Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
1956 jazz album by Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers compiling two 1955 10" LPs—Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 3 Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 4 Blue Note in October 1956—Silver’s debut 12". The quintet features horn section Hank Mobley and Kenny Dorham and rhythm section Doug Watkins and Art Blakey .
Background
Recording
One of the most successful tunes from the album, "The Preacher ", was almost rejected for recording by producer Alfred Lion , who thought it was "too old-timey", but reinstated at the insistence of Blakey and Silver, who threatened to cancel the session until he had written another tune to record in its place if it wasn’t included.[ 1] [ 2]
Release
Originally released as an LP, the album has subsequently been reissued on CD several times.
Style and legacy
The music on the album mixes bebop influences with blues and gospel feels.[citation needed
These recordings helped establish the hard bop style.[citation needed
These were the first sessions in which he used the quintet format which he would largely use for the rest of his career.[citation needed
Reception
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow called it "a true classic".[ 6]
Track listing
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers – BLP 1518All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except as noted.
Side 1 Title Date recorded 1. "Room 608" November 13, 1954 5:22 2. "Creepin' In" November 13, 1954 7:26 3. "Stop Time" November 13, 1954 4:07 4. "To Whom It May Concern" February 6, 1955 5:11
Side 2 Title Writer(s) Date recorded 5. "Hippy" February 6, 1955 5:23 6. "The Preacher " February 6, 1955 4:18 7. "Hankerin'" Hank Mobley February 6, 1955 5:18 8. "Doodlin' " November 13, 1954 6:45
Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 3 – BLP 5058All tracks are written by Horace Silver
Side 1 Title Date recorded 1. "Room 608" November 13, 1954 2. "Creepin' In" November 13, 1954
Side 2 Title Date recorded 1. "Doodlin'" November 13, 1954 2. "Stop Time" November 13, 1954
Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 4 – BLP 5062All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except as noted.
Side 1 Title Date recorded 1. "Hippy" February 6, 1955 2. "The Preacher" February 6, 1955
Side 2 Title Writer(s) Date recorded 1. "Hankerin'" Mobley February 6, 1955 2. "To Whom It May Concern" February 6, 1955
Personnel
Horace Silver Quintet
Technical personnel
References
^ Silver, H. (2007): Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver, University of California Press, p. 79-80
^ Rosenthal, D. H. (1992): Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music, 1955–1965, OUP, p. 38
^ Allmusic review ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1298.
^ Allmusic: Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers – Review
Studio Live Compilation Soundtrack Art Blakey Related
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
Blue Albums Art /The With
Introducing Nat Adderley Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver Dee Dee Bridgewater , 1994)Byrd's Eye View Donald Byrd , 1955)Whims of Chambers Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke , 1955)Al Cohn's Tones Al Cohn , 1950)Miles Davis, Volume 3 Miles Davis Quartet Blue Haze Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis All-Star Sextet Walkin' Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins Bags' Groove Quartet/Quintet/Sextet Lou Donaldson , 1952)Afro-Cuban Kenny Dorham , 1955)The Art Farmer Septet When Farmer Met Gryce Gigi Gryce , 1955)The Complete Roost Recordings Stan Getz , 1950–51)Nica's Tempo Disorder at the Border Coleman Hawkins , 1952)Milt Jackson Quartet 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 Hank Mobley Sextet Hank Mobley and His All Stars Hank Mobley Quintet J. R. Monterose Lee Morgan Indeed! Lee Morgan Sextet Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Clark Terry Selected
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section
As leader With
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers , 1955)At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 The Jazz Messengers Originally At the Jazz Corner of the World All Night Long Kenny Burrell , 1956)K.B. Blues Byrd's Eye View Donald Byrd , 1955)Byrd in Flight A New Perspective Mustang! Blackjack Dial "S" for Sonny Sonny Clark , 1957)My Conception Someday My Prince Will Come Miles Davis , 1961)In Person Friday and Saturday Nights Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall Afro-Cuban Kenny Dorham , 1955)Whistle Stop This Is New Kenny Drew , 1957)Undercurrent Farmer's Market Art Farmer , 1956)The Opener Curtis Fuller , 1957)Sliding Easy Afro Dizzy Gillespie , 1954)Dizzy and Strings Jazz Recital 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 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 Together! Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones , 1961)Midnight Walk I Wanna Talk About You Tete Montoliu , 1980)Introducing Lee Morgan Lee Morgan Sextet Cornbread Lee Morgan , 1965)Charisma The Rajah Tenor Conclave Star Bright Dizzy Reece , 1959)The Cool Voice of Rita Reys Good Move! Freddie Roach 1963)The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley Max Roach + 4 The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker MAX Max Roach , 1958)Yasmina, a Black Woman Archie Shepp , 1969)Poem for Malcolm Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers Silver's Blue Horace Silver , 1956)6 Pieces of Silver The Stylings of Silver A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two Julius Watkins Sextet Compilations Related articles
