Horace Silver – Blowin’ The Blues Away: Blue Note Classic Vinyl (180g Vinyl LP)

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series Reissue of Horace Silver’s Blowin’ The Blues Away on All-Analog 180g LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

The Horace Silver Quintet of 1959 was a hard bop juggernaut featuring the pianist with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Louis Hayes. Timeless originals like “Sister Sadie,” “Peace,” and the blustery title track make Blowin’ The Blues Away one of the finest entries in Silver’s formidable discography. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series features stereo, all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray from the original tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal.

Musicians:
Horace Silver, piano
Blue Mitchell, trumpet
Junior Cook, saxophone
Gene Taylor, bass
Louis Hayes, drums

Side A

1. Blowin’ The Blues Away
2. The St. Vitus Dance
3. Break City
4. Peace

Side B

1. Sister Sadie
2. Baghdad Blues
3. Melancholy Mood