1956 studio album by the Horace Silver Quintet
6 Pieces of Silver is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet, recorded on November 10, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features brass section Donald Byrd and Hank Mobley and rhythm section Doug Watkins and Louis Hayes .[ 3]
The front cover photograph was taken at Central Park West , Upper West Side.[ 4]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow 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."[ 5]
All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except as noted.
Side 1 Title Date recorded 1. "Cool Eyes" November 10, 1956 5:55 2. "Shirl" November 10, 1956 4:16 3. "Camouflage" November 10, 1956 4:25 4. "Enchantment" November 10, 1956 6:22
Side 2 Title Writer(s) Date recorded 1. "Señor Blues " November 10, 1956 7:01 2. "Virgo" November 10, 1956 5:49 3. "For Heaven's Sake" Elise Bretton Sherman Edwards Donald Meyer November 10, 1956 5:09
CD reissue bonus tracks Title Date recorded 8. "Señor Blues" (alternative take) November 10, 1956 6:38 9. "Tippin'" June 15, 1958 6:12 10. "Señor Blues" (vocal version) June 15, 1958 6:14
Horace Silver Quintet [ edit ]
Technical personnel [ edit ]
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
Blue Note albumsAlbums released on other labels Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers With others
Introducing Nat Adderley (1955)
Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Dee Dee Bridgewater , 1994)
Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd , 1955)
Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956)
Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke , 1955)
Al Cohn's Tones (Al Cohn , 1950)
Miles Davis, Volume 3 (1954)
Miles Davis Quartet /Blue Haze /Miles Davis Quintet /Miles Davis All-Star Sextet /Walkin' (1953/54)
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins /Bags' Groove (1954)
Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Lou Donaldson , 1952)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955)
The Art Farmer Septet (1953–54)
When Farmer Met Gryce (Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce , 1955)
The Complete Roost Recordings (Stan Getz , 1950–51)
Nica's Tempo (Gigi Gryce, 1955)
Disorder at the Border (Coleman Hawkins , 1952)
Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
Plenty, Plenty Soul (Milt Jackson , 1957)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (J.J. Johnson , 1955)
Blowing in from Chicago (Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore , 1957)
Hank Mobley Quartet (1955)
Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
Hank Mobley and His All Stars (1957)
Hank Mobley Quintet (1957)
J. R. Monterose (1956)
Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956)
Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
Clark Terry (1955)
Selected singles
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader WithPepper Adams WithThe Jazz Messengers WithGigi Gryce WithJackie McLean WithHank Mobley With others
Discoveries /Presenting Cannonball Adderley (Cannonball Adderley , 1955)
Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons , 1956)
All Night Long (Kenny Burrell , 1956)
All Day Long (Kenny Burrell, 1957)
2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers , 1956)
Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
Sonny's Crib (Sonny Clark , 1957)
My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1959)
Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke , 1955)
Lush Life (John Coltrane , 1957–58)
The Believer (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
The Last Trane (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
Black Pearls (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)
Wailing With Lou (Lou Donaldson , 1957)
Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957)
This Is New (Kenny Drew , 1957)
All Mornin' Long (Red Garland , 1957)
Soul Junction (Red Garland, 1957)
High Pressure (Red Garland, 1957)
One Flight Up (Dexter Gordon , 1964)
Ladybird (Dexter Gordon, 1965)
Snap Your Fingers (Al Grey , 1962)
Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (Guru , 1993)
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (Guru, 1994–95)
My Point of View (Herbie Hancock , 1993)
Tone Tantrum (Gene Harris, 1977)
Swamp Seed (Jimmy Heath , 1963)
Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope , 1956)
African High Life (Solomon Ilori , 1963)
Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Ahmad Jamal , 1994 or 1995)
Quartet-Quintet (Hank Jones , 1955)
Bluebird (Hank Jones, 1955)
TV Action Jazz! (Mundell Lowe , 1959)
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959)
Goin' Out of My Head (Wes Montgomery , 1965)
Hush! (Duke Pearson , 1962)
Wahoo! (Duke Pearson, 1964)
Another One /Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)
Winner's Circle (Oscar Pettiford , et al, 1957)
Blues in Trinity (Dizzy Reece , 1958)
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Dimensions & Extensions (Sam Rivers , 1967)
Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 (1956)
Don't Stop the Carnival (Sonny Rollins , 1978)
Silver's Blue (Horace Silver , 1956)
6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor , 1957)
Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader , 1964)
A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine , 1967)
Top Brass (Ernie Wilkins , 1955)
Pairing Off (Phil Woods , 1956)
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section
As leader or co-leader With others
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers , 1955)
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1955)
The Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1956)
Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
At the Jazz Corner of the World (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1959)
All Night Long (Kenny Burrell , 1956)
K.B. Blues (1957 [1979])
Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd , 1955)
Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
A New Perspective (1963)
Mustang! (Donald Byrd, 1966)
Blackjack (Donald Byrd, 1967)
Dial "S" for Sonny (Sonny Clark , 1957)
My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1957)
Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis , 1961)
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Miles Davis, 1961)
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955)
Whistle Stop (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
This Is New (Kenny Drew , 1957)
Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960)
Farmer's Market (Art Farmer , 1956)
The Opener (Curtis Fuller , 1957)
Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
Afro (Dizzy Gillespie , 1954)
Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Jazz Recital (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954–55)
I Want to Hold Your Hand (Grant Green , 1965)
A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin , 1957)
My Point of View (Herbie Hancock , 1963)
Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope , 1956)
Goin' Up (Freddie Hubbard , 1960)
Blue Spirits (Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1955)
Together! (Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones , 1961)
Midnight Walk (Elvin Jones, 1966)
I Wanna Talk About You (Tete Montoliu , 1980)
Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
Cornbread (Lee Morgan , 1965)
Charisma (1966)
The Rajah (1966)
Tenor Conclave (Prestige All Stars, 1957)
Star Bright (Dizzy Reece , 1959)
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Good Move! (Freddie Roach 1963)
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953)
Max Roach + 4 (1956)
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957)
MAX (Max Roach , 1958)
Yasmina, a Black Woman (Archie Shepp , 1969)
Poem for Malcolm (Archie Shepp, 1969)
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55)
Silver's Blue (Horace Silver , 1956)
6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
The Stylings of Silver (Horace Silver, 1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
Julius Watkins Sextet (1955)
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