Horace Silver - The Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 1

Title: The Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 1 Artist: Horace Silver Release Date: 11/2/1988 Label: Blue Note Duration: 62:10 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, Instrumental UPCs: 077779114320, 077779114344, 077779114351 Genre: Jazz Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Earthy, Exuberant, Freewheeling, Fun, Humorous, Joyous, Organic, Playful, Sophisticated, Stylish, Bravado, Carefree, Dramatic, Earnest, Energetic, Gritty, Happy, Literate, Lively, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Rousing, Searching, Slick, Street-Smart, Uplifting, Warm, Witty, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Opus de Funk
2. Doodlin'
3. Room 608 [#]
4. The Preacher
5. Señor Blues
6. Cool Eyes [#]
7. Home Cookin'
8. Soulville [#]
9. Cookin' at the Continental
10. Peace
11. Sister Sadie
12. Blowin' the Blues Away [#]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1988 CD Blue Note B2-91143 1988 CD Blue Note

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Taking in Horace Silver's fertile '50s stretch (volume two covers the '60s), this Blue Note best-of disc is the perfect introductory set for listeners new to the hard bop giant. One of the first of the soul-jazz innovators (listen to that gospel-fired left hand and all that dancefloor-friendly material), Silver also wrote some of the most original cuts of the period and -- like Art Blakey -- provided a home for many of the best young players of the era. In fact, Silver headed up the first incarnation of the Jazz Messengers with Blakey, some of the fruits of which are heard here ("Preachin'," "Doodlin'," "Room 608"). Moving on to such classic LPs as Six Pieces of Silver ("Cool Eyes," "Senor Blues") and Blowin' the Blues Away ("Peace," "Sister Sadie"), Silver delivers some of the most sophisticated modern swing around with help from the likes of Hank Mobley, Junior Cook, Donald Byrd, Blue Mitchell, Doug Watkins, and Louis Hayes. A jazz primer with plenty of memorable tunes to boot. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alfred Lion Producer Art Blakey Drums Art Farmer Trumpet Blue Mitchell Trumpet Doug Watkins Bass Francis Wolff Photography Gene Taylor Bass Hank Mobley Sax (Tenor) Horace Silver Piano Junior Cook Sax (Tenor) Kenny Dorham Trumpet Louis Hayes Drums Michael Cuscuna Compilation Producer Percy Heath Bass Ron McMaster Digital Transfers Rudy Van Gelder Engineer Teddy Kotick Bass