Jazz Has a Sense of Humor is the final studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 pianist

Pianist

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 Horace Silver

Horace Silver

Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....

 released on the Verve

Verve Records

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 label in 1998 featuring performances by Silver with Ryan Kisor

Ryan Kisor

Ryan Kisor is an American jazz trumpeter.A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Kisor learned trumpet from his father Larry Kisor and started playing in a local dance band at age ten. Kisor began classical trumpet lessons at age 12, met Clark Terry when he was 15 , and played with all-star high school bands...

, Jimmy Greene, John Webber, and Willie Jones III. The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars and states "In this set of nine originals, the Horace Silver touch is clearly evident: happy, strong melodies; groovin' beats; Silver's deft, deliberate, bluesy piano comping and boppin' leads... his tunefully familiar, head-noddin' original funk is a vital as ever, and sounds pretty fresh compared to some of the trite neo-bop being reprocessed this past decade. Silver's light, spare, soulful style is a sound for sore ears, one that has a universal, timeless appeal, crossing generational and commercial barriers. This is well-played music, a specialty Silver has envisioned and realized through the bulk of his career. Highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver

1. "Satisfaction Guaranteed" - 5:47
2. "The Mama Suite Part 1: Not Enough Mama" - 5:36
3. "The Mama Suite Part 2: Too Much Mama" - 4:52
4. "The Mama Suite Part 3: Just Right Mama" - 4:07
5. "Philley Millie" - 4:45
6. "Ah-Ma-Tell" - 6:00
7. "I Love Annie's Fanny" - 4:48
8. "Gloria" - 7:34
9. "Where Do I Go from Here?" - 4:01

Personnel

• Horace Silver
  Horace Silver
  Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
  
   - piano
  Piano
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• Ryan Kisor
  Ryan Kisor
  Ryan Kisor is an American jazz trumpeter.A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Kisor learned trumpet from his father Larry Kisor and started playing in a local dance band at age ten. Kisor began classical trumpet lessons at age 12, met Clark Terry when he was 15 , and played with all-star high school bands...
  
   - trumpet
  Trumpet
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• Jimmy Greene - tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
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  , soprano saxophone
  Soprano saxophone
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• John Webber - bass
  Double bass
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• Willie Jones III - drums
  Drum kit
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