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]
| 6 Pieces of Silver | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by the Horace Silver Quintet | ||||
| Released | late 1956[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | November 10, 1956 (#1–8) June 15, 1958 (#9–10) | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:56 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1539 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Silver chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe front cover photograph was taken at Central Park West, Upper West Side.[4]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [6] |
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]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Horace Silver, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Señor Blues" | November 10, 1956 | 7:01 | |
| 2. | "Virgo" | November 10, 1956 | 5:49 | |
| 3. | "For Heaven's Sake" |
| November 10, 1956 | 5:09 |
| No. | Title | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Personnel
editHorace Silver Quintet
editNovember 10, 1956
edit- Donald Byrd – trumpet (except "Shirl", "For Heaven's Sake")
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone (except "Shirl", "For Heaven's Sake")
- Horace Silver – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Louis Hayes – drums
June 15, 1958
edit- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
- Horace Silver – piano
- Gene Taylor – bass
- Louis Hayes – drums
- Bill Henderson – vocals (except "Tippin'")
Technical personnel
edit- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
edit- ^ "Blue Note Records Catalog: 1500 series - album index". www.jazzdisco.org.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 2, 1957 – via Google Books.
- ^ Horace Silver discography accessed 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Musical Maps".
- ^ a b 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.