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
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1957[1]
RecordedNovember 10, 1956 (#1-8)
June 15, 1958 (#9-10)
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length38:56
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
Silver's Blue
(1956)
6 Pieces of Silver
(1957)
The Stylings of Silver
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(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 Meyer5:09
Bonus tracks on CD reissue
No.TitleLength
8."Señor Blues" (Alternative take)6:38
9."Tippin'"6:12
10."Señor Blues" (Vocal version)6:14

Personnel

References

  1. Billboard Feb 2, 1957
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 16 November 2009.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1299. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Horace Silver discography accessed 16 November 2009.
  5. "Musical Maps".
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