Horace Silver - Six Pieces Of Silver (1957) 320 kbps

Tracklist

1. Cool Eyes 5:55
2. Shirl 4:16
3. Camouflage 4:25
4. Enchantment 6:22
5. Señor Blues 7:01
6. Virgo 5:49
7. For Heaven's Sake (Elise Bretton, Donald Meyer, Edwards Sherman) 5:09
8. Señor Blues (Alternate Take) 6:38
9. Tippin' 6:12
10. Señor Blues (Vocal Version) 6:14
personnel :

Horace Silver – piano
Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8-10)
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8)
Junior Cook – tenor saxophone (tracks 9 & 10)
Doug Watkins – bass (tracks 1-8)
Gene Taylor – bass (tracks (tracks 9 & 10)
Louis Hayes – drums
Bill Henderson – vocals (track 10)

The first classic album by the Horace Silver Quintet, this set is highlighted by "Señor Blues" and "Cool Eyes." The early Silver quintet of 1956 was essentially the Jazz Messengers of the year before, with trumpeter Donald Byrd, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, and bassist Doug Watkins (while drummer Louis Hayes was in Blakey's place), but already the band was starting to develop a sound of its own. "Señor Blues" officially put Horace Silver on the map, and the album is a hard bop and gospel-tinged jazz gem. [Some reissues add bonus tracks, including two additional versions of "Señor Blues," including a later vocal rendition by Bill Henderson.] ~ Scott Yanow