Pianist
Horace Silver's 1996 CD introduced ten new compositions and, although none of the originals will probably become standards, they are consistently catchy, full of the infectious
Silver personality and very viable vehicles for improvisation. The instrumental set matches
Silver with quite an all-star group comprised of trumpeter
Claudio Roditi, tenor saxophonist
Michael Brecker (an alumnus), trombonist
Steve Turre, baritonist
Ronnie Cuber, bassist
Ron Carter and drummer
Lewis Nash. Most of the selections feature solo space for one or two of the horn players (all get their spots), and the results live up to the great potential. One of
Horace Silver's finest recordings in his post-Blue Note era. ~ Scott Yanow