Ebullient piano legend Horace Silver is the innovator of the hard bop style that virtually defines today's "straight-ahead" jazz sound. Along with Art Blakey (with whom he founded the seminal group the Jazz Messengers), Silver brought a fresh infusion of funk, gospel, R&B and roots music back to jazz (which had become more abstract during the bebop era). Jazz Has a Sense of Humor consists of 9 new, jaunty Silver originals that aptly make his point that jazz can be both witty and playful. [Note: This product is an authorized, licensed CD and is manufactured on demand]
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2) The Mama Suite Part I: Not Enough Mama
3) The Mama Suite Part II: Too Much Mama
4) The Mama Suite Part III: Just Right Mama
5) Philley Millie
6) Ah-Ma-Tell
7) I Love Annie's Fanny
8) Gloria
9) Where Do I Go from Here?