Sister Sadie
| "Sister Sadie" | |
|---|---|
| Composition by Horace Silver | |
| from the album Blowin' the Blues Away | |
| Written | 1959 |
| Released | Early November 1959 |
| Recorded | August 30, 1959 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Blue Note |
| Composer(s) | Horace Silver |
"Sister Sadie" is a jazz standard written by pianist Horace Silver in 1959.[1] It was recorded for the album Blowin' the Blues Away. In 1961, Silver said, "I didn't know a girl named Sadie. I just wrote it, and that title came to mind."[2] Silver also talked about Hank Crawford's version of the song on album More Soul. He said he thought their version was faster than he thought the song should be. He said his version feels like a "blues-band".[3]
Popular cover versions
- 1960: Hank Crawford, More Soul (Atlantic)
- 1960: Gil Evans, Out of the Cool (Impulse!)
- 1961: Andy and the Bey Sisters, Andy and the Bey Sisters (RCA Victor)
- 1961: Ray Charles, Genius + Soul = Jazz (Impulse!)
- 1961: Shirley Scott, Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver (Prestige)
- 1961: James Moody, Cookin' the Blues (Argo)
- 1963 Les McCann, Soul Hits (Pacific Jazz)
- 1963: Woody Herman, Woody Herman–1963 (Philips)[4]
- 1966: Buddy Rich, Swingin' New Big Band (Pacific Jazz)
- 1975: Ray Charles, My Kind of Jazz Part 3 (Crossover)
- 1975: Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Dog Years in the Fourth Ring (32 Jazz) – released 1997
- 1991: Maceo Parker, Mo' Roots (Verve)
- 1992: Joe Pass, In Hamburg (ACT Music)
- 1992: Joey DeFrancesco, Reboppin′ (Columbia)
- 1992: GRP All-Star Big Band, GRP All-Star Big Band (GRP)
- 1993: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Keeping Tradition (Verve)
- 1993: GRP All-Star Big Band, Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live! (GRP)
References
- ↑ "Sister Sadie (1959)". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ↑ Koransky, Jason (March 2004). "The Songs Are My Life". DownBeat. 71 (3): 36.
- ↑ Feather, Leonard (September 28, 1961). "The Blindfold Test: Horace Silver". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 20. p. 45.
- ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir et al (2002) All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music, p. 587. Backbeat Books. At Google Books. Retrieved 9 August 2013.