Horace Silver Quintet
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Biography
Hard bop jazz pianist Horace Silver was born on September 2, 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut. Although known as one of the world's greatest pianists, his first instrument was the tenor saxophone. Heavily influenced by saxophonist Lester Young and pianist Bud Powell, Silver was discovered playing at a club in Hartford, Connecticut where his trio backed Stan Getz on saxophone, who subsequently took him on the road with him and recorded three of his compositions. Moving to New York, Silver got a weekly residency at the famous Birdland jazz club, where he was signed by Blue Note Records and, in 1955, he co-founded the Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey. Horace Silver left the Jazz Messengers in the summer of 1956 due to the prevalent heroin use by some of the other band members. Upon leaving the Jazz Messengers, he formed the Horace Silver Quintet. While the original Jazz Messengers originally recorded under the name Horace Silver Quintet, this new version of the group released their first album, Silverâs Blue, in 1956. The quintetâs line-up would remain fluid throughout their career, but their series of albums were warmly received by audiences and critics alike. Further albums in the Horace Silver Quintetâs catalog include 6 Pieces of Silver (1956), The Stylings of Silver (1957), Further Explorations (1958), Finger Poppinâ with the Horace Silver Quintet (1959), Horace-Scope (1960), and Song for My Father (1964). Some of the quintetâs best-known songs include âThe Preacherâ, âSeñor Bluesâ, and his best-known composition, âSong for My Fatherâ. Horace Silver put his quintet on ice at the end of the 1960s in order to focus on songwriting, his family and spiritualism. He continued to work as a leader and sideman until his death. Horace Silver died on June 18, 2014 at the age of 85.
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- Song For My Father by Horace Silver Quintet
- Jungle Juice
- The Cape Verdean Blues (Rudy Van Gelder 24Bit Mastering) by Horace Silver Quintet
- Que Pasa by Horace Silver Quintet
- The Kicker by Horace Silver Quintet
- Enchantment by Horace Silver Quintet
- Serenade to a Soul Sister
- Strollin' by Horace Silver Quintet
- Doodlin' by Horace Silver Quintet
- Psychedelic Sally
- Nica's Dream by Horace Silver Quintet
- Pretty Eyes (Rudy Van Gelder 24Bit Mastering)
- Come On Home
- Cookin' At The Continental
- Sister Sadie by Horace Silver
- Where Do I Go From Here?
- I Love Annie's Fanny
- The Baghdad Blues
- Swingin' The Samba
- I'll Wind
- Pyramid
- Where You At?
- Horace-Scope by Horace Silver Quintet
- Without You
