Horace Silver (born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva, September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Silver is known for his distinctive playing style and pioneering compositional contributions to hard bop. He was influenced by a wide range of musical styles, notably gospel music, African music, and Latin American music, and sometimes ventured into the soul jazz genre.
Silver is known for his distinctive playing style and pioneering compositional contributions to hard bop. He was influenced by a wide range of musical styles, notably gospel music, African music, and Latin American music, and sometimes ventured into the soul jazz genre.
Horace Silver-(1953)- Spotlight On Drums Art Blakey - Sabu
Horace Silver-(1955)- Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers
Horace Silver-(1956)- Silver's Blue
Horace Silver-(1956)- Six Pieces Of Silver
Horace Silver-(1957)- The Stylings Of Silver
Horace Silver-(1958)- Further Explorations
Horace Silver-(1958)- Live At Newport '58
Horace Silver-(1959)- Blowin' The Blues Away
Horace Silver-(1959)- Finger Poppin'
Horace Silver-(1960)- Horace-Scope
Horace Silver-(1961)- Doin' The Thing - At the Village Gate
Horace Silver-(1962)- Paris Blues
Horace Silver-(1962)- The Tokyo Blues
Horace Silver-(1963)- Silver's Serenade
Horace Silver-(1964)- Song For My Father
Horace Silver-(1965)- The Cape Verdean Blues (with J.J. Johnson)
Horace Silver-(1966)- The Jody Grind
Horace Silver-(1968)- Serenade To A Soul Sister
Horace Silver-(1969)- You Gotta Take A Little Love
Horace Silver-(1971)- Total Response
Horace Silver-(1972)- In Pursuit Of The 27th Man
Horace Silver-(1988)- The Best Of Horace Silver
Horace Silver-(1991)- Rockin' With Rachmaninoff
Horace Silver-(1992)- Senor Blues 1955-1959 {GoJ 53134}
Horace Silver-(1993)- It's Got To Be Funky
Horace Silver-(1994)- Pencil Packin' Papa
Horace Silver-(1996)- The Baghdad Blues 1959 {GoJ 53138}
Horace Silver-(1996)- The HardBop GrandPop
Horace Silver-(1997)- A Prescription For The Blues
Horace Silver-(1998)- Jazz Has A Sense Of Humor
Horace Silver-(2004)- The United States Of Mind (2 CD)