Personnel: Horace Silver (piano); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Woody Shaw (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Roger Humphries (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 1 & 22, 1965. Includes liner notes by Bob Blumenthal and Leonard Feather. This is part of Blue Note's RVG series. Horace Silver turned to his unique heritage for inspiration on THE CAPE VERDEAN BLUES, a classic mid '60s Blue Note date from the master of funky Latin-tinged jazz. His father hailed from the Cape Verdean islands, and he had exposed his son to the beauty of his native music when the pianist was just a boy. Silver uses that spicy island flavor for several of BLUES' finger-popping tunes. As a bonus, trombone great J.J. Johnson augments Silver's quintet for the second half of the date, creating a staggering front line that also includes Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson. The title track, one of the most danceable tunes in Silver's repertoire, captures the celebratory fl...

Personnel: Brenda Waters, Rev. Michael Mack, Cheri Wilson (vocals); Reggie Graves (guitar); Boyz 'N Barry (horns); Kevin Bond (keyboards, programming); Cedric Thompson (keyboards); Mel Gray (bass); Jeremy Haynes, Calvin Napper (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); True Praise Ministry Choir, Patrick Love, Tri-City Singers (background vocals). Producers: Donald Lawrence, Cedric Thompson, Kevin Bond. Engineers include: Mark Williams, Randy Miller, Nick Sparks. Recorded at St. Stephen's Baptist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio; Reflection Sound Studios, Charlotte, North Carolina; Houston Sound, Houston, Texas; Ecclectic Studio, Nashville, Tennessee.