Horace Silver

Real Name:
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver
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American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader, born September 2, 1928, in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA; died June 18, 2014 (age 85), in New Rochelle, New York, USA.

Son of John Tavares Silver (Silva), of Portuguese descent, born in the Cape Verde Islands, and Gertrude Silver, of New Canaan, Connecticut.

Pioneer of the hard bop style of jazz in the 1950s/1960s. Got first break backing Stan Getz in 1950 during a club date in Hartford, Connecticut. Soon relocated to New York, and made recording debut for Blue Note in 1952. In 1953, joined with Art Blakey to form a cooperative under their joint leadership. Recorded exclusively for Blue Note until the late 1970s, when he founded his own label, Silveto Records in 1980. Signed to Columbia Records in the early 1990s, suffered health problems though the 1990s, made final studio recording for Verve in 1998, briefly returned to performing in 2004, diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2007.
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LP 183, PRLP 183 Milt Jackson Quintet — Horace Silver Milt Jackson Quintet With Horace Silver Milt Jackson Quintet With Horace Silver - Milt Jackson Quintet(10", Album) Prestige, Prestige LP 183, PRLP 183 US 1954 Sell This Version
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MG-12017, MG 12017 Bohemia After Dark — Horace Silver Julian "Cannonball" Adderley* With Horace Silver, Paul Chambers (3), Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Clarke Julian "Cannonball" Adderley* With Horace Silver, Paul Chambers (3), Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Clarke - Bohemia After Dark (Album) Savoy Records, Savoy Records MG-12017, MG 12017 US 1955 Sell This Version
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7134 Them Adderleys — Horace Silver Julian "Cannonball" Adderley*, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, Paul Chambers (3) Julian "Cannonball" Adderley*, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, Paul Chambers (3) - Them Adderleys (Album) Mercury 7134 France 1956 Sell This Version
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MG 12064 The Jazz Message Of — Horace Silver Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, John La Porta*, Ronnie Ball, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, John La Porta*, Ronnie Ball, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke - The Jazz Message Of (Album) Savoy Records MG 12064 US 1956 Sell This Version
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BLP 1520 Horace Silver Trio — Horace Silver Horace Silver Horace Silver Trio (Comp, Album) Blue Note BLP 1520 US 1956 Sell This Version
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MJ-7016, (PRLP-7003) The Nearness Of You — Horace Silver Milt Jackson, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Connie Kay Milt Jackson, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Connie Kay - The Nearness Of You (Album) Top Rank International, Prestige MJ-7016, (PRLP-7003) Japan 1961 Sell This Version
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EPC 65564 Silver's Blue — Horace Silver Horace Silver Silver's Blue (Album) Epic EPC 65564 Netherlands 1973 Sell This Version
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BN-LA054-F In Pursuit Of The 27th Man — Horace Silver Horace Silver In Pursuit Of The 27th Man (Album) Blue Note BN-LA054-F US 1973 Sell This Version
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SOPU-3-SY, SOPU 3 Nica's Tempo — Horace Silver Gigi Gryce · Horace Silver · Thelonious Monk · Oscar Pettiford · Cecil Payne · Art Blakey · Percy Heath · Kenny Clarke · Julius Watkins · Art Farmer And Ernestine Anderson Gigi Gryce · Horace Silver · Thelonious Monk · Oscar Pettiford · Cecil Payne · Art Blakey · Percy Heath · Kenny Clarke · Julius Watkins · Art Farmer And Ernestine Anderson - Nica's Tempo (Album) CBS/Sony, CBS/Sony SOPU-3-SY, SOPU 3 Japan 1974 Sell This Version
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BN-LA406-G Silver 'N Brass — Horace Silver Horace Silver Silver 'N Brass (Album) Blue Note BN-LA406-G US 1975 Sell This Version
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BN-LA581-G Silver 'N Wood — Horace Silver Horace Silver Silver 'N Wood (Album) Blue Note BN-LA581-G Greece 1976 Sell This Version
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BN-LA708-G Silver 'N Voices — Horace Silver Horace Silver Silver 'N Voices (Album) Blue Note BN-LA708-G US 1977 Sell This Version
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GP-3157 Silver 'N Percussion — Horace Silver Horace Silver Silver 'N Percussion (Album) Blue Note GP-3157 Japan 1978 Sell This Version
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31C 052 82962 Further Explorations — Horace Silver Horace Silver Further Explorations(LP, Album, RE) Blue Note 31C 052 82962 Brazil 1980 Sell This Version
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4L2W 1033 Silver 'N Strings Play The Music Of The Spheres — Horace Silver Horace Silver Silver 'N Strings Play The Music Of The Spheres (Album) Blue Note 4L2W 1033 US 1980 Sell This Version
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CGJ-44 I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 44 — Horace Silver Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Max Roach Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Max Roach - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 44 (Comp) Curcio CGJ-44 Spain 1981 Sell This Version
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SPR 101 Guides To Growing Up — Horace Silver Horace Silver Guides To Growing Up(LP, Album) Silveto Records SPR 101 US 1981 Sell This Version
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SPR 102 Spiritualizing The Senses — Horace Silver Horace Silver Spiritualizing The Senses(LP, Album) Silveto Records SPR 102 US 1983 Sell This Version
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SPR 103 There's No Need To Struggle — Horace Silver Horace Silver There's No Need To Struggle(LP, Album) Silveto Records SPR 103 US 1984 Sell This Version
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EMR-1001 Live 1964 — Horace Silver Horace Silver Live 1964(LP, Album) Emerald Records EMR-1001 US 1984 Sell This Version
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SPR 104 The Continuity Of Spirit — Horace Silver Horace Silver With The Los Angeles Modern String Orchestra Horace Silver With The Los Angeles Modern String Orchestra - The Continuity Of Spirit(LP, Album) Silveto Records SPR 104 US 1985 Sell This Version
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CP32-9506 Hank Mobley Quintet Plus 2 — Horace Silver Hank Mobley With Farmer*, Silver*, Watkins*, Blakey* Hank Mobley With Farmer*, Silver*, Watkins*, Blakey* - Hank Mobley Quintet Plus 2 (Album) Blue Note CP32-9506 Japan 1987 Sell This Version
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SPR 105 Music To Ease Your Disease — Horace Silver Horace Silver Music To Ease Your Disease(LP, Album) Silveto Records SPR 105 US 1988 Sell This Version
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EMR-CD-1003 The Natives Are Restless Tonight — Horace Silver Horace Silver The Natives Are Restless Tonight (Album, Comp) Emerald Records EMR-CD-1003 US 1990 Sell This Version
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SX2K 48082 Mozart No End And The Paradise Band — Horace Silver Friedrich Gulda / The Paradise Band, Barbara Dennerlein, Horace Silver Friedrich Gulda / The Paradise Band, Barbara Dennerlein, Horace Silver - Mozart No End And The Paradise Band (Album) Sony Classical, Sony Classical, Sony Classical SX2K 48082 Europe 1991 Sell This Version