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.
- Blowin’ the Blues Away
- The St. Vitus Dance
- Break Citu
- Peace
- Sister Sadie
- The Bagdad Blues
- Melancholy Mood
