This quintet peaked on the exotic Song For My Father (october 1964), that includedīut the most famous tracks from that album, The nine-minute jam Silver's Serenade, off Silver's Serenade (may 1963). The twelve-minute jam Sayonara Blues, off Tokyo Blues (july 1962), The playing got even tighter on subsequent releases, that boasted Swingin' the Samba, Juicy Lucy, Come on Home andīlowin' the Blues Away (september 1959) contained another exotic number,īaghdad Blues, and a wide stylistic excursus, from theīallad Peace to the driving Break City to the gospel-y Sister Sadie. Trumpeter Blue Mitchell and tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, and contained Stylings of Silver (may 1957), featuring Art Farmer on trumpet and Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, and containing Home Cookin' and Metamorphosis,įurther Explorations (january 1958), featuring Clifford Jordan on tenor sax andĬontaining the eleven-minute jam Moon Rays, Safari andįinger Poppin' (january 1959), that established the partnership between Six Pieces of Silver (november 1956), containing Senor Blues (that became a hit) and featuring tenor saxophonist Junior Cook,
Messengers without Blakey, jamming fluently in The foundations of the line-up of Silver's Blue (july 1956) was the Jazz To concentrate on what he liked: a bluesy piano style and a sound thatīorrowed as much from rhythm'n'blues as from jazz. Of piano, trumpet, tenor saxophone, bass and drums, The hard-driving, gospel-ish The Preacher (february 1955), but alsoĭoodlin' and Room 608 (both november 1954),Īs well as Nica's Dream (april 1956), containing his catchy, propulsive, Latin-tinged twelve-minute Nica's Dream. Silver contributed most of the tracks, particularly Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, to which He formed the quintet with Art Blakey that started the bebop revolution The latter also gave a name ("funky") ("funky") to his solid beat influenced by gospel and rhythm'n'blues. Quicksilver, Horoscope (october 1952), Opus De Funk (november 1953). His own compositions Safari (october 1952),
He already displayed the essence of his exuberant style with Trio (november 1953), with Art Blakey on drums and several bassists,
Horace Silver (1928) was the main hard-bop pianist, influenced by both African and You Gotta Take a Little Love (1969), 5/10 Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1955), 7.5/10 ( Copyright © 2006 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use) Horace Silver: biography, discography, review, ratings
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