| Doin' the Thing | ||||
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| Live album by the Horace Silver Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | May 19 & May 20, 1961 | |||
| Venue | The Village Gate, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 43:39 original LP 53:56 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84076 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
Doin' the Thing is a live album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, released on the Blue Note label in 1961. It was the only live album released featuring the "classic" Horace Silver Quintet.
The album was recorded at the Village Gate nightclub in New York City and features performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks.[3]
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Horace Silver discography. Retrieved November 20, 2009.