Silver in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse

Blue Note Records has announced the October 24 release of Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse, a never-before-issued live recording of Blue Note legend Horace Silver captured 60 years ago at The Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, Washington on August 12 and 19, 1965. The album features a short-lived powerhouse line-up of the pianist’s quintet with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Teddy Smith on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums performing uninhibited renditions of Silver classics including “Song For My Father,” “The Cape Verdean Blues,” “The Kicker,” “Sayonara Blues,” and “No Smokin’.”Transferred from the original tapes recorded by KING-FM radio host and engineerJim Wilkeand mastered byMatthew Lutthansat the Mastering Lab, the broadcast quality recording presents one of the greatest hard bop bands of all time delivering a high-energy, crowd-pleasing performance in an intimate club setting. Produced for release byZev Feldman,Silver In Seattlewill be released on LP and CD, both of which include an elaborate booklet with rare photos byFrancis Wolff,Burt Goldblatt,Jean-Pierre Leloirand others; plus liner notes by acclaimed jazz scholarBob Blumenthal; and interviews and statements with drummerRoger Humphries, Silver band alumniRandy BreckerandAlvin Queen, rising star pianistSullivan Fortner, and more.