12 Classic Albums 1953-1962

~ Release by Horace Silver (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Disc 1
Tracks 1-8 originally from "New Faces New Sounds", BlueNote BLP 5018 (1952)
Tracks 9-16 originally from "Horace Silver & Jazz Messengers", BlueNote BLP 1518 (1955)

Disc 2
Tracks 1-8 originally from "Horace Silver Trio" BlueNote BLP 1520 (1956)
Tracks 9-16 originally from "Silver's Blue" BlueNote BLP 1518 (1958)

Disc 3
Tracks 1-6 originally from "Stylings Of Silver" BlueNote BLP 1562 (1957)
Tracks 7-13 originally from "6 Pieces Of Silver" BlueNote BLP 1539 (1957)

Disc 4
Tracks 1-5 originally from "Further Explorations" BlueNote BLP 1589 (1958)
Tracks 6-13 originally from "Blowin' The Blues Away" BlueNote BLP 4017 (1959)

Disc 5
Tracks 1-8 originally from "Finger Poppin'" BlueNote BLP 4008 (1959)
Tracks 9-15 originally from "Horace-Scope" BlueNote BLP 4042 (1960)

Disc 6
Tracks 1-5 originally from "Doin' The Thing'" BlueNote BLP 4076 (1961)
Tracks 6-9 originally from "Tokyo Blues" BlueNote BLP 4110 (1962)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Disc One
#TitleLength
1Safari
engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-09)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1952-10-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-09)
2:53
2Ecaroh
engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1952-10-20)
producer:
Alfred Lion (on 1952-10-20)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (on 1952-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-20)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1952-10-20)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-20)
recording of:
Ecaroh (on 1952-10-20)
writer:
Horace Silver
3:13
3Prelude to a Kiss
engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1952-10-20)
producer:
Alfred Lion (on 1952-10-20)
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1952-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-20)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1952-10-20)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-20)
instrumental recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss (on 1952-10-20)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:52
4Thou Swell
engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1952-10-09)
producer:
Alfred Lion (on 1952-10-09)
double bass [bass]:
Gene Ramey (on 1952-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-09)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1952-10-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-09)
recording of:
Thou Swell (on 1952-10-09)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros.
2:54
5Quicksilver
engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1952-10-20)
producer:
Alfred Lion (on 1952-10-20)
bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1952-10-20) and Curley Russell (on 1952-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-20)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1952-10-20)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-20)
recording of:
Quicksilver (on 1952-10-20)
composer:
Horace Silver
3:02
6Horoscope
engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1952-10-09)
producer:
Alfred Lion (on 1952-10-20)
double bass [bass]:
Gene Ramey (on 1952-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-09)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1952-10-09)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-09)
instrumental recording of:
Horoscope (on 1952-10-09)
composer:
Horace Silver
3:51
7Yeah
engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1952-10-20)
producer:
Alfred Lion (on 1952-10-20)
bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1952-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-20)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1952-10-20)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-20)
instrumental recording of:
Yeah (on 1952-10-20)
composer:
Horace Silver
2:53
8Knowledge Box
engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1952-10-20)
producer:
Alfred Lion (on 1952-10-20)
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1952-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-20)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1952-10-20)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-20)
instrumental recording of:
Knowledge Box (on 1952-10-20)
composer:
Horace Silver
2:49
9Room 608
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1954-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-11-13)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1954-11-13)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1954-11-13)
recording of:
Room 608 (on 1954-11-13)
composer:
Horace Silver
5:20
10Creepin’ In
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1954-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-11-13)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1954-11-13)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1954-11-13)
recording of:
Creepin' In (on 1954-11-13)
composer:
Horace Silver
7:24
11Stop Time
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1954-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-11-13)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1954-11-13)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1954-11-13)
recording of:
Stop Time (on 1954-11-13)
composer:
Horace Silver
4:05
12To Whom It May Concern
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1955-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1955-02-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1955-02-06)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1955-02-06)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1955-02-06)
recording of:
To Whom It May Concern (on 1955-02-06)
composer:
Horace Silver
5:08
13Hippy
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1955-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1955-02-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1955-02-06)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1955-02-06)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1955-02-06)
recording of:
Hippy (on 1955-02-06)
composer:
Horace Silver
5:22
14The Preacher
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1955-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1955-02-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1955-02-06)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1955-02-06)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1955-02-06)
instrumental recording of:
The Preacher (on 1955-02-06)
lyricist:
Babs Gonzales
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Silhouette Music
4:16
15Hankerin’
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1955-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1955-02-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1955-02-06)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1955-02-06)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1955-02-06)
recording of:
Hankerin' (on 1955-02-06)
composer:
Hank Mobley
5:16
16Doodlin’
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1954-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-11-13)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1954-11-13)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1954-11-13)
recording of:
Doodlin’ (original instrumental version) (on 1954-11-13)
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Ecaroh Music, Inc.
6:46
2▶CD: Disc Two
3▶CD: Disc Three
4▶CD: Disc Four
5▶CD: Disc Five
6▶CD: Disc Six