The Hardbop Grandpop Explained

The Hardbop Grandpop
Type:	Album
Artist:	Horace Silver
Cover:	The Hardbop Grandpop.jpg
Released:	1996
Recorded:	February 29–March 1, 1996
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Impulse!
Producer:	Horace Silver
Chronology:	Horace Silver
Prev Title:	Pencil Packin' Papa
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	A Prescription for the Blues
Next Year:	1997

The Hardbop Grandpop is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Impulse! label in 1996 featuring performances by Silver with Claudio Roditi, Steve Turre, Michael Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Ron Carter, and Lewis Nash.^[1] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and calls the album "One of Horace Silver's finest recordings in his post-Blue Note era".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver

1. "I Want You" - 5:15
2. "The Hippest Cat in Hollywood" - 6:43
3. "Gratitude" - 5:38
4. "Hawkin'" - 6:17
5. "I Got the Blues in Santa Cruz" - 8:05
6. "We've Got Silver at Six" - 7:05
7. "The Hardbop Grandpop" - 5:20
8. "The Lady from Johannesburg" - 6:02
9. "Serenade to a Teakettle" - 6:24
10. "Diggin' on Dexter" - 5:40

• Recorded in NYC on February 29-March 1, 1996.

Personnel

• Horace Silver - piano
• Claudio Roditi - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Steve Turre - trombone
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone Ron Carter - bass
• Lewis Nash - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/horace-silver/catalog/#impulse-impd-192 Horace Silver discography
2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r235641|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 1, 2009.