**** Horace Silver Corner ****

Finger Poppin' · March 6th, 2003, 12:19 PM

What do you consider his best session?
For me, it is a tie between thess three, The Stylings of Silver and The Joy Grid and Song for my Father.

Soul Stream · March 6th, 2003, 12:23 PM

I can't believe "Finger Poppin'" isn't one of your favorites!

Mine are...

1.Finger Poppin'
2.Blowin The Blues Away
3.Song For My Father.....

On the "Finger Poppin'" tip, isn't "Cookin' at the Continental" one of the baddest blues heads ever. Also ever notice that Albert King ripped it off note for note as the head/intro to his version of "Natural Ball."

walkin · March 6th, 2003, 12:30 PM

Song For My Father is the best

Blowin The Blues Away a close second

Finger Poppin' · March 6th, 2003, 12:32 PM

It is one of the best blues tunes of all time. Finger Poppin' would forth on my list.

Now that Horace Silver is semi retired he may not record again. I believe he has a bad case of athirst. A shame to lose your art when your witts are still there.

Jim Dye · March 6th, 2003, 12:39 PM

I can't tell you what his best session is, but here are my 3 favorites in no particular order:

Horace Silver Trio
The Tokyo Blues
Six Pieces Of Silver

STAN TRACEY · March 6th, 2003, 12:46 PM

I was very pleased to meet Horace at Ronnie Scotts club back in the 80's nice guy, did a request, a true gent, got a signed cd, my favourite session the first i ever bought "Blowin The Blues Away" Peace is such a wonderful track!

reg · March 6th, 2003, 02:17 PM

3 of my favourites
tokyo blues
paris blues ( if you have not got this, you need to buy it straight away)
silver's serenade
1962/1963 - the quintet at it's best, for me

tipitina · March 6th, 2003, 02:24 PM

Just picked up The Jody Grind and its underrated. I think its up there with "Blowin" and "Song". Plus the cover is priceless.

Paris Blues is next. Glad to see the positive review.

David H · March 6th, 2003, 02:34 PM

I'd go for Stylings of Silver, closely followed by Songs For My Father.

riverrat · March 6th, 2003, 05:10 PM

Another vote for Tokyo Blues. I also like Silver's Serenade a lot.

Brad · March 6th, 2003, 05:22 PM

Tokyo Blues for me. Paris Blues is quite good.

DustyFoot · March 6th, 2003, 07:19 PM

Mine would be:

Song for My Father
Blowin the Blues Away
Stylings of Silver

Harold_Z · March 6th, 2003, 09:04 PM

Horace made SO many great records...it's hard to narrow it down, but the Horace record that gets the most play on my system is "The Jody Grind".

saintvitus · March 6th, 2003, 09:30 PM

Every Silver record is worth listening to ... but my Top 5 would be:

Horace Silver And the Jazz Messengers
Further Explorations
Finger Poppin'
Song For My Father
The Cape Verdean Blues

[Of course, I didn't include the Messengers sessions in my consideration because Blakey is the nominal leader on those.]

clifton · March 6th, 2003, 09:35 PM

Finger Poppin' is my favorite but I also play The Hardbop Grandpop quite a lot. Michael Brecker always sounds amazing with Horace.

March 6th, 2003, 12:19 PM	#1
Finger Poppin' Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 243	** Horace Silver Corner ** What do you consider his best session? For me, it is a tie between thess three, The Stylings of Silver and The Joy Grid and Song for my Father.

March 6th, 2003, 12:39 PM	#5
Jim Dye Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 32	I can't tell you what his best session is, but here are my 3 favorites in no particular order: Horace Silver Trio The Tokyo Blues Six Pieces Of Silver

March 6th, 2003, 12:46 PM	#6
STAN TRACEY Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 484	I was very pleased to meet Horace at Ronnie Scotts club back in the 80's nice guy, did a request, a true gent, got a signed cd, my favourite session the first i ever bought "Blowin The Blues Away" Peace is such a wonderful track! __________________ British Jazz Rules but hey I still listen to everything else!

March 6th, 2003, 05:22 PM	#11
Brad Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 184	Tokyo Blues for me. Paris Blues is quite good. __________________ Brad

March 6th, 2003, 07:19 PM	#12
DustyFoot Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA Posts: 61	Mine would be: Song for My Father Blowin the Blues Away Stylings of Silver __________________ DustyFoot

March 6th, 2003, 12:23 PM	#2
Soul Stream Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 48	I can't believe "Finger Poppin'" isn't one of your favorites! Mine are... 1.Finger Poppin' 2.Blowin The Blues Away 3.Song For My Father..... On the "Finger Poppin'" tip, isn't "Cookin' at the Continental" one of the baddest blues heads ever. Also ever notice that Albert King ripped it off note for note as the head/intro to his version of "Natural Ball."

March 6th, 2003, 12:30 PM	#3
walkin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 994	Song For My Father is the best Blowin The Blues Away a close second

March 6th, 2003, 12:32 PM	#4
Finger Poppin' Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 243	It is one of the best blues tunes of all time. Finger Poppin' would forth on my list. Now that Horace Silver is semi retired he may not record again. I believe he has a bad case of athirst. A shame to lose your art when your witts are still there.

March 6th, 2003, 02:17 PM	#7
reg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 11	3 of my favourites tokyo blues paris blues ( if you have not got this, you need to buy it straight away) silver's serenade 1962/1963 - the quintet at it's best, for me

March 6th, 2003, 02:24 PM	#8
tipitina Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 40	Just picked up The Jody Grind and its underrated. I think its up there with "Blowin" and "Song". Plus the cover is priceless. Paris Blues is next. Glad to see the positive review.

March 6th, 2003, 02:34 PM	#9
David H Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 100	I'd go for Stylings of Silver, closely followed by Songs For My Father.

March 6th, 2003, 05:10 PM	#10
riverrat Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 44	Another vote for Tokyo Blues. I also like Silver's Serenade a lot.

March 6th, 2003, 09:04 PM	#13
Harold_Z Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 277	Horace made SO many great records...it's hard to narrow it down, but the Horace record that gets the most play on my system is "The Jody Grind".

March 6th, 2003, 09:30 PM	#14
saintvitus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East Lansing, MI U.S.A. Posts: 46	Every Silver record is worth listening to ... but my Top 5 would be: Horace Silver And the Jazz Messengers Further Explorations Finger Poppin' Song For My Father The Cape Verdean Blues [Of course, I didn't include the Messengers sessions in my consideration because Blakey is the nominal leader on those.]

March 6th, 2003, 09:35 PM	#15
clifton AAJ's Birdologist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Clifton Hts., Pa Posts: 2,550	Finger Poppin' is my favorite but I also play The Hardbop Grandpop quite a lot. Michael Brecker always sounds amazing with Horace.

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