Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres explained

Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres
Type:Album
Artist:Horace Silver
Cover:Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres.jpg
Released:1979
Recorded:November 3 & 10, 1978, October 26 & November 2, 1979
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Label:Blue Note
Producer:Horace Silver
Chronology:Horace Silver
Prev Title:Silver 'n Percussion
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Guides to Growing Up
Next Year:1981

Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his final released on the Blue Note label.[1] [2] It features performances by Silver with Tom Harrell, Larry Schneider, Ron Carter, and Al Foster, with vocals by Gregory Hines, Brenda Alford, Carol Lynn Maillard, and Chapman Roberts, and an overdubbed string section conducted by Wade Marcus.[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "He was never as strong a lyricist as he was a composer and pianist so the vocals weigh down the music a bit. The songtitles probably kept a few of these pieces from becoming better-known".[4]

Track listing

All compositions and lyrics by Horace SilverSide One:

  1. "(The Physical Sphere) The Soul and Its Expression Part One: The Search for Direction" –
  2. "(The Physical Sphere) The Soul and Its Expression Part Two: Direction Discovered" –
  3. "(The Physical Sphere) The Soul and Its Expression Part Three: We All Have a Part to Play" –

Side Two:

  1. "(The Physical Sphere – continued) The Soul and Its Progress Throughout the Spheres Part One: Self Portrait No. 1 (Written 1973)" –
  2. "(The Physical Sphere – continued) The Soul and Its Progress Throughout the Spheres Part Two: Self Portrait No. 2 (Written 1978)" –
  3. "(The Physical Sphere – continued) The Soul and Its Progress Throughout the Spheres Part Three: Self Portrait of the Aspiring Self (Written 1978)" –
  4. "(The Mental Sphere – Conscious Mind) The Soul's Awareness of Its Character Part One: Character Analysis" –
  5. "(The Mental Sphere – Conscious Mind) The Soul's Awareness of Its Character Part Two: Negative Patterns of the Subconscious" –
  6. "(The Mental Sphere – Conscious Mind) The Soul's Awareness of Its Character Part Three: The Conscious and Its Desire for Change" –

Side Three:

  1. "(The Mental Sphere – Sub-Conscious Mind) The Pygmalion Process Part One: Inner Feelings" –
  2. "(The Mental Sphere – Sub-Conscious Mind) The Pygmalion Process Part Two: Friends" –
  3. "(The Mental Sphere – Sub-Conscious Mind) The Pygmalion Process Part Three: Empathy" –
  4. "(The Mental Sphere – Sub-Conscious Mind) The Pygmalion Process Part Four: Optimism" –
  5. "(The Mental Sphere – Sub-Conscious Mind) The Pygmalion Process Part Five: Expansion" –

Side Four:

  1. "(The Spiritual Sphere) The Soul in Communion with the Creator Part One: Communion with the Creator" –
  2. "(The Spiritual Sphere) The Soul in Communion with the Creator Part Two: The Creator Guides Us" –
  3. "(The Spiritual Sphere) The Soul in Communion with the Creator Part Three: Progress, Through Dedication and Discipline" –
  4. "(The Spiritual Sphere) The Soul in Communion with the Creator Part Four: We Expect Positive Results" –

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Ouellette . Dan . Horace Silver: Treasure chest of tunes . DownBeat . Dec 1997 . 64 . 12 . 52–55.
  2. News: Horace Silver, pioneer of jazz hard bop, dies at 85 . The Telegraph . 19 June 2014 . Culture.
  3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/horace-silver/catalog/#blue-note-lwb-1033 Horace Silver discography
  4. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r147591|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review], accessed November 27, 2009.

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