1966 studio album by The Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson
The Cape Verdean Blues is a 1966 album by a jazz quintet led by pianist Horace Silver . The quintet is augmented on the last three tracks on the album by trombonist J. J. Johnson . The album was inspired by Silver's father, John Tavares Silva, who was born in Cape Verde .[ 4]
All tracks by Horace Silver, unless otherwise noted
"The Cape Verdean Blues" - 4:59
"The African Queen" - 9:36
"Pretty Eyes" - 7:30
"Nutville" - 7:15
"Bonita" - 8:37
"Mo' Joe" (Joe Henderson) - 5:46
Recorded on October 1 (#1-3) and 22 (#4-6), 1965.
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
Blue Note albumsAlbums released on other labels Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers With others
Introducing Nat Adderley (1955)
Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Dee Dee Bridgewater , 1994)
Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd , 1955)
Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956)
Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke , 1955)
Al Cohn's Tones (Al Cohn , 1950)
Miles Davis, Volume 3 (1954)
Miles Davis Quartet /Blue Haze /Miles Davis Quintet /Miles Davis All-Star Sextet /Walkin' (1953/54)
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins /Bags' Groove (1954)
Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Lou Donaldson , 1952)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955)
The Art Farmer Septet (1953–54)
When Farmer Met Gryce (Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce , 1955)
The Complete Roost Recordings (Stan Getz , 1950–51)
Nica's Tempo (Gigi Gryce, 1955)
Disorder at the Border (Coleman Hawkins , 1952)
Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
Plenty, Plenty Soul (Milt Jackson , 1957)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (J.J. Johnson , 1955)
Blowing in from Chicago (Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore , 1957)
Hank Mobley Quartet (1955)
Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
Hank Mobley and His All Stars (1957)
Hank Mobley Quintet (1957)
J. R. Monterose (1956)
Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956)
Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
Clark Terry (1955)
Selected singles
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release (except for the film scores)
As leader or co-leader WithKai Winding Albums as sideman or arranger/ composer
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955)
Sayin' Somethin' (Nat Adderley , 1966)
The Soul of the City (Manny Albam , 1966)
Basie Jam (Count Basie , 1973)
The Bosses (Count Basie/"Big Joe" Turner , 1973)
Night Song (Kenny Burrell , 1969)
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd , 1964)
New York Slick (Ron Carter , 1979)
Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis , 1949–50)
Young Man with a Horn /Miles Davis Volume 1 /Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952)
Summertime (Paul Desmond , 1968)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955)
At the Opera House (Ella Fitzgerald , 1957)
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie , 1949)
Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie , 1951)
Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960)
The Modern Touch (Benny Golson , 1957)
The Hawk Flies High (Coleman Hawkins , 1957)
Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday , 1958)
And Then Again (Elvin Jones , 1965)
The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (John Lewis , 1955)
The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff , 1966)
Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson , 1966)
Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson , 1965–66)
Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill , 1966)
Charlie Parker on Dial (1947)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
Alfie (Sonny Rollins , 1966)
Carnival of the Spirits (Moacir Santos , 1975)
New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin , 1964)
Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver , 1965)
Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt , 1965)
What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
Joyride (Stanley Turrentine , 1965)
Film scores
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With others
Home! (Gary Bartz , 1969)
Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr. , 1971)
Child's Dance (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , 1972)
Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
The Free Slave (Roy Brooks , 1970)
Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983)
The Almoravid (Joe Chambers , 1971)
Tones for Joan's Bones (Chick Corea , 1966)
The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969)
Brilliant Circles (Stanley Cowell , 1969)
Conversations (Eric Dolphy , 1963)
Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
Tex Book Tenor /Back from the Gig (Booker Ervin , 1968)
Ichi-Ban (Louis Hayes and Junior Cook , 1976)
The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977)
If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Joe Henderson , 1970)
Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970)
Grass Roots (Andrew Hill , 1968)
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70)
Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969)
Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
Cirrus (Bobby Hutcherson , 1974)
Bridge into the New Age (Azar Lawrence , 1974)
'Bout Soul (Jackie McLean , 1967)
Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967)
Reach Out! (Hank Mobley , 1968)
Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970)
Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (Pharoah Sanders , 1970)
The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver , 1965)
The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966)
Natural Soul (Buddy Terry , 1967)
Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
Expansions (McCoy Tyner , 1968)
The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (Mal Waldron , 1986)
The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986)
Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington , 1967)
Unity (Larry Young , 1965)
Zawinul (Joe Zawinul , 1970)
Box sets