Horace Silver discography
Horace Silver discography Studio albums 36 Live albums 3 Compilation albums 7
This is a discography of the recordings of Horace Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014), an American hard bop jazz pianist. His major discography consists of 36 studio albums, 3 live albums and 7 compilations.
Silver was initially a sideman, first recording in 1950, then a leader of mainly small groups. He was a founding member of The Jazz Messengers , originally run cooperatively, later by drummer Art Blakey alone. After leaving the Messengers, Silver led a five-piece combo into the 1980s. The vast majority of Silver's recordings as a leader were for the Blue Note label.
Studio albums
Album
Album Details
Peak chart positions
US [ 1]
Top Jazz Albums [ 1]
Top R&B Albums [ 1]
New Faces New Sounds (Introducing the Horace Silver Trio)
"New Faces New Sounds" was a common name used by Blue Note for the first albums of Lou Donaldson and Kenny Drew, among others
Released: December 1952
Recorded: October 9 and 20, 1952
Label: Blue Note (BLP 5018)
Format: 10" LP
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Horace Silver Quintet
Released: March 1955
Recorded: November 13, 1954
Label: Blue Note (BLP 5058))
Format: 10" LP
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Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 2
Released: September 1955
Recorded: February 6, 1955
Label: Blue Note (BLP 5062))
Format: 10" LP
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Silver's Blue
Released: 1956
Recorded: July 2, 17 and 18, 1956
Label: Epic (LN 3326)
Format: LP
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6 Pieces of Silver
Released: November 1956
Recorded: November 10, 1956
Label: Blue Note (BLP 1539)
Format: LP
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The Stylings of Silver
Released: July 1957
Recorded: May 8, 1957
Label: Blue Note (BLP 1562)
Format: LP
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Further Explorations
Released: March 1958
Recorded: January 13, 1958
Label: Blue Note (BLP 1589)
Format: LP
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Finger Poppin'
Released: February 1959
Recorded: January 31, 1959
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4008 [Mono], BST 4008 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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Blowin' the Blues Away
Released: October 1959
Recorded: August 29, 30 and September 13, 1959
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4017 [Mono], BST 84017 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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Horace-Scope
Released: September 1960
Recorded: July 8 and 9, 1960
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4042 [Mono], BST 84042 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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The Tokyo Blues
Released: September 1962
Recorded: July 13 and 14, 1962
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4110 [Mono], BST 84110 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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Silver's Serenade
Released: July 1963
Recorded: May 7 and 8, 1963
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4131 [Mono], BST 84131 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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Song for My Father
Released: December 1964
Recorded: October 31, 1963; January 28 and October 26, 1964
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4185 [Mono], BST 84185 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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The Cape Verdean Blues
Released: December 1965
Recorded: October 1 and 22, 1965
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4185 [Mono], BST 84185 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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The Jody Grind
Released: 1966
Recorded: November 2 and 23, 1966
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4250 [Mono], BST 84250 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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Serenade to a Soul Sister
Released: 1968
Recorded: February 23 and March 29, 1968
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4277 [Mono], BST 84277 [Stereo])
Format: LP, 4 Track Cartridge
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You Gotta Take a Little Love
Released: 1969
Recorded: January 10 and 17, 1969
Label: Blue Note (BST 84309)
Format: LP
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That Healin' Feelin'The United States of Mind Phase 1
Released: 1970
Recorded: April 8 and June 18, 1970
Label: Blue Note (BST 84342)
Format: LP
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Total ResponseThe United States of Mind Phase 2
Released: 1971
Recorded: November 15, 1970 and January 29, 1971
Label: Blue Note (BST 84368)
Format: LP
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AllThe United States of Mind Phase 3
Released: 1972
Recorded: January 17 and February 14, 1972
Label: Blue Note (BST 84420)
Format: LP
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In Pursuit of the 27th Man
Released: 1972
Recorded: October 6 and November 10, 1972
Label: Blue Note (BN-LA054-F)
Format: LP
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Silver 'n Brass
Released: 1975
Recorded: January 10 and 17, 1975
Label: Blue Note (BN-LA406-G)
Format: LP, 8 Track Cartridge
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Silver 'n Wood
Released: 1976
Recorded: November 7 and 14, 1975 and January 2 and 3, 1976
Label: Blue Note (BN-LA581-G)
Format: LP
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Silver 'n Voices
Released: 1976
Recorded: September 24, October 1, 19 and 22, 1976
Label: Blue Note (BN-LA708-G)
Format: LP
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Silver 'n Percussion
Released: 1978
Recorded: November 12, 17, 25 and 30, 1977
Label: Blue Note (BN-LA853-H)
Format: LP
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Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres
Released: 1980
Recorded: November 3 and 10, 1978; October 26, November 2 and December 10, 1979
Label: Blue Note (LBW-1033)
Format: LP
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Guides to Growing Up
Released: 1981
Recorded: September 18 and 19, 1981
Label: Silveto (SPR 101)
Format: LP
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Spiritualizing the Senses
Released: 1983
Recorded: January 19, 1983
Label: Silveto (SPR 102)
Format: LP
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There's No Need to Struggle
Released: 1983
Recorded: September 1, 1983
Label: Silveto (SPR 103)
Format: LP
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The Continuity of Spirit
Released: 1985
Recorded: March 25, 1985
Label: Silveto (SPR 104)
Format: LP
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Music to Ease Your Disease
Released: 1988
Recorded: March 31, 1988
Label: Silveto (SPR 105)
Format: LP
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It's Got to Be Funky
Released: 1993
Recorded: February 8 and 9, 1993
Label: Columbia (CK 53812)
Format: CD
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Pencil Packin' Papa
Released: 1994
Recorded: January 10 and 11, 1994
Label: Columbia (CK 64210)
Format: CD
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The Hardbop Grandpop
Released: 1996
Recorded: February 29 and March 1, 1996
Label: Impulse! (IMPD 192)
Format: CD
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A Prescription for the Blues
Released: 1997
Recorded: May 29 and 30, 1997
Label: Impulse! (IMPD 238)
Format: CD
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Jazz...Has...A Sense of Humor
Released: 1999
Recorded: December 17 and 18, 1998
Label: Verve (IMPD 293)
Format: CD
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Rockin' with Rachmaninoff
Released: 2003
Recorded: June 10, 11; August 14, 15, 1991
Label:Bop City (DHS 1640)
Format: CD
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Live albums
Album
Album Details
Peak chart positions
US [ 1]
Top Jazz Albums [ 1]
Top R&B Albums [ 1]
Live at Newport '58
Released: 2008
Recorded: July 6, 1958
Label: Blue Note (0946 3 98070 2 4)
Format: CD
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Doin' the Thing
Released: August 1961
Recorded: May 19 and 20, 1961
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4076 [Mono], BST 84076 [Stereo])
Format: LP
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Live 1964
Released: 1984
Recorded: June 6, 1964
Label: Emerald (EMR 1001)
Format: LP
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June 1977 (Bremen, Germany)
Released: 2014
Recorded: June 28, 1977
Label: Promising Music
Format: CD
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Compilation albums
Album
Album Details
Peak chart positions
US [ 1]
Top Jazz Albums [ 1]
Top R&B Albums [ 1]
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Released: July 1956
Recorded: November 12, 1954 and February 6, 1955
Label: Blue Note (BLP 1518))
Format: LP
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Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu
Released: October 1956
Recorded: October 9 and 20, 1952 and November 23, 1953
Label: Blue Note (BLP 1520))
Format: LP
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The Trio Sides
Released: 1974
Recorded: Between 1953 and 1968
Label: Blue Note (BN-LA474-H2))
Format: LP
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Sterling Silver
Released: 1979
Recorded: Between 1956 and 1964
Label: Blue Note (BN-LA945-H)
Format: LP
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The Natives are Restless Tonight
Released: 1985
Recorded: April 16, 1965 and February 11 and 18, 1966
Label: Emerald (EMR 1003)
Format: LP
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The United States of Mind
Released: October 5, 2004
Recorded: Between 1970 and 1972
Label: Blue Note (7243 8 66745 2 4)
Format: CD
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Singles (78s and 45s)
Year
Format
A-side
B-side
Catalog number
Label
1952
10" 78rpm
"Safari"
"Thou Swell "
1608
Blue Note
1953
10" 78rpm
"Opus de Funk "
"Day In, Day Out"
1625
Blue Note
1955
7" 45rpm
"The Preacher "
"Doodlin' "
1630
Blue Note
1955
7" 45rpm
"Room 608"
"Creepin' In"
1631
Blue Note
1956
7" 45rpm
"Enchantment"
"Camouflage"
1654
Blue Note
1956
7" 45rpm
"Senor Blues "
"Cool Eyes"
1655
Blue Note
1957
7" 45rpm
"Home Cookin'"
"The Back Beat"
1672
Blue Note
1957
7" 45rpm
"Soulville"
"No Smokin'"
1673
Blue Note
1958
7" 45rpm
"Safari"
"The Outlaw"
1705
Blue Note
1958
7" 45rpm
"Senor Blues"
"Tippin'"
1710
Blue Note
1959
7" 45rpm
"Come on Home"
"Finger Poppin"
1740
Blue Note
1959
7" 45rpm
"Juicy Lucy"
"Cookin' at the Continental"
1741
Blue Note
1959
7" 45rpm
"Swinging the Samba"
"Mellow D"
1742
Blue Note
1959
7" 45rpm
"Sister Sadie "
"Break City"
1750
Blue Note
1959
7" 45rpm
"Blowin' the Blues Away"
"The Baghdad Blues"
1751
Blue Note
1960
7" 45rpm
"Strollin'"
"Nica's Dream "
1784
Blue Note
1960
7" 45rpm
"Me and My Baby"
"Where You At"
1785
Blue Note
1961
7" 45rpm
"Filthy McNasty, Part 1"
"Filthy McNasty, Part 2"
1817
Blue Note
1961
7" 45rpm
"Doin' the Thing, Part 1"
"Doin' the Thing, Part 2"
1818
Blue Note
1962
7" 45rpm
"Tokyo Blues, Part 1"
"Tokyo Blues, Part 2"
1871
Blue Note
1962
7" 45rpm
"Sayonara Blues, Part 1"
"Sayonara Blues, Part 2"
1872
Blue Note
1962
7" 45rpm
"Too Much Sake, Part 1"
"Too Much Sake, Part 2"
1873
Blue Note
1963
7" 45rpm
"Silver's Serenade"
"Let's Go to the Nitty Gritty"
1902
Blue Note
1963
7" 45rpm
"Sweet Sweetie Dee"
"The Dragon Lady"
1903
Blue Note
1964
7" 45rpm
"Song for My Father , Part 1"
"Song for My Father, Part 2"
1912
Blue Note
1964
7" 45rpm
"Que Pasa, Part 1"
"Que Pasa, Part 2"
1913
Blue Note
1965
7" 45rpm
"The Cape Verdean Blues"
"Pretty Eyes"
1923
Blue Note
1965
7" 45rpm
"The African Queen, Part 1"
"The African Queen, Part 2"
1924
Blue Note
1966
7" 45rpm
"The Jody Grind, Part 1"
"The Jody Grind, Part 2"
1932
Blue Note
1968
7" 45rpm
"Psychedelic Sally"
"Serenade to a Soul Sister"
1939
Blue Note
1969
7" 45rpm
"You Gotta Take a Little Love"
"Down and Out"
1946
Blue Note
1970
7" 45rpm
"The Show Has Begun"
"There's Much to be Done"
1964
Blue Note
1970
7" 45rpm
"I've Had a Little Talk"
"Acid, Pot or Pills"
1975
Blue Note
1972
7" 45rpm
"Horn of Life"
"The Cause and Effect"
1978
Blue Note
1972
7" 45rpm
"Nothing Can Stop Me Now"
"The Liberated Brother"
BN-XW325-W
Blue Note
1976
7" 45rpm
"Slow Down"
"Time and Effort"
BN-XW905-Y
Blue Note
1976
7" 45rpm
"Togetherness"
"Out of the Night Came You"
BN-XW1032
Blue Note
Albums recorded with The Jazz Messengers
In addition to Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers listed above, Silver recorded two live albums, a studio album and portions of two more compilation albums as co-leader of the original Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey .
Albums recorded as a sideman
Notes
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
Blue Note albumsAlbums released on other labels Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers With others
Introducing Nat Adderley (1955)
Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Dee Dee Bridgewater , 1994)
Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd , 1955)
Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956)
Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke , 1955)
Al Cohn's Tones (Al Cohn , 1950)
Miles Davis, Volume 3 (1954)
Miles Davis Quartet /Blue Haze /Miles Davis Quintet /Miles Davis All-Star Sextet /Walkin' (1953/54)
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins /Bags' Groove (1954)
Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Lou Donaldson , 1952)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955)
The Art Farmer Septet (1953–54)
When Farmer Met Gryce (Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce , 1955)
The Complete Roost Recordings (Stan Getz , 1950–51)
Nica's Tempo (Gigi Gryce, 1955)
Disorder at the Border (Coleman Hawkins , 1952)
Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
Plenty, Plenty Soul (Milt Jackson , 1957)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (J.J. Johnson , 1955)
Blowing in from Chicago (Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore , 1957)
Hank Mobley Quartet (1955)
Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
Hank Mobley and His All Stars (1957)
Hank Mobley Quintet (1957)
J. R. Monterose (1956)
Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956)
Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
Clark Terry (1955)
Selected singles