6 Pieces of Silver
| 6 Pieces of Silver | ||||
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| Studio album by Horace Silver | ||||
| Released | January 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded |
November 10, 1956 (#1-8) November 15, 1958 (#9-10) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:56 original LP | |||
| Label |
Blue Note BLP 1539 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
6 Pieces of Silver is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1957 featuring performances by Silver with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins and Louis Hayes.[4] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "The early Silver quintet was essentially the Jazz Messengers of the year before but already the band was starting to develop a sound of its own. "Señor Blues" officially put Horace Silver on the map".[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Horace Silver, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cool Eyes" | 5:55 |
| 2. | "Shirl" | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Camouflage" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Enchantment" | 6:22 |
| 5. | "Señor Blues" | 7:01 |
| 6. | "Virgo" | 5:49 |
| 7. | "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Donald Meyer, Edwards Sherman) | 5:09 |
| Bonus tracks on CD reissue | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 8. | "Señor Blues" (Alternative take) | 6:38 |
| 9. | "Tippin'" | 6:12 |
| 10. | "Señor Blues" (Vocal version) | 6:14 |
Personnel
- Horace Silver – piano
- Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8-10)
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8)
- Junior Cook – tenor saxophone (tracks 9 & 10)
- Doug Watkins – bass (tracks 1-8)
- Gene Taylor – bass (tracks (tracks 9 & 10)
- Louis Hayes – drums
- Bill Henderson – vocals (track 10)
References
- ↑ Billboard Feb 2, 1957
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 16 November 2009.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Horace Silver discography accessed 16 November 2009.
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