Horace Silver Quintet - 6 Pieces Of SIlver (Blue Note Classic)

With his 1956 album 6 Pieces of Silver, Horace Silver struck gold with a sterling set of hard bop that introduced one of his greatest compositions, “Señor Blues”. The indelible theme is one of five excellent Silver originals (plus the standard “For Heaven’s Sake”) performed by an ace quintet featuring Donald Byrd on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Doug Watkins on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. Other highlights include the hard swinging opener “Cool Eyes”, the stunning ballad “Shirl”, the intricate stop-start rhythm of “Camouflage” and the beguiling Latin beat of “Enchantment”.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on heavyweight vinyl at Optimal in 2021.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Cool Eyes
2. Shirl
3. Camouflage
4. Enchantment
5. Senor Blues
6. Virgo
7. For Heaven's Sake