Artist: Horace Silver

Horace Silver
Aliases
Horace Silver Quintet
The Horace Silver Quintet
The Horace Silver Quintet & Trio
The Horace Silver Trio
Real name
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva
Born
September 2, 1928
Country
United States
Related
The Jazz Messengers
See also
Thanks Horace

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Airegin Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke 1955 (26 artists)
2 Blowin' the Blues Away The Horace Silver Quintet 1959 (3 artists)
3 Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers 1955 (20 artists)
4 Doodlin' Horace Silver Quintet 1955 (16 artists)
5 Doxy Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke 1955 (16 artists)
6 Filthy McNasty The Horace Silver Quintet 1961 Steve Miller
Sampled by US3
7 Home Cookin' The Horace Silver Quintet 1957 (2 artists)
8 Lonely Woman The Horace Silver Quintet 1965 (4 artists)
9 Oleo Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke 1955 (33 artists)
10 Peace The Horace Silver Quintet 1959 (20 artists)
11 The Preacher Horace Silver Quintet 1955 (9 artists)
12 Quicksilver The Horace Silver Trio 1953 (3 artists)
13 Señor Blues The Horace Silver Quintet 1957 (8 artists)
14 Sister Sadie Horace Silver Quintet 1959 (24 artists)
15 Song for My Father The Horace Silver Quintet 1965 (22 artists)
Sampled by US3
16 Strollin' The Horace Silver Quintet 1960 (10 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 But Not for Me Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke 1955 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
2 For Heaven's Sake The Horace Silver Quintet 1956 Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra
3 How Long Has This Been Going On? The Horace Silver Quintet 1956 Bobbe Arnst
4 I'll Know The Horace Silver Quintet 1956 Robert Alda & Isabel Bigley
5 Ill Wind Horace Silver Quintet 1958 Harold Arlen
6 My One and Only Love The Horace Silver Quintet 1957 Frank Sinatra
7 Nica's Dream The Horace Silver Quintet 1960 The Jazz Messengers
8 Prelude to a Kiss The Horace Silver Trio 1953 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
9 Señor Blues The Horace Silver Quintet with Bill Henderson 1958 The Horace Silver Quintet
10 Thou Swell The Horace Silver Trio 1953 William Gaxton & Costance Carpenter
11 We'll Be Together Again Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers 1955 Frankie Laine and Carl Fischer's Orchestra
12 Willow Weep For Me Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Paul Chambers 1955 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Blowin' the Blues Away Horace Silver (3 artists)
2 Doodlin' Horace Silver (16 artists)
3 Eleven Long Years Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Geoff Wilkinson, Mel Simpson, Robert Taylor
4 Filthy McNasty Horace Silver Steve Miller
5 Home Cookin' Horace Silver (2 artists)
6 Lonely Woman Horace Silver (4 artists)
7 Make Tracks Horace Silver, Duke Pearson, Mel Simpson, Kobie Powell
8 Nica's Dream Horace Silver (40 artists)
9 Peace Horace Silver (20 artists)
10 Quicksilver Horace Silver (3 artists)
11 Señor Blues Horace Silver (8 artists)
12 Sister Sadie Horace Silver (24 artists)
13 Song for My Father Horace Silver, Ellen May Shashoyan (22 artists)
14 Strollin' Horace Silver (10 artists)
15 The Preacher Horace Silver, Babs Gonzales (9 artists)

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 Señor Blues Horace Silver Señor Blues Miss Ann-Margret

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 6 Pieces of Silver The Horace Silver Quintet 1957 Blue Note
2 Blowin' the Blues Away The Horace Silver Quintet & Trio 1959 Blue Note
3 Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers 1955 Savoy
4 Doin' the Thing - At the Village Gate The Horace Silver Quintet 1961 Blue Note
5 Further Explorations of the Horace Silver Quintet Horace Silver Quintet 1958 Blue Note
6 Horace Silver Quintet Horace Silver Quintet 1955 Blue Note
7 Horace Silver Quintet Vol. 2 Horace Silver Quintet 1955 Blue Note
8 Horace-Scope The Horace Silver Quintet 1960 Blue Note
9 Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke 1955 Prestige
10 New Faces, New Sounds The Horace Silver Trio 1953 Blue Note
11 Silver's Blue The Horace Silver Quintet 1956 Epic
12 Song for My Father (Cantiga para meu pai) The Horace Silver Quintet 1965 Blue Note
13 The Stylings of Silver The Horace Silver Quintet 1957 Blue Note

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 The Preacher Horace Silver Quintet 1955 Blue Note
2 Señor Blues The Horace Silver Quintet with Bill Henderson 1958 Blue Note
3 Sister Sadie Horace Silver Quintet 1959 Blue Note

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Hideo Shiraki Plays Horace Silver Hideo Shiraki 1962 King Records Japan
2 Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver Shirley Scott 1962 Prestige
3 Tray of Silver Archie Shepp 1979 Denon
4 Love and Peace - A Tribute to Horace Silver Dee Dee Bridgewater 1995 Verve
5 Serenade to Silver - A Tribute to Horace Silver Andy LaVerne 1996 SteepleChase

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