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Live 1964       June 6, 1964

HORACE SILVER QUINTET
LIVE 1964 (Emerald)

Carmell Jones, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Teddy Smith, bass; Roger Humphries, drums.

1. Filthy McNasty (Silver)
2. The Tokyo Blues (Silver)
3. Senor Blues (Silver)
4. Skinney Minnie (Silver)


April 16, 1965 -- February 18, 1966

HORACE SILVER QUINTET
RE-ENTRY (Emerald)

Carmell Jones, Woody Shaw, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Teddy Smith, Larry Ridley, bass; Roger Humphries, drums.

1. Song For My Father (Silver)
2. The African Queen (Silver)
3. The Natives Are Restless (Silver)
4. Que Pasa (Silver)
5. The African Queen (Silver)		       purchase Re-Entry


Guides To Growing Up       September 18 & 29, 1981

HORACE SILVER QUINTET
GUIDES TO GROWING UP (Silveto)

Eddie Harris, tenor sax; Joe Diorio, guitar; Horace Silver, piano; Bob Magnusson, bass; Ron McCurdy, drums; Bill Cosby, voice; Weaver Copeland, Mahmu Pearl, vocals.

1. Accepting Responsibility
2. Reaching Our Goals In Life:
3. Learning To Be Unselfish
4. Helping Others
5. Finding Good Rules To Life
6. Honesty And Self Control
7. Managing Your Money
8. The Things That Really Matter.


January 19, 1983

HORACE SILVER QUINTET
SPIRITUALIZING THE SENSES (Silveto)

Bobby Shew, trumpet; Eddie Harris, Ralph Moore, tenor sax;
Horace Silver, piano; Bob Maize, bass; Carl Burnette, drums.

1. Smelling Our Attituede
2. Seeing With Perception
3. The Sensitive Touch
4. Excercising Taste And Good Judgement
5. Hearing And Understanding
6. Moving Forward With Confidence.



      Spiritualizing The Senses


There's No Need To Struggle       Aug 25, 1983 - Sep 1 , 1983

HORACE SILVER
THERE'S NO NEED TO STRUGGLE (Silveto)

Weaver Copeland, Mahmu Pearl, vocals; Bobby Shew, trumpet; Eddie Harris, tenor sax, vocals; Horace Silver, piano, vocals; Bob Maize, bass; Carl Burnette, drums.

1. I Don't Know What I'm Gonna Do
2. Don't Dwell On Your Problems
3. Everything's Gonna Be All Right
4. There's No Need To Struggle
5. Seeking The Plan
6. Discovering The Plan
7. Fulfilling The Plan
8. Happiness And Contentment.


March 25 & 28, 1985

HORACE SILVER
CONTINUITY OF SPIRIT (Silveto)

Carl Saunders, flugelhorn; Buddy Collette, Ray Pizzi, Ernie Watts, Don Menza, flute; Horace Silver, piano; Bob Maize, bass; Carl Burnett, drums; Andy Bey, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, vocals; Chuck Niles, voice; Los Angeles Modern String Orchestra, William Henderson, conductor.

1. Message From The Maestro (part 1)
2. Message From The Maestro (part 2)
3. Message From The Maestro (part 3)
4. In Trubute (part 1)
5. In Trubute (part 2)
6. In Trubute (part 3)		       Continuity of Spirit


Music To Ease Your Disease       March 31, 1988

HORACE SILVER QUINTET
MUSIC TO EASE YOUR DISEASE (Silveto)

Clark Terry, fluegelhorn; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Horace Silver,
piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Andy Bey, vocals.

1. Prologue (Silver)
2. Hangin' Loose (Silver)
3. The Respiratory Story (Silver)
4. Tie Your Dreams To A Star (Silver)
5. Music To Ease Your Disease (Silver)
6. The Philanthropic View (Silver)
7. What Is The Sinus Minus (Silver)
8. Epilogue (Silver)


June 10-11/Aug. 14-15, 1991

HORACE SILVER QUINTET
ROCKIN' WITH RACHMANINOFF (Bop City)

Michael Mossman, Bob Summers, trumpet; Ricky Woodard, Ralph Bowen, Doug Webb, tenor sax; Andy Martin, Bob McChesney, trombone; Horace Silver, piano; Bob Maize, bass; Carl Burnett, drums; Andy Bey, vocals.

 purchase Rockin' With Rachmaninoff
1. Rocky's Overture (Silver)
2. Rocky Meets Duke (Silver)
3. Sachmo's Song (Silver)
4. Monkeyin' w/ Monk
5. Ballad for Hawk (Silver)
6. The Skunky Funky Blues		 7. Sunday Prayer Meetin' (Silver)
8. Hallelujah To Ya (Silver)
9. Righteous Rumba (Silver)
10. Lavender Love (Silver)
11. Rockin' With Rachmaninoff


purchase It's Got to Be Funky February 8 & 9, 1993

HORACE SILVER
IT'S GOT TO BE FUNKY (Columbia)

Andy Bey, vocals; Ron Stout, Oscar Brashear, Bob Summers, trumpet; Bob McChesney, Maurice Spears, trombone; Suzette Moriarty, french horn; Eddie Harris, Red Holloway, Branford Marsalis, saxophones; Horace Silver, piano; Bob Maize, bass; Carl Burnett, drums.
1. Funky Bunky (Silver)
2. Dufus Rufus (Silver)
3. Lunceford Legacy (Silver)
4. Hillbilly Bebopper (Silver)
5. Walk Around (Silver)
6. It's Got to Be Funky (Silver)		 7. Basically Blue (Silver)
8. Song for My Father (Silver)
9. When You're in Love (Silver)
10. Put Me in the Basement
11. Little Mama (Silver)
12. Yo' Mama's Mambo (Silver)


January 10 & 11, 1994

HORACE SILVER
PENCIL PACKIN' PAPA (Columbia)

O.C. Smith, vocals; Ron Stout, Oscar Brashear, trumpet; George Bohannon, Maurice Spears, trombone; Suzette Moriarty, french horn; Eddie Harris, Red Holloway, James Moody, Rickey Woodard, saxophones; Horace Silver, piano; Bob Maize, bass; Carl Burnett, drums.

 purchase Pencil Packin' Papa
1. Pencil Packin' Papa (Silver)
2. I Got the Dancin' Blues (Silver)
3. Soul Mates (Silver)
4. I Need My Baby (Silver)
5. My Mother's Waltz (Silver)		 6. Red Beans and Rice (Silver)
7. Blues for Brother Blue
8. Let It All Hang Out (Silver)
9. Seņor Blues (Silver)
10. Viva Amour (Silver)


purchase Love And Peace       December 1994

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
LOVE & PEACE: A TRIBUTE TO HORACE SILVER (Verve)

Stephane Belmondo, trumpet; Lionel Belmondo, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Hein Van DeGeyn, bass; Andre Ceccarelli, drums.

1. Nica's Dream (Silver)
2. Song For My Father (Silver)


February 29, March 1, 1996

HORACE SILVER
THE HARDBOP GRANDPOP (Impulse!)

Claudio Roditi, trumpet; Michael Brecker, tenor sax; Steve Turre, trombone; Ronnie Cuber, bari sax; Horace Silver, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.

1. I Want You (Silver)
2. Hippest Cat In Hollywood (Silver)
3. Gratitude (Silver)
4. Hawkin' (Silver)
5. I Got The Blues In Santa Cruz (Silver)
6. We've Got Silver At Six (Silver)
7. Hardbop Grandpop (Silver)
8. Lady From Johannesburg (Silver)
9. Serenade To A Teakettle (Silver)
10. Diggin' On Dexter (Silver)		       purchase Hardbop Grandpop


purchase A Prescription For The Blues       May 6 & 7, 1997

HORACE SILVER QUINTET
A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE BLUES (Impulse!)

Randy Brecker, trumpet; Michael Brecker, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

1. Prescription for the Blues (Silver)
2. Whenever Lester Plays the Blues (Silver)
3. You Gotta Shake That Thing (Silver)
4. Yodel Lady Blues (Silver)
5. Brother John and Brother Gene (Silver)
6. Free at Last (Silver)
7. Walk On (Silver)
8. Sunrise in Malibu (Silver)
9. Doctor Jazz (Silver)


December 17 & 18, 1998

HORACE SILVER QUINTET
JAZZ HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR (Verve)

Jimmy Greene, tenor, soprano saxophone; Ryan Kisor, trumpet; Horace Silver, piano; John Webber, bass; Willie Jones III, drums.

1. Satisfaction Guaranteed
2. The Mama Suite: Part I: Not Enough Mama /
     Part II: Too Much Mama / Part III: Just Right Mama
3. Philley Millie
4. Ah-Ma-Tell
5. I Love Annie's Fanny
6. Gloria
7. Where Do I Go From Here?

       purchase Jazz Has A Sense Of Humor



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