There's No Need to Struggle

1983 studio album by Horace Silver
There's No Need to Struggle
Studio album by
Horace Silver
Released1983
RecordedAugust 25 & September 1, 1983
GenreJazz
LabelSilverto
ProducerHorace Silver
Horace Silver chronology
Spiritualizing the Senses
(1983)
There's No Need to Struggle
(1983)
Live 1964
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

There's No Need to Struggle is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his third released on the Silverto label, featuring performances by Silver with Eddie Harris, Bobby Shew, Ralph Moore, Bob Maize, and Carl Burnett with vocals by Weaver Copeland and Mahmu Pearl.[2] The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing

All compositions and lyrics by Horace Silver
  1. "I Don't Know What I'm Gonna Do"
  2. "Don't Dwell On Your Problems"
  3. "Everything Gonna Be Alright"
  4. "There's No Need to Struggle"
  5. "Seeking the Plan"
  6. "Discovering the Plan"
  7. "Fulfilling the Plan"
  8. "Happiness and Contentment"
  • Recorded in New York City on August 25 & September 1, 1983.

Personnel

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Shew – trumpet
  • Ralph Moore – tenor saxophone
  • Bob Maize – bass
  • Carl Burnette – drums
  • Weaver Copeland, Mahmu Pearl – vocals

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Horace Silver discography, accessed November 30, 2009.
  3. ^ Allmusic Review, accessed November 30, 2009.
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singles
  • "Opus de Funk" (1953)
  • "The Preacher"/"Doodlin'" (1955/54)
  • "Señor Blues" (1956)
  • "Sister Sadie" (1959)
  • "Nica's Dream" (1960)
  • "Song for My Father" (1964)