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Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver

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Love and Peace:
A Tribute to Horace Silver
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
RecordedDecember 1994
StudioPlus XXX Studios, Paris
GenreVocal jazz
Length63:36
LabelVerve
ProducerDee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Keeping Tradition
(1993)
Love and Peace:
A Tribute to Horace Silver

(1995)
Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
Tom HullA−[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[6]

Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver is a 1995 studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater, recorded in tribute to Horace Silver.[7][8][9]

Background

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The album features contributions by Silver himself, as well as by late Jimmy Smith.[10] Silver makes two guest appearances on this album, on "Nica's Dream" and "Song for My Father". Silver's contributions were recorded on December 1, 1994.[11] Bridgewater's performance earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.[12]

Reception

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Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote, "Bridgewater uplifts Silver's lyrics, proves to be in prime form, and swings up a storm."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Permit Me to Introduce You to Yourself" – 3:25
  2. "Nica's Dream" – 5:14
  3. "The Tokyo Blues" – 5:44
  4. "Pretty Eyes" – 5:05
  5. "St. Vitus Dance" – 2:40
  6. "You Happened My Way" – 6:29
  7. "Soulville" – 4:16
  8. "Filthy McNasty" – 4:51
  9. "Song for My Father" – 5:30
  10. "Doodlin'" – 6:06
  11. "Lonely Woman" – 5:21
  12. "The Jody Grind" – 5:00
  13. "Blowin' the Blues Away" – 3:55

All music and lyrics written by Horace Silver.

Personnel

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Chart positions

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[13] 13

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Dee Dee Bridgewater". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. ISBN 9780679768739. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Blue Skies (Cassandra Wilson album).
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ Sanders, Brian (August 28, 2008). "A Tribute To Horace Silver". NPR. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. ^ Silver, Horace (2006). Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver. University of California Press. p. 243. ISBN 9780520243743. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver.
  9. ^ Anderson, Sheila E. (2012). The Little Red Book of Musician's Wisdom. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 103. ISBN 9781616088552. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. ^ "SFJAZZ.org | Dee Dee Bridgewater - Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver". sfjazz.org. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. ^ Horace Silver Discography, Official Website of Horace Silver
  12. ^ "THE 38TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS : The Complete List of Nominees". Los Ángeles Times. Tribune Company. January 5, 1996. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  13. ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.