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Song for My Father is a 1965 album by the Horace Silver Quintet, released on the Blue Note label in 1965. The album was inspired by a trip that Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork features a photograph of Silver’s father, John Tavares Silver, to whom the title composition was dedicated.

Reception.

AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey praised the album: “One of Blue Note’s greatest mainstream hard bop dates, Song for My Father is Horace Silver’s signature LP and the peak of a discography already studded with classics … it hangs together remarkably well, and Silver’s writing is at his tightest and catchiest.” It was identified by Scott Yanow in his AllMusic essay “Hard Bop” as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop recordings.

Track listing:
All compositions by Horace Silver, except where noted.

“Song for My Father” – 7:17
“The Natives Are Restless Tonight” – 6:09
“Calcutta Cutie” – 8:31[11]
“Que Pasa” – 7:47
“The Kicker” (Joe Henderson) – 5:26
“Lonely Woman” – 7:02

Personnel:
Horace Silver – piano
Carmell Jones – trumpet (solo 2 and 5, ensemble 1 and 4)
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Teddy Smith – bass
Roger Humphries – drums

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Released: End of January 1965
Recorded: October 31, 1963; January 28 and October 26, 1964
Studio: Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs
Label: Blue Note
BST 84185
Producer: Alfred Lion