Horace silver capitalized on the harmonic advances of his peers while. By this time, silver s quintet had become a graduate school for bright young talents. Horace ward martin tavares silver september 2, 1928 june 18, 2014 was an american jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s after playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in connecticut, silver got his break on piano when his trio was recruited by stan getz in 1950. See new and popular horace silver songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Jazz pianist horace silver is a founding father of hardbop and soul jazz and one of the most renowned figures of the postworld war ii jazz scene.
His twofisted staccato approach on the piano was patented. The title track senor blues is a cool smooth jazzy horace silver tune. This is a discography of the recordings of horace silver september 2, 1928 june 18, 2014, an american hard bop jazz pianist. These compositions represent the quintessence of the hard bop stylean alternative to the light, cool west coast sound of the day. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. Feb 08, 2007 senor blues silver horace 1959 in the fifties and sixties the netherlands as well as the scandinavian countries had an enormous attraction for american jazz musicians. As always taj brings outstanding musicians to the studio always bringing a wellcrafted product full of enthusiasm. The style was an extension of bebop, with elements of rhythm and blues, gospel, and latinamerican music added. The first classic album by the horace silver quintet, this set is highlighted by senor blues and cool eyes. Complete song listing of horace silver on horace silver songs list covid19. Regardless, the tokyo blues is a mandatory record to own if you can find it if you care about silver, blue note records, the hard bop genre or jazz itself. Senor blues download sheet music pdf file score exchange. The horace silver retrospective is a recommended dose of silvers patented healin feelin. Souljazz, hardbop this upload is for promo use only, please check my channel for. Geils band give it to me jackson browne i thought i was a child jackson browne looking into you jackson browne rock me on the water jacob tolliver crazy random guy whole lotta shakin goin on jason mraz the woman i love jay mcshann going to kansas city. Listen to your favorite songs from the best of horace silver by horace silver now.
Horace silver horace silver is one of the most influential and. A horace silver tribute silver s soulful, latintinged hard bop tunes implanted themselves into the heads of jazz fans everywhere. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Download legal mp3 albums from horace silver at emusic. Senor blues silver horace 1959 in the fifties and sixties the netherlands as well as the scandinavian countries had an enormous attraction for american jazz musicians. Left click to place and move notes, right click to erase, middle click or space to play from a specific time, delete to erase selected notes made by jacob morgan and george burdell hosting 1,243,037 sequences since 20. Silver began his career as a saxophonist, but later switched to piano. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page.
The original version, by silvers quintet, was recorded on november 10, 1956. Its arguably the best track in the collectiona spanishtinged slow blues toetapper. This outstanding hard bop cd, recorded by horace silver s quintet in 1956, has 10 tracks, and three of them are senor blues. The horace silver retrospective is a recommended dose of silver s patented healin feelin. Find horace silver discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Senor blues is what they call him way down mexicali way senoritas fallin for him with the hope that he will stay by the time that they love him senor blues done gone. Roccus room 608 safari senor blues shirl shoutin out silvers blue silverware sister. After your payment has been securely processed, you can download the pdf file.
Mar 16, 2017 louis hayes has logged his share of session hours for blue note records, as the impeccably swinging drummer for label stalwarts like grant green, curtis fuller and, indelibly, horace silver. History of jazz ii muz2339w semester one class notes. Many of his compositions have become durable classics frequently arranged for small ensembles and big bands. Song for my father is horace silvers best known jazz compostion and example of his funky jazz combo arrangements. June 20, 2008 silvers soulful, latintinged hard bop tunes implanted themselves into the heads of jazz fans everywhere. Senor blues horace silver medium swing kwakers chord. A number of jazz writers not only praised his musicianship, but as ridiculous as it sounds, applauded the way he would sweat while at work. Jazz composerpianist horace silver took an interest in music as a young boy after becoming romantically interested in a 12yearold girl who knew how to play the piano. Horace silver sheet music to download top quality pdfs. This is a very fine collection of horaces tunes from the 1950s in a lead sheet format. Partitions, tablatures et lead sheets pour horace silver. Horace silver the best of horace silver releases discogs. Geils band give it to me jackson browne i thought i was a child.
A tribute to horace silver wbgo august 28, 2008 horace silver is a pianoplaying, pencilpacking papa whose songs showcase a family of jazz characters such as sister sadie and senor blues. There are some small mistakes in the score, but it does not matter to watch or play it. Blue note records and his lady music by ed hamilton, published on june 19, 2014 at all about jazz. Silver was influenced by a wide range of musical styles, notably gospel music, african music, and latin american music.
In 1954, the album horace silver and the jazz messengers is released. Senor blues alternate 45 takerudy van gelder edition2000 digital remaster24bit mastering. Horace silver sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Horace silver, american jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, exemplary performer of what came to be called the hard bop style of the 1950s and 60s. Just read his autobiography book, and it was beautiful. Purchase, download and print sheet music pdf file now. Do you have any questions or requests about horace silver s music repertoire, horace silver in general, or just a comment about this page. Horace silver horace silver is one of the most influential and prolific composers in modern jazz. Aug 25, 2008 jazz pianist horace silver is a founding father of hardbop and soul jazz and one of the most renowned figures of the postworld war ii jazz scene. He is known for his distinctive humorous and funky playing style, and for his pioneering contributions to hard bop. T he silver messengers pays homage to jazz piano great, horace silver. Horace silver senor blues horace silver, blue mitchell. With a dozen selections taken from five separate sessions originally recorded by the pianist for blue note, it is a good cross section of his early dates as a leader, though the mediocre sound, with its unexpected channel shifts and dropouts, is extremely annoying.
I digitized from a video cassette into a digital file. Anyway, love this album, every track is brilliant wthe exception of the dancin blues track, which is good but not great. Sep 24, 2016 senor blues bass tab by horace silver. Hayes will make his blue note debut as a leader with serenade for horace, due out in may. Please, post your thoughts in the field below, our community members and supervisors will be happy to get back to you right away. Make tunes in your browser and share them with friends. Louis hayes pays homage to horace silver on serenade for. Horace silver blowin the blues away blue note blp 4017. Silver was initially a sideman, first recording in 1950, then a leader of mainly small groups. 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 blakeys place, but already the band was starting to develop a sound of its own.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Silver was a touchstone in the hard bop era of the 50s and 60s, joining the likes of les mccann, cannonball adderley and charles mingus. It appeared that they were much more appreciated and also, there were no racial barriers for so many to overcome in their homeland. Senor blues is what they call him way down mexicali way senoritas fallin for him with the hope that he will stay by the time that they love him. Also the invention of the lp allowed for longer solos and large scale thematic development. By this time, silvers quintet had become a graduate school for bright young talents. The best of horace silver by horace silver on amazon music. Joe hendersons solo on song for my father runs from mellow to inferno as he builds intensity and blasts off into funk jazz heaven. Six pieces of silver by horace silver on amazon music. After convincing the object of his affections to give him piano lessons, young horace discovered his niche.
Perhaps it is silver s trademark smile accompanied by two japanese friends on the cover. The most important hard bop bands developed under bebop veterans such as davis, max roach, horace silver. Horace silver september 2, 1928 june 18, 2014 was an american jazz pianist and composer. Here is the music for song for my father and a few other horace silver music books. Please write me a direct message if you have complains about this upload concerning. We see here a clip with the horace silver quintet in 1959 recorded, in what looks to me the. I particularly like 21st century gypsy singin lover man. Senor blues sheet music for piano, trumpet, tenor saxophone. Or maybe that despite the title of the album, there arent many far east influences to be heard. In our catalog, you can find horace silver sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. This horace silver cd compilation is yet another in the series of unauthorized reissues by the european bootleg label giants of jazz. His major discography consists of 36 studio albums, 3 live albums and 7 compilations.
Silver later wrote lyrics, which were first recorded by silvers band with bill henderson in 1958. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Provided to youtube by universal music group senor blues horace silver the very best. Horace silver, the prolific jazz pianist and composer who cofounded the legendary jazz messengers, pioneered the genre known as hard bop and mentored scores of musicians, has died.
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