The Cape Verdean Blues Explained

The Cape Verdean Blues
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson
Cover:	Cape Verdean Blues.jpg
Released:	Early January 1966^[1]
Recorded:	October 1 & 22, 1965
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:43
Label:	Blue Note BST 84220
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Horace Silver
Prev Title:	Song for My Father
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	The Jody Grind
Next Year:	1966

The Cape Verdean Blues is a 1966 album by a jazz quintet led by pianist Horace Silver. The quintet is augmented on the last three tracks on the album by trombonist J. J. Johnson. The album was inspired by Silver's father, John Tavares Silva, who was born in Cape Verde.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Horace Silver, unless otherwise noted

1. "The Cape Verdean Blues" - 4:59
2. "The African Queen" - 9:36
3. "Pretty Eyes" - 7:30
4. "Nutville" - 7:15
5. "Bonita" - 8:37
6. "Mo' Joe" (Joe Henderson) - 5:46

Recorded on October 1 (#1-3) and 22 (#4-6), 1965.

Personnel

• Horace Silver – piano
• Woody Shaw – trumpet
• Joe Henderson – tenor sax
• J. J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 4–6)
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Roger Humphries – drums

Source:^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=7SgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Verdean+Blues+horace&pg=PA52 Billboard Jan 15, 1966
2. http://www.discogs.com/Horace-Silver-QuintetPlus-JJ-Johnson-The-Cape-Verdean-Blues/release/2040055 At Discogs
3. Web site: Horace Silver Catalog . jazzdisco . March 29, 2020.