Doin' the Thing

Doin' the Thing is a live album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1961 featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks recorded at the Village Gate in New York City.[3]

Doin' the Thing
Live album by
the Horace Silver Quintet
Released1961
RecordedMay 19 & 20 1961
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
Horace-Scope
(1960)		 Doin' the Thing
(1961)		 The Tokyo Blues
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "This live set finds pianist/composer Horace Silver and his most acclaimed quintet stretching out".[4] The All About Jazz review of the CD rerelease by Hrayr Attarian called the album "especially unique, not only because of its quality, but because it is the only live recording of his most famous quintet. Although it was recorded 52 years ago (1961), this CD has the power to transport one back in time to the smoky room at Village Gate where one feels the raw energy of the live performance".[5]

Track listing
All compositions by Horace Silver
  1. "Filthy McNasty" - 11:02
  2. "Doin' the Thing" - 11:16
  3. "Kiss Me Right" - 9:18
  4. "The Gringo/Cool Eyes (Theme)" - 12:03
Bonus tracks not included on original LP
  1. "It Ain't S'posed to Be Like That" - 6:21
  2. "Cool Eyes" - 3:56
  • All tracks recorded at the Village Gate, NYC on May 19 & 20, 1961.

Personnel

Production

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Horace Silver discography accessed November 20, 2009.
  4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 20, 2009.
  5. Attarian, H. Review: Doin' the Thing at the Village Gate All About Jazz October 9, 2006
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