Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers
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| ! | 06/07/2026 18:37 | duelek | 2,080 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 16:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,356 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 11:39 | TonySayers61 | 25,185 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2025 10:01 |  djnizzi | 2,865 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2023 23:29 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,712 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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Jboy56 04/26/2022 13:06 | #284684 | TOP COMMENT
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Nothing earth-shattering, but a solid jazz album which is very generic and safe accomplisment.
Fischman 11/28/2016 18:38 | #179266 | TOP COMMENT
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Despite being early in his career, this is an outstanding outing led by Horace Silver who would go on to greater fame without the Jazz Messengers. Art Blakey, who would take over the Jazz Messengers after Silver's departure, is, as always, exceptional on the drum kit. With Kenny Dorham on trumpet and Hank Mobley on sax, this is an absolute must have.
I don't know a lot about jazz but this was enjoyable.
ticharu 11/20/2014 18:35 | #127529 | TOP COMMENT
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Some really fine players, most of this record is top flight, with only a couple of exceptions the songs lend themselves to some wicked improv. Drum solos however, unless the drummer is absolutely (like this one) amazing and keeps it tight and very brief are a drag, especially the drum solo in Doodlin'. I like the record, might play it again, but not Doodlin'.
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