Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres


Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his final released on the Blue Note label, featuring performances by Silver with Tom Harrell, Larry Schneider, Ron Carter, and Al Foster, with vocals by Gregory Hines, Brenda Alford, Carol Lynn Maillard, and Chapman Roberts, and an overdubbed string section conducted by Wade Marcus.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states: "He was never as strong a lyricist as he was a composer and pianist so the vocals weigh down the music a bit. The songtitles probably kept a few of these pieces from becoming better-known".

Track listing

Side One:
  1. " The Soul and Its Expression Part One: The Search for Direction" -
  2. " The Soul and Its Expression Part Two: Direction Discovered" -
  3. " The Soul and Its Expression Part Three: We All Have a Part to Play" -
Side Two:
  1. " The Soul and Its Progress Throughout the Spheres Part One: Self Portrait No. 1 " -
  2. " The Soul and Its Progress Throughout the Spheres Part Two: Self Portrait No. 2 " -
  3. " The Soul and Its Progress Throughout the Spheres Part Three: Self Portrait of the Aspiring Self " -
  4. " The Soul's Awareness of Its Character Part One: Character Analysis" -
  5. " The Soul's Awareness of Its Character Part Two: Negative Patterns of the Subconscious" -
  6. " The Soul's Awareness of Its Character Part Three: The Conscious and Its Desire for Change" -
Side Three:
  1. " The Pygmalion Process Part One: Inner Feelings" -
  2. " The Pygmalion Process Part Two: Friends" -
  3. " The Pygmalion Process Part Three: Empathy" -
  4. " The Pygmalion Process Part Four: Optimism" -
  5. " The Pygmalion Process Part Five: Expansion" -
Side Four:'''
  1. " The Soul in Communion with the Creator Part One: Communion with the Creator" -
  2. " The Soul in Communion with the Creator Part Two: The Creator Guides Us" -
  3. " The Soul in Communion with the Creator Part Three: Progress, Through Dedication and Discipline" -
  4. " The Soul in Communion with the Creator Part Four: We Expect Positive Results" -

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