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Without a weak track among the six, Song for My Father is a marvelous blend of bebop, rhythm & blues, and world musics into a seamless, accessible, and moving collection which passes by much too fast. Enjoyable from start to finish, the record benefits from Silver's versatile understanding of both rhythm and lead on piano, the bebop perfectionism of trumpeters Carmell Jones and Blue Mitchell, and a rhythm section capable of any thing of which Silver asks them. One of the late standouts of bebop/hard bop.