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Greatest Hits by Horace Silver released in 1996. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Horace Silver Greatest Hits (All Tracks Remastered) Album • Horace Silver • 2018. 20 songs • 2 hours, 5 minutes. Play. Save to library. The St. Vitus Dance. 4:10. Where You at? 5:37....
- Beginnings
- Art Blakey
- A Home at Blue Note
- Post Blue Note Career
Horace Silver was born in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1928 and was a standout performer on both piano and saxophone in high school. In 1950, he was hired for a gig with the great saxophonist Stan Getz, who was playing nearby. (It was customary for star bandleaders to travel solo from town to town and hire local musicians for their gigs.) Silver made su...
Silver found a kindred spirit in drummer Art Blakey. Seven years older than the pianist, Blakey had played in leading big bands of the swing era with many bebop pioneers. He shared Silver’s passion for creating a new, more polyglot musical style that retained the excitement and ensemble complexity of the older styles. They collaborated for several ...
By the early 50s, Silver had begun a relationship with Blue Note Records, jazz’s most iconic label, and he would record exclusively for the imprint for nearly three decades. During the 50s and 60s, Silver made some of his best recordings, but also some of the albums that would become recognized as emblematic of the label’s mainstream. The music was...
Silver parted ways with Blue Note in the early 80s, and began recording for his own label, featuring holistic themes and titles like Guides to Growing Up. In the late 90s and early into the new millennium, Silver returned to his classic form with recordings like A Prescription for the Blues. In 2014, he passed away at the age of 85. Silver’s compos...
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