Horace Silver: Nutville
Musicians:
Horace Silver (piano), Woody Shaw (trumpet), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Roger Humphries (drums).
Composed by Horace Silver
.Recorded: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 22, 1965
Rating: 98/100 (learn more)
On half of The Cape Verdean Blues, Horace Silver added guest J.J. Johnson to his quintet. This enables us to hear Johnson soloing in a Silverian context, and also to hear Silver's writing for three horns instead of the usual two.
Silver makes full use of Johnson both as soloist and ensemble player. "Nutville," a galloping minor-blues mambo/jazz hybrid, is a barnburner from start to finish, with memorable solos by the three horns, Silver, and Roger Humphries. Humphries at the time was a highly promising drummer barely in his 20s. He made three albums with Silver and eventually returned home to Pittsburgh, where he has had a distinguished if relatively low-visibility career to this day.
Reviewer: Bill Kirchner
Tags: 1960s jazz · blue note
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