The Cape Verdean Blues

by Horace Silver Quintet

The Cape Verdean Blues cover art

On this classic album, Horace Silver pays tribute to his father's heritage, continuing to enrich the hard bop tradition by incorporating global rhythms. The title track is built on an infectious folk melody and a buoyant, Cape Verdean-inspired beat. Featuring brilliant solos from a young Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson, the album is a pivotal example of Silver's genius for creating music that was simultaneously harmonically sophisticated, compositionally rigorous, and deeply soulful.

Genres

  • Hard Bop
  • Post-Bop
  • Latin Jazz

Tracklist

  1. The Cape Verdean Blues
  2. The African Queen
  3. Pretty Eyes
  4. Nutville
  5. Bonita
  6. Mo' Joe