In November 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Blowin’ the Blues Away”, album by Horace Silver Quintet & Trio (ninth Horace Silver album overall). It was recorded August (The Quintet) – September (The Trio) 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

August 1959           

• Horace Silver – piano
• Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet
• Eugene Taylor – bass
• Louis Hayes – drums

September 1959

• Horace Silver – piano
• Eugene Taylor – bass
• Louis Hayes – drums
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording
• Paula Donohue – cover art
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

1. Blowin’ the Blues Away
2. The St. Vitus Dance
3. Break Citu
4. Peace
5. Sister Sadie
6. The Bagdad Blues
7. Melancholy Mood