Horace Silver

Artist:  Horace Silver
Born:  September 2, 1928.  Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Died:  June 18, 2014 (Aged 85).  New Rochelle, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Modal Jazz, Post-Bop, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Straight-Ahead Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Arranger
Instruments:  Piano

Horace Silver was an American Jazz Pianist, Composer and Arranger.  He was the one of the pioneer in the Hard Bop Style in the 1950s.  He played with Stan Getz in 1950, with the Jazz Messengers, co-led by Art Blakey.  His most successful album was Song For My Father.

Title:   The Horace Silver Collection 1952-56   (2019)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Modal Jazz, Post-Bop, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Straight-Ahead Jazz

Label:   Acrobat

Rating:    *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Horace-Scope

 2.  Safari

 3.  Thou Swell

 4.  Quicksilver

 5.  Ecaroh

 6  Yeah

 7.  Knowledge Box

 8.  Prelude To A Kiss

Tracks:  1-8:  Performed by Horace Silver Trio

 9.  Message From Kenya

10. Opus De Funk

11. Day In, Day Out

12. Nothing But The Soul

13. I Remember You

14. Silverware

15. How About You?

16. Buhaina

Tracks:  9-16:  Performed by Horace Silver/Art Blakey Trio

17. Room 608

18. Creepin' In

19. Stop Time 

Tracks:  17-19:  Performed by Horace Silver Quintet

Disc 2:

 1.  Doodlin'

 2.  Hippy

 3.  To Whom It May Concern

 4.  Hankerin'

 5.  The Preacher

 6.  To Beat Or Not To Beat

 7.  Shoutin' Out

 8.  How Long Has This Been Going On?

 9.  I'll Know

10. Silver's Blue

11. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

12. Hank's Tune

Tracks:  1-12:  Performed by Horace Silver Quintet

Personnel:

Horace Silver:  Piano

Art Blakey:  Drums

Gene Ramey:  Bass

Curly Russell:   Bass

Percy Heath:  Double Bass

Sabu:  Percussion

Kenny Dorham:  Trumpet

Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone

Doug Watkins:  Bass

Joe Gordon:  Trumpet

Kenny Clarke:  Drums

Donald Byrd:  Trumpet

Art Taylor:  Drums

The Horace Silver Collection 1952-56 is the compilation by Horace Silver, released on August 8, 2019 by Acrobat, featuring Art Blakey, Gene Ramey, Curly Russell, Percy Heath, Sabu, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, Joe Gordon, Kenny Clarke, Donald Byrd and Art Taylor.