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Music to Ease Your Disease is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his fifth and final release on the Silverto label, featuring performances by Silver with Clark Terry, Junior Cook, Ray Drummond, and Billy Hart, with vocals by Andy Bey.

“Horace Silver has long been a believer in the self-help holistic movement and this has been reflected in the lyrics he has written during the past decade. Andy Bey interprets such songs on this LP as “What Is the Sinus-Minus,” “The Respiratory Story” and the title cut, none of which seem destined to be covered by other artists. However there are plenty of strong instrumental moments from an all-star quintet that includes pianist Silver, fluegelhornist Clark Terry, tenor-saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Billy Hart, and for that reason this is the strongest release on Silver to date.” – Scott Yanow/AllMusic.

Track listing:
All compositions and lyrics by Horace Silver
“Prologue”
“Hangin’ Loose”
“The Respiratory Story”
“Tie Your Dreams to a Star”
“Music to Ease Your Disease”
“The Philanthropic View”
“What is the Sinus Minus”
“Epilogue”

Personnel:
Horace Silver – piano
Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
Ray Drummond – bass
Billy Hart – drums
Andy Bey – vocals

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Released: 1988
Recorded: New York City on March 31, 1988
Label: Silverto
Producer: Horace Silver