All (Horace Silver album)

All (subtitled The United States of Mind Phase 3) is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1972, featuring performances by Silver with Cecil Bridgewater, Harold Vick, Richie Resnicoff, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker, with vocals by Andy Bey, Salome Bey and Gail Nelson.[3] It is the third of a trilogy of albums later compiled on CD as The United States of Mind.

All
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1972[1]
RecordedJanuary 17 & February 14, 1972
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length42:09
LabelBlue Note
BST 84420
ProducerFrancis Wolff, George Butler
Horace Silver chronology
Total Response
(1971)
All
(1972)
In Pursuit of the 27th Man
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 1½ stars.[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Horace Silver

  1. "The Merger of the Minds" - 4:47
  2. "Cause and Effect" - 4:14
  3. "Forever Is a Long Long Time" - 3:50
  4. "My Soul Is My Computer" - 4:38
  5. "How Much Does Matter Really Matter" - 3:09
  6. "Horn of Life" - 6:27
  7. "Who Has the Answer" - 3:42
  8. "From the Heart Through the Mind" - 3:28
  9. "All" - 5:39
  10. "Summary" - 2:35

Recorded on January 17 (2, 3, 5, 7 & 8), and February 14 (1, 4, 6, 9 & 10), 1972.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Sept 2, 1972
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Horace Silver discography accessed November 24, 2009.
  4. ^ Allmusic Review accessed November 24, 2009.