| Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet | ||||
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| Studio album by
the Horace Silver Quintet
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| Released | Early May 1958[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 13, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1589 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Silver, recorded on January 13, 1958 and released on Blue Note in 1958. The quintet features horn section Art Farmer and Clifford Jordan and rhythm section Teddy Kotick and Louis Hayes.[2]
Silver's tune "Safari" had been recorded by Blue Note before in 1952 and was re-issued as a single to coincide with the release of the album.[citation needed]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett states: "Further Explorations is a solid, even striking outing, and if it isn't maybe quite as flashy as some of its predecessors, it is no less substantive and revealing."[5]
All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Outlaw" | 6:07 |
| 2. | "Melancholy Mood" | 6:35 |
| 3. | "Pyramid" | 6:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Moon Rays" | 10:56 | |
| 2. | "Safari" | 5:11 | |
| 3. | "Ill Wind" |
| 6:53 |
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