art Blakey - Sabu, then on the 12-inch Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu. The track was also released as a single around 1954.[4]
As of 2014, more than 60 versions of the song had been recorded.[5]