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



Michael Brecker, tenor sax; Claudio Roditi, trumpet; Ronnie Cuber, bari sax;
Steve Turre, trombone; Horace Silver, piano;
Ron Carter, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.

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With the possible exception of James Brown being known as "Soul Brother #1", I can think of no more perfectly suited moniker in music than anointing Horace Silver "The Hardbop Grandpop". His bluesy soul and funky rhythms, which combined took country blues passion to the jazz uptown in much the way Muddy Waters would for the blues, led a revolution that has since become the institution. Ask 9 out of 10 people born since 1950 what they think of when you mention the word "Jazz", and most people will by contemplating something along the lines of Hard Bop.  With this album, the still burning Mr. Silver rounds up 4 young to middle-aged soloists and sets them atop a flexible rhythm section, all in the service of some new tasty licks that sound right out of the late 50's Detroit heyday. It is a tribute to the influence of Horace Silver that the young guns are so eminently comfortable in this setting, that they simply turn their professionalism on and their imagination loose, putting forth one quality solo after another. Steve Turre and Ronnie Cuber, to my mind, are the real highlights, but you'd have a hard time finding any jazz lover who could criticize Claudio Roditi or Superstar Michael Brecker.  As mentioned before, this album contains one absolute stunner in "The Hippest Cat In Hollywood". It's a shame this album didn't sell better on first release, but hopefully this tune will take its deserved place on the bandstands and in the jam sessions of today's jazz scene.  This may not be an all-time classic of the Hard Bop genre (although one wonders what public opinion would have had to say if these tunes had been released 30 years earlier). It may seem staid and un-original in light of the recent post-bop quality explosion, but this is definitely worth owning for any jazz fan who has heard the classics and the young lions, and wants to take their experience one level deeper. Long live Horace Silver.

Important:New release.Because the file is big and this week i don´t have the necessary time to spread it,may take some days to have it complete outside our country.Just for those who have no hurry.