Horace Silver
Piano Solo on
Where You At?

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Horace Silver contributes three choruses on piano, the third of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 290 BPM over the 24-bar form in A♭, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. Silver contributes three piano choruses that showcase his signature blend of blues and bebop, his left-hand comping as rhythmically compelling as his right-hand lines. Recorded for the album Horace-Scope in 1960, the performance captures Horace Silver at 31 to 32 years old. Where You At? demonstrates the Silver quintet's ability to generate infectious excitement at top speed while maintaining the musical substance that distinguished their work.

Horace Silver was 31 to 32 years old at the time.