Artist
Horace Silver
Horace Silver is a jazz artist from Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · Norwalk, Connecticut, USA · Best jazz albums
- 35
- Releases
- 1955–2025
- Active years
Artist
Horace Silver is a jazz artist from Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · Norwalk, Connecticut, USA · Best jazz albums
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Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
1955
In Pursuit of the 27th Man
2002
Horace Silver Trio
1959
The Hardbop Grandpop
1996
Total Response: The United States Of Mind Phase 2
1971
Jazz... Has... A Sense of Humor
1999
Silver 'n Brass
1975
A Prescription for the Blues
1997
Silver in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse
2025
Silver 'N Percussion
2019
Silver 'N Strings Play The Music Of The Spheres
2019
Silver 'N Wood
2019
Silver 'N Voices
2019
Horace - Scope
2018
The Tokyo Blues (Remastered)
2018
Jazz Inspiration
2012
Live At Newport '58 (Live)
2008
You Gotta Take A Little Love
2007
Doin' The Thing: The Horace Silver Quintet At The Village Gate (Remastered 2006/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
2006
Silver's Blue
2005
Music For Lovers
2005
The Very Best
2005
Serenade To A Soul Sister
2004
The United States Of Minds
2004
The Stylings Of Silver (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
2002
Paris Blues, 1962
2002
Blowin' The Blues Away
2001
Song For My Father
1999
Re-Entry
1996
It's Got to Be Funky
1993
The Baghdad Blues - 1959
1992
The Jody Grind
1991
The Best Of Horace Silver
1988
Horace Silver (born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva, September 2, 1928, Norwalk, Connecticut, United States) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Silver is known for his distinctive humorous and funky playing style and for his 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's father, John Tavares Silva, was from the island of Maio in Cape Verde. His mother was born in New Canaan, Connecticut, and was of Irish-African descent. Silver began his career as a tenor saxophonist but later switched to piano. His tenor saxophone playing was highly influenced by Lester Young, and his piano style by Bud Powell. Silver was discovered in the Sundown Club in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1950 by saxophonist Stan Getz. Getz was playing as a guest star at the club with Silver's trio backing him up. Getz liked Silver's band and took them on the road, eventually recording three of Silver's compositions. It was with Getz that Silver made his recording debut. Silver moved to New York City in 1951, where he worked at the jazz c…
