Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers

Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 4
Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 4
Studio album by the Horace Silver Quintet
Released	1955
Recorded	February 6, 1955
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, NJ
Label	Blue Note; BLP 5062

Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 3
Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 3
Studio album by the Horace Silver Quintet
Released	1955
Recorded	November 13, 1954
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, NJ
Label	Blue Note; BLP 5058

Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Compilation album by Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Released	October 1956
Recorded	November 13, 1954; February 6, 1955;
Studio	Van Gelder; Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Hard bop
Length	43:50
Label	Blue Note; BLP 1518
Producer	Alfred Lion
Horace Silver chronology
Jazz Messengers chronology

Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers is an album by Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers. It has 2 10" LPs—Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 3 (BLP 5058) and Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 4 (BLP 5062). Volume 3 was recorded on November 13, 1954. Volume 4 was recorded on February 6, 1955. The quintet had Hank Mobley on saxophone. Kenny Dorham was on trumpet. Doug Watkins was on bass. Art Blakey was on drums.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow called it "a true classic".^[4]

Track listing

Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers – BLP 1518

All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except as noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Room 608"	November 13, 1954	5:22
2.	"Creepin' In"	November 13, 1954	7:26
3.	"Stop Time"	November 13, 1954	4:07
4.	"To Whom It May Concern"	February 6, 1955	5:11

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
5.	"Hippy"		February 6, 1955	5:23
6.	"The Preacher"		February 6, 1955	4:18
7.	"Hankerin'"	Hank Mobley	February 6, 1955	5:18
8.	"Doodlin'"		November 13, 1954	6:45

Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 3 – BLP 5058

All tracks are written by Horace Silver.

Side 1
No.	Title	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Room 608"	November 13, 1954
2.	"Creepin' In"	November 13, 1954

Side 2
No.	Title	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Doodlin'"	November 13, 1954
2.	"Stop Time"	November 13, 1954

Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 4 – BLP 5062

All tracks are written by Horace Silver, except as noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Hippy"	February 6, 1955
2.	"The Preacher"	February 6, 1955

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Hankerin'"	Mobley	February 6, 1955
2.	"To Whom It May Concern"		February 6, 1955

Personnel

Horace Silver Quintet

Horace Silver – piano
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Doug Watkins – bass
Art Blakey – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – production
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography

References

↑ AllMusic review
↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1298.
↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
↑ Allmusic: Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers – Review

[1] AllMusic review

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1298.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 181. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[4] Allmusic: Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers – Review

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The Jazz Messengers
Art Blakey Dale Barlow Mickey Bass Terence Blanchard Joanne Brackeen Cameron Brown Donald Brown Bobby Broom Donald Byrd George Cables Buck Clarke Chick Corea Steve Davis Spanky DeBrest Sam Dockery Kenny Dorham Essiet Essiet Robin Eubanks Charles Fambrough Curtis Fuller Carlos Garnett John Gilmore Benny Golson Benny Green Johnny Griffin Bill Hardman Donald Harrison Philip Harper John Hicks Freddie Hubbard Dennis Irwin Javon Jackson Carter Jefferson Geoffrey Keezer Frank Lacy Brian Lynch Branford Marsalis Wynton Marsalis Jackie McLean Jymie Merritt Mulgrew Miller Hank Mobley Lee Morgan Billy Pierce Lonnie Plaxico Valery Ponomarev Wallace Roney Gregory Charles Royal David Schnitter Woody Shaw Clarence Seay Wayne Shorter Horace Silver Victor Sproles Bobby Timmons Jean Toussaint McCoy Tyner Cedar Walton Peter Washington Doug Watkins Bobby Watson James Williams Reggie Workman
Studio albums	The Jazz Messengers (1956) Hard Bop (1957) Ritual (1957) Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... (1957) Cu-Bop (1957) Hard Drive (1957) A Night in Tunisia (1958) Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (1958) Moanin' (1959) The Big Beat (1960) A Night in Tunisia (1961) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961) Mosaic (1962) Buhaina's Delight (1963) Caravan (1963) The Freedom Rider (1964) Free for All (1964) Kyoto (1964) Golden Boy (1964) Indestructible (1965) 'S Make It (1965) Soul Finger (1965) Tough! (1966) Like Someone in Love (1967) The Witch Doctor (1969) Roots & Herbs (1970) Child's Dance (1972) Buhaina (1973) Anthenagin (1973) In Walked Sonny (1975) Backgammon (1976) Gypsy Folk Tales (1977) In My Prime Vol. 1 (1978) In My Prime Vol. 2 (1978) Reflections in Blue (1979) Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording (1979) Album of the Year (1981) Oh-By the Way (1984) Blue Night (1985) Feeling Good (1986) Not Yet (1988) I Get a Kick Out of Bu (1988) Chippin' In (1990) One for All (1990)
Live albums	At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1956) At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (1956) A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers (1957) 1958 – Paris Olympia (1959) At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 & 2 (1959) Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (1960) Paris Jam Session (1960) Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 and 2 (1960) A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March (1961) Three Blind Mice (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Buttercorn Lady (1966) Jazz Messengers '70 (1970) In This Korner (1978) Live at Montreux and Northsea (1980) One by One (1981) Art Blakey in Sweden (1981) Straight Ahead (1981) Keystone 3 (1982) Live at Kimball's (1985) The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (1989)
Compilation albums	Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1956) The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956) Drum Suite (1957) Pisces (1979) Africaine (1981) Originally (1982)
Soundtrack albums	Des Femmes Disparaissent (1959) Les liaisons dangereuses 1960 (1960)
Art Blakey solo albums	Blakey (1954)* A Night at Birdland Vol. 1, Vol. 2 & Vol. 3 (1954) Orgy in Rhythm (1957) Art Blakey Big Band (1957) Holiday for Skins (1958) Drums Around the Corner (1959) The African Beat (1962) A Jazz Message (1963) Hold On, I'm Coming (1966) Killer Joe (1981) Bluesiana Triangle (1990)
Related	Discography

Horace Silver
Discography Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
Blue Note albums	New Faces New Sounds (Introducing the Horace Silver Trio) (1952)/Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu (1952–53) Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55) 6 Pieces of Silver (1956–58) The Stylings of Silver (1957) Further Explorations (1958) Live at Newport '58 (1958) Finger Poppin' with the Horace Silver Quintet (1959) Blowin' the Blues Away (1959) Horace-Scope (1960) Doin' the Thing (1961) The Tokyo Blues (1962) Silver's Serenade (1963) Song for My Father (1963–64) The Cape Verdean Blues (1965) The Jody Grind (1966) Serenade to a Soul Sister (1968) You Gotta Take a Little Love (1969) That Healin' Feelin', The United States of Mind, Phase 1 (1970) Total Response, The United States of Mind, Phase 2 (1970–71) All, The United States of Mind, Phase 3 (1972) The United States of Mind (compilation of the 3 'Phase' albums, 1970–72) In Pursuit of the 27th Man (1972) Silver 'n Brass (1975) Silver 'n Wood (1975–76) Silver 'n Voices (1976) Silver 'n Percussion (1977) Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres (1978–79)
Albums released on other labels	Silver's Blue (1956) Paris Blues (1962) Live 1964 (1964) June 1977 (1977) Guides to Growing Up (1981) Spiritualizing the Senses (1983) There's No Need to Struggle (1983) The Continuity of Spirit (1985) Music to Ease Your Disease (1988) Rockin' with Rachmaninoff (1991) It's Got to Be Funky (1993) Pencil Packin' Papa (1994) The Hardbop Grandpop (1996) A Prescription for the Blues (1997) Jazz Has a Sense of Humor (1998)
Art Blakey / The Jazz Messengers	A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (1954) A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (1954) A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 (1954) At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1955) At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (1955) The Jazz Messengers (1956) The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956) Originally (1956)
Selected singles	"Opus de Funk" (1953) "Doodlin'" / "The Preacher" (1954/55) "Señor Blues" (1956) "Peace" / "Sister Sadie" (1959) "Nica's Dream" (1960) "Song for My Father" (1964)