
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

Most popular
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…