Horace Silver In Seattle 1965

[Mark Stryker]

1 hour ago, Rooster_Ties said:

I had The Natives Are Restless on CD about 25 years ago — and I must have been pretty disappointed in it, because I apparently traded it off 10 years later before I moved to DC.

I kinda remember Natives looking INCREDIBLE on paper — but it never really clicking for me (like maybe it frustrated me SO much how it didn’t click for me, that I finally gave up on it). At least that’s my vague memory of it.

You say the entire Feb 18, 1966 Half Note recording is much better?? I may have to investigate.

BTW, I’ve only listened once to this first track from Silver in Seattle — and I have to say I’m a little nonplussed about it.

Seems like a lotta smoke, but maybe not much fire. Joe and Woody are blowing hard, but (maybe?) not really saying much.

One of the four tunes from 2/18/66. 

 

[bertrand]

13 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Supposedly Carmell Jones was heckled before (during?) the show and his playing was adversely affected. Michael Cuscuna gave the masters to Horace so there is a chance that they're out there somewhere. If someone knows Horace's son Gregory, maybe he has them... although I did read somewhere that Gregory may have also passed.

Gregory did pass away. His mother might still be around.

[Brad]

I had ordered the vinyl when that was the only option but now switched to the cd. 

[street singer]

Yeah... I've found that CD is typically the better option for these archival live releases, as the sound quality usually doesn't justify the additional expense and inconvenience of vinyl.  

[mikeweil]

What really turns me off with all of the Horace Silver live recordings I have heard are the faster tempos he chose on those gigs. I think e.g. Song For My Father is much less enchanting than the studio version.