Soul-Jazz Piano & Composers
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Horace Silver forever holds the title of lead soul-jazz composer and keyboard man. "Song for My Father" epitomizes not only his talent, but the truly eternal greatness of the era's best products. The tune also typifies the maddening tendency of Silver LPs to have one inescapable monster hit, while the rest is "merely" great listening. Silver's work remained remarkably consistent from the hard bop of the 1950s through the discofied funk of the 1970s. Herbie Hancock, Bobby Timmons, Duke Pearson, Neal Creque, and a host of others also made their stamp as pianist-leaders and arranger-composers. Buying: Original Blue Notes, Prestige, and rarer items are plentiful. Many from the mid-1960s, mod-boogaloo period (including electric piano) are very worthwhile. |
Soul-Jazz Piano/Composer LPs
| Rating | |
| 7 | Jamey Aebersold: [Jazz & Rock] Nothin' But Blues--Volume 2 of A New Approach to Jazz Improvisation; AJA JA-1211 (instruction; w/book) |
| 6 | David Briggs: Keyboard Sculptures; Monument SLP-18119; 1969 |
| 7 | Ray Bryant: Lonesome Traveler; Cadet LPS-778; 1966 |
| 8 | Doug Carn: Infant Eyes; Ovation/Black Jazz BJ-3; 1971 (spiritual soul jazz) |
| Doug Carn: Spirit of the New Land; Ovation/Black Jazz BJQD 8; 1972 | |
| 7 | Doug Carn: Revelation; Ovation/Black Jazz BJQD 16; 1973 (featuring the voice of Jean Carn; partly Moog) |
| 8 | Doug Carn: Adams Apple; Ovation/Black Jazz BJQD 21; 1974 (partly Moog) |
| Catalyst; Buddah/Cobblestone CST-9018; 1972 | |
| Harold Corbin: Soul Brother; Roulette Birdland SR-52079 | |
| 8 | [Earl] Neal Creque: Creque; Buddah/Cobblestone CST-9005; 1972 |
| 8 | Neal Creque: Contrast!; Buddah/Cobblestone CST-9023; 1972 |
| 8 | Deodato: Prelude; CTI 6021; 1972 |
| 7 | Dee Felice Trio: In Heat; King/Bethlehem BS-10,000 (James Brown prod.) |
| 7 | Herbie Hancock: Blow-Up ST; MGM SE-4447 (w/the Yardbirds) |
| 8 | Herbie Hancock: Fat Albert Rotunda; Warner Bros. 1834 |
| 7 | Ahmad Jamal with Voices: Cry Young; Chess/Cadet LPS-792; 1967 |
| 7 | Harold Johnson Sextet +: House on Elm Street; Revue RS-7201; 1967 |
| 8 | Harold Johnson Sextet: Everybody Loves a Winner; Revue RS-7204; 1968 |
| 7 | Ramsey Lewis: Them Changes; Cadet LPS-844; 1970 (live) |
| 7 | Ramsey Lewis: Funky Serenity; Columbia KC-32030; 1973 |
| 8 | Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits; Columbia KC-32490; 1973 |
| 6 | Ramsey Lewis: Sun Goddess; Columbia PC-33194; 1974 |
| 7 | Junior Mance: That Lovin' Feelin'; Audiofidelity/Milestone MSP-9041; 1972/?? (rec. earlier, updated before release) |
| 7 | Les McCann Ltd.: Bucket o' Grease; Limelight LS-86043 (Latin soul; w/Aki Aleong, Booker T. Robinson, Jose Torres..; at least some listed as monaural LM-82043 are stereo) |
| 7 | Les McCann: Layers; Atlantic SD-1646; 1973 (standout: "The Harlem Buck Street Dance") |
| 6 | Phil Moore III & the Afro-Latin Soultet: Wild!; Capitol/Tower ST-5051 |
| 7 | Phil Moore III & the Afro Latin Soultet: Afro Brazil Oba!; Capitol/Tower ST-5085 |
| 8 | Phil Moore, Jr.: Right On; Atlantic SD-1530; 1969 |
| 7 | Duke Pearson: It Could Only Happen with You; Blue Note BN-LA317-G; 1974/1970 (w/Flora Purim) |
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| 7 | Patrice Rushen: Preclusion; Prestige P-10089; 1974 |
| 6 | Patrice Rushen: Before the Dawn; Prestige P-10098; 1975 |
| 8 | Lalo Schifrin: Piano Espanol--The Magic Touch of Lalo, his Piano, & Orchestra; Tico SLP-1070; 1960 |
| 7 | Lalo Schifrin: Bossa Nova--New Brazilian Jazz; Audio Fidelity AFSD-5981/AFLP-1981; 1962 (w/Leo Wright, Rudy Collins, Christopher White, Jose Paulo, Jack Del Rio;; reissued as The Other Side of Lalo Schifrin; AFSD-6195; 1968) |
| 8 | Lalo Schifrin: Once a Thief & Other Themes; Verve V6-8624; 1965 |
| 8 | Lalo Schifrin: Gone with the Wave ST; Colpix SCP-492; 1965 |
| Lalo Schifrin: Murderer's Row; Colgems COSO-5003 | |
| 6 | Lalo Schifrin: Piano, Strings, & Bossa Nova; MGM SE-4410 |
| 7 | Lalo Schifrin: Lalole--The Latin Sound of Lalo Schifrin & his Orchestra; Roulette SR-42013 |
| 8 | Lalo Schifrin: The Liquidator ST; MGM SE-4413 |
| 8 | Lalo Schifrin: Lalo=Brilliance; Roulette Birdland SR-52088 (Mid-East jazz/bossa/Indo-jazz) |
| 7 | Lalo Schifrin: Music from Mission Impossible; Dot DLP-25831 |
| 6 | Lalo Schifrin: Cool Hand Luke ST; Dot DLP-25833 |
| 7 | Lalo Schifrin: There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On; Dot DLP-25852 |
| 8 | Lalo Schifrin: More Music from Mission Impossible; ABC/Paramount PAS-5002 |
| 8 | Lalo Schifrin: Mannix ST; ABC/Paramount PAS-5004 |
| 8 | Lalo Schifrin: Bullitt; Warner Bros. 1777; 1968 |
| 7 | Lalo Schifrin: Che! ST; Tetragrammaton T-5006 (w/Francisco Aguabella, Mongo Santamaria, Chino Valdez, Armando Peraza, Jose Mangual, Bill Plummer..) |
| 6 | Lalo Schifrin: Enter the Dragon ST (Chop 201; also there is a 2-LP Japanese version) |
| 5 | Lalo Schifrin: Voyage of the Damned ST; Entracte Recording Society ERS-6508; 1977 |
| 7 | [Dizzy Gillespie & the Big Band w/]Lalo Schifrin: New Continent; Limelight LM-82022; 1965 (w/Emil Richards, Francisco Aguabella, Frank Rololino..) |
| 7 | Horace Silver Trio Vol. 2 10"; Blue Note BLP-5034; 1953 (w/Sabu) |
| Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers; Blue Note BLP-1518 | |
| 7 | Horace Silver Quintet & Spotlight on Drums; Blue Note BLP-1520 (w/Sabu & Art Blakey) |
| Horace Silver: Six Pieces of Silver; Blue Note BLP-1539 | |
| Horace Silver: The Stylings of Silver; Blue Note BLP-1562 | |
| Horace Silver: Further Explorations; Blue Note BLP-1589 | |
| Horace Silver: Finger Poppin'; Blue Note BLP-4008 | |
| Horace Silver: Blowin' the Blues Away; Blue Note BLP-4017 | |
| 7 | Horace Silver: Horace-Scope; Blue Note BLP-4042 |
| 7 | Horace Silver: Doin' the Thing; Blue Note BST-84076 (live at the Village Gate) |
| 7 | Horace Silver: The Tokyo Blues; Blue Note BST-84110 |
| 7 | Horace Silver: Silver's Serenade; Blue Note BST-84131 |
| 9 | Horace Silver: Song for My Father; Blue Note; 1964 |
| 7 | Horace Silver: The Cape Verdean Blues; Blue Note; 1965 |
| 8 | Horace Silver Quintet/Sextet: The Jody Grind; Blue Note BST-84250; 1967/1966 |
| 8 | Horace Silver Quintet Featuring Stanley Turrentine: Serenade to a Soul Sister; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84277; 1968 |
| 7 | Horace Silver Quintet: You Gotta Take a Little Love; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84309; 1969 |
| 8 | Horace Silver: The Best of; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84325; 1969 (compilation) |
| 7 | Horace Silver Quintet with Vocals: That Healin' Feelin'; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84352; 1970 (The United States of Mind Phase 1) |
| 8 | Horace Silver Quintet/Sextet with Vocals: Total Response; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84368; 1972 (The United States of Mind Phase 2) |
| 8 | Horace Silver Quintet/Sextet with Vocals: All; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84420; 1972 (The United States of Mind Phase 3) |
| 7 | Horace Silver: In Pursuit of the 27th Man; UA/Blue Note BN-LA054-F; 1973 |
| 8 | Horace Silver; UA/Blue Note Re-Issue Series BN-LA402-H2 (2-LP compilation) |
| 8 | Horace Silver: Silver 'n Brass; UA/Blue Note BN-LA406-G; 1975 |
| 8 | Horace Silver Quintet: Live 1964; Silveto EMR-1001; 1984 (live) |
| 7 | Horace Silver: Music to Ease Your Disease; Silveto SPR-105; 1988 |
| 7 | Bobby Timmons w/Johnny Lytle: Workin' Out!; Prestige PRST-7387; 1965 |
| 6 | Cedar Walton: Animation; Columbia JC-35572; 1978 (w/George Butler, Steve Turre, Paulinho da Costa..) |
| 6 | Larry Willis: Inner Crisis; Groove Merchant GM-514 (People PLEO-2) |
Partly Soul-Jazz Piano LPs
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| 7 | Jack Brokensha Quartet/Lenore Paxton Trio: Steel Blue & Other Hit Tunes; Columbia Special Products CSS-487; 1966 (commerce/jazz-vibes/jazz-piano; made for United States Steel; Jack Brokensha Quartet started in Canada as the Australian Jazz Quintet) |
| 7 | The J Squad; Local Records 9364 (lounge act demo/private press; Richard Frye, piano; Ron Barnes, bass; Wyman Hawkins, drums) |
| 8 | Various: Trunk Presents the Super Sounds of Bosworth Vol. 2; Trunk Barked 2; 1996 (production; reissue-compilation) |
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