6 Pieces of Silver
6 Pieces of Silver is a studio 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] The front cover photograph was taken at Central Park West, Upper West Side.[5]
| 6 Pieces of Silver | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 10, 1956 (#1-8) June 15, 1958 (#9-10) | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:56 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | 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, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer | 5:09 |
| 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
- 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.
- "Musical Maps".
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