[Pre Order] Horace Silver - Song for My Father - Blue Note Essentials LP *

Release Date: July 17, 2026

Blue Note Essentials Series! Mastered from Hi-Resolution Digital Masters on 140g Vinyl!

A decade into his recording career, pianist Horace Silver made the album that would endure as the crown jewel of a catalog boasting numerous hard bop classics. Song for My Father captured the transition of his quintet across two sessions — an October 1963 date with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks, and a 1964 session with Carmell Jones, Joe Henderson, Teddy Smith, and Roger Humphries. The title track, a dedication to his father inspired by his Cape Verdean heritage and a recent trip to Brazil, became his signature tune.

Features

• 140g Vinyl
• Blue Note Essentials Series
• Mastered from Hi-Resolution Digital Masters
• Label: Blue Note / Capitol Music Group

Track Listing

Side A:

1. Song for My Father
2. The Natives Are Restless Tonight
3. Calcutta Cutie

Side B:

1. Que Pasa
2. The Kicker
3. Lonely Woman