Horace Silver In Seattle 1965

[mhatta]

It's now available on Apple Music. The sound quality and performance are decent. “No Smokin'” is one of my favorite Silver songs—is this the first time a live version has seen the light of day?

[bertrand]

41 minutes ago, mhatta said:

It's now available on Apple Music. The sound quality and performance are decent. “No Smokin'” is one of my favorite Silver songs—is this the first time a live version has seen the light of day?

There was talk that it may actually be a Bud Powell tune.

[mhatta]

2 hours ago, bertrand said:

There was talk that it may actually be a Bud Powell tune.

I recall reading somewhere (I believe it was in the booklet for Bud Powell on Verve) that Horace mentioned writing the piece with Bud's style in mind. And Bud apparently loved it so much he begged for the sheet music. He actually played it on his very last album, Ups 'n Downs (listed as Untitled). It's a ragged, terrible take, but somehow it still has dignity.  Also, I saw a reprint of sheet music Horace gave to Bud, signed with Horace's gratitude.

 

 

Edited October 25 by mhatta

[kh1958]

On 10/24/2025 at 9:44 AM, mr jazz said:

So, how's the music?

Fantastic!

[Stefan Wood]

On first listen, I'm not thrilled by the overall performance.   It feels very formal, not loose, with the exception of Sayonara Blues, and No Smokin, which are excellent.  I couldn't find their playing much different than the studio performances,again excepting the two mentioned tracks.