Recorded in May 1961 live at the Village Gate, NYC, this is Horace Silver's only live album for Blue Note and is a funky soul-jazz classic. Featuring musicians Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Junior Cook (tenor sax), Gene Taylor (bass) and Roy Cook (drums), the album includes five Silver originals: 'Filthy McNasty', 'Kiss Me Right', 'The Gringo', 'Cool Eyes' and the classic title track 'Doin' the Thing'.
1) Filthy McNasty (11.02)
2) Doin' the Thing (11.16)
3) Kiss Me Right (9.18)
4) The Gringo/The Theme: Cool Eyes (12.01)