Fantastic pianist and composer, Horace Silver was born Ward Martin Tavares Silva on September 2nd, 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
This is a brief biography, compiling the facts that I have. Any additional info with lineups featuring Horace Silver will be very welcomed.
STAN GETZ GROUP
When Horace Silver joined Stan Getz Group, this was the personnel:
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STAN GETZ GROUP #? |
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Stan Getz † sax | Jimmy Raney guitar | Tommy Potter bass | Horace Silver † piano | Roy Haynes drums |
| Other info on members of Stan Getz Group (I know up to 46 members) | |
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| Already covered (5): | Bob Brookmeyer, Larry Bunker, John Guerin, Al Harewood, Hank Jones |
| To be covered (31): | Bill Anthony, Kenny Barron, Alex Blake, Joanne Brackeen, Brian Bromberg, Terri Lyne Carrington, Sonny Clark, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Bill Crow, Jack DeJohnette, Eduardo Del Barrio, Ray Drummond, Al Foster, Stan Getz, Danny Gottlieb, Billy Hart, Roy Haynes, Frank Isola, Andy LaVerne, Victor Lewis, Art Mardigan, Larry Nash, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Jimmy Raney,... up to 31 musicians. |
| Not enough info (9): | Jeff Brillinger, George Gray, Bob Harrison, Clint Houston, Duke Jordan, Al Levitt, Tommy Potter, John Williams, Frank Zottoli |
TONY SCOTT GROUP
This was the Tony Scott Group in 1954:
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TONY SCOTT GROUP #? |
1954 |
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Tony Scott † clarinet, sax | Percy Heath † bass | Horace Silver † piano | Kenny Clarke † drums |
| Other info on members of Tony Scott Group (I know up to 38 members) | |
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| Already covered (2): | Bill Eyden, Paul Motian |
| To be covered (23): | Alan Broadbent, Jaki Byard, Kenny Clarke, Eddie Daniels, Richard Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Evans, Henry Grimes, Percy Heath, Spike Heatley, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Teddy Kotick, Bill Le Sage, Mundell Lowe, Eddie Marshall, Ron Matthewson, Tony Oxley, Horace Parlan, Tony Scott, Leon Thomas, Collin Walcott, Eugene Wright |
| Not enough info (12): | Steve Addis, Walter Bolden, Sid Bulkin, Bill Crofut, Dick Hyman, Joe Jones, Dick Katz, Garry Mapp, Jack Moffett, Bill Rubenstein, Hank Shaw, Jeremy Steig |
ART BLAKEY GROUP
Along with drummer Art Blakey, Horace Silver co-founded The Jazz Messengers around 1954.
This was the powerful Art Blakey Quintet that recorded the live albums A night at Birland vol 1, A night at Birland vol 2 and A night at Birland vol 3 in February 1954:
This was the new Art Blakey Quintet that recorded the live albums At the Cafe Bohemia vol 1 and At the Cafe Bohemia vol 2 in November 1955:
When Horace Silver left the band in 1956, Art Blakey became the only leader of the Messengers for many years.
This was the powerful Art Blakey Quintet that recorded the live albums A night at Birland vol 1, A night at Birland vol 2 and A night at Birland vol 3 in February 1954:
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ART BLAKEY GROUP #? |
1954 |
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Art Blakey † drums | Curley Russell † bass | Horace Silver † piano | Clifford Brown † trumpet | Lou Donaldson sax |
This was the new Art Blakey Quintet that recorded the live albums At the Cafe Bohemia vol 1 and At the Cafe Bohemia vol 2 in November 1955:
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ART BLAKEY GROUP #? |
1955 |
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Art Blakey † drums | Doug Watkins bass | Horace Silver † piano | Kenny Dorham † trumpet | Hank Mobley † sax |
When Horace Silver left the band in 1956, Art Blakey became the only leader of the Messengers for many years.
| Other info on members of Art Blakey Group (I know up to 78 members) | |
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| Already covered (1): | Freddie Hubbard |
| To be covered (76): | Christopher Amberger, Mickey Bass, Walter Bishop Jr, Art Blakey, Terence Blanchard, Juini Booth, Joanne Brackeen, Randy Brecker, Cameron Brown, Clifford Brown, Donald Brown, Jaki Byard, Donald Byrd, George Cables, Olu Dara, Nathan Davis, Walter Davis, Sam Dockery, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Dorham, Kevin Eubanks, Robin Eubanks, Lawrence Evans, Charles Fambrough, Curtis Fuller,... up to 76 musicians. |
HORACE SILVER GROUP
In 1956 Horace started his own bands (usually quintets). These are some of the lineups I know...
This was the Horace Silver Quintet that recorded the live album Live at Newport ´58 in July 1958:
This was the Horace Silver Quintet that recorded the live album Doin´ the thing in May 1961:
There´s another live album, Paris blues recorded by this lineup in October 1962.
This was the Horace Silver Quintet in 1964:
This was the Horace Silver Group in 1965:
This was the Horace Silver Group in 1966:
This was the Horace Silver Quintet in 1968:
This was the fabulous Horace Silver Group in November 1968:
This was the fabulous Horace Silver Group in July 1973:
This was the Horace Silver Quintet in July 1976:
This was the Horace Silver Group in July 1985:
This was the Horace Silver Group in June 1987:
This was the Horace Silver Sextet in 1988:
This was the Horace Silver Group in 1990:
This was the Horace Silver Quintet in 1994:
This was the Horace Silver Septet that played in Spain in July 1996:
Horace Silver passed away due to natural causes on June 18th, 2014 in New Rochelle, New York.
6 BANDS (WITH 66 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
13 ALBUMS FOR 7 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
3 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
1 SOUNDTRACKS:
21 SESSIONS (FOR 15 ARTISTS):
This was the Horace Silver Quintet that recorded the live album Live at Newport ´58 in July 1958:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1958 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Gene Taylor bass | Louis Smith trumpet | Junior Cook † sax | Louis Hayes drums |
This was the Horace Silver Quintet that recorded the live album Doin´ the thing in May 1961:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1961-1962 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Gene Taylor bass | Blue Mitchell † trumpet | Junior Cook † sax | Roy Brooks drums |
There´s another live album, Paris blues recorded by this lineup in October 1962.
This was the Horace Silver Quintet in 1964:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1964 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Teddy Smith bass | Carmell Jones † trumpet | Joe Henderson † sax | Roger Humphries drums |
This was the Horace Silver Group in 1965:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1965 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Teddy Smith bass | Carmell Jones † trumpet | Joe Henderson † sax | Roger Humphries drums |
This was the Horace Silver Group in 1966:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1966 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Larry Ridley bass | Woody Shaw † trumpet | Joe Henderson † sax | Roger Humphries drums |
This was the Horace Silver Quintet in 1968:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1968 |
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Horace Silver † piano | John Williams bass | Bill Hardman trumpet | Bennie Maupin sax | Billy Cobham drums |
This was the fabulous Horace Silver Group in November 1968:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1968 |
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Horace Silver † piano | John Williams bass | Randy Brecker trumpet | Bennie Maupin sax | Billy Cobham drums |
This was the fabulous Horace Silver Group in July 1973:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1973 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Will Lee bass | Randy Brecker trumpet | Michael Brecker † sax | Alvin Queen drums |
This was the Horace Silver Quintet in July 1976:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1976 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Steve Beskrone bass | Tom Harrell trumpet | Bob Berg † sax | Eddie Gladden drums |
This was the Horace Silver Group in July 1985:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1985 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Luther Hughes bass | Brian Lynch trumpet | Ralph Moore sax | Carl Burnett drums |
This was the Horace Silver Group in June 1987:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1987 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Brian Bromberg bass | Dave Douglas trumpet | Vincent Herring sax | Carl Burnett drums |
This was the Horace Silver Sextet in 1988:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1988 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Andy Bey vocals | Phil Bowler bass | Vinnie Cutro trumpet | Ralph Bowen sax | Carl Burnett drums |
This was the Horace Silver Group in 1990:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1990 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Clarence Seay bass | Michael Mossman trumpet | Ralph Bowen sax | Yoron Israel drums |
This was the Horace Silver Quintet in 1994:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1994 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Bob Maize † bass | Red Holloway † sax | George Bohanon trombone | Sherman Ferguson † drums |
This was the Horace Silver Septet that played in Spain in July 1996:
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HORACE SILVER GROUP #? |
1996 |
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Horace Silver † piano | Bob Maize † bass | Ron Stout trumpet | Phil Vieux sax | Doug Webb sax | Steve Baxter trombone |
Harold Mason drums |
| Other info on members of Horace Silver Group (I know up to 57 members) | |
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| To be covered (42): | Steve Baxter, Bob Berg, Steve Beskrone, George Bohanon, Ralph Bowen, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Brian Bromberg, Carl Burnett, Donald Byrd, Billy Cobham, Junior Cook, Vinnie Cutro, Art Farmer, Sherman Ferguson, Jimmy Greene, Bill Hardman, Tom Harrell, Louis Hayes, Joe Henderson, Red Holloway, Yoron Israel, Carmell Jones, Clifford Jordan, Will Lee,... up to 42 musicians. |
| Not enough info (14): | Andy Bey, Phil Bowler, Roy Brooks, Dave Douglas, Eddie Gladden, Vincent Herring, Luther Hughes, Roger Humphries, Larry Ridley, Clarence Seay, Teddy Smith, Gene Taylor, Phil Vieux, Doug Webb |
Horace Silver passed away due to natural causes on June 18th, 2014 in New Rochelle, New York.
6 BANDS (WITH 66 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
| Art Blakey Group | 9 RECORDINGS:
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| Miles Davis Group | 4 RECORDINGS:
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| Lou Donaldson Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Stan Getz Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Tony Scott Group |
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| Horace Silver Group | 41 RECORDINGS:
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13 ALBUMS FOR 7 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
| Donald Byrd Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Kenny Clarke Group | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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| Kenny Dorham Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Art Farmer Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Clifford Jordan Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Hank Mobley Group | 5 RECORDINGS:
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| Lee Morgan Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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3 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
| VVAA | 2 RECORDINGS:
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1 SOUNDTRACKS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
| OST | 1 RECORDINGS:
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21 SESSIONS (FOR 15 ARTISTS):
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| Nat Adderley Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Dee Dee Bridgewater Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Kenny Burrell Group | 3 RECORDINGS:
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| Paul Chambers Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Al Cohn Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Gigi Gryce Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Bill Harris Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Milt Jackson Group | 4 RECORDINGS:
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| J J Johnson Group | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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| Howard McGhee Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| J R Monterose Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Rita Reys Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Sonny Rollins Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Clark Terry Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Kai Winding Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED MUSICIANS:
Horace Silver mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Alfred Lion (36)
Art Blakey (35)
Hank Mobley (24)
Rudy Van Gelder (22)
Percy Heath (21)
Kenny Clarke (20)
Doug Watkins (19)
Paul Chambers (15)
Junior Cook (14)
Michael Cuscuna (13)
J J Johnson (13)
Donald Byrd (12)
Louis Hayes (12)
Oscar Pettiford (12)
Gene Taylor (12)
Miles Davis (11)
Blue Mitchell (11)
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