6 Pieces of Silver | ||||
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Studio album by Horace Silver | ||||
Released | January 1957 | |||
Recorded | November 10, 1956 (#1-8) November 15, 1958 (#9-10) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack |
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:56 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz |
6 Pieces of Silver is a studio album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1957 featuring performances by Silver with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins and Louis Hayes. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "The early Silver quintet was essentially the Jazz Messengers of the year before but already the band was starting to develop a sound of its own. "Señor Blues" officially put Horace Silver on the map".
All tracks written by Horace Silver, except where noted.