HORACE SILVER QUINTET LP - BLUE NOTE BLP 1562 1st US MONO press RVG EAR DG - NM

$

280

THE STYLINGS OF SILVER HORACE SILVER QUINTET
ART FARMER, trumpet; HANK MOBLEY, tenor sax; HORACE SILVER, piano; TEDDY KOTICK, bass; LOUIS HAYES, drums.

Original 1957 BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1st MONO pressing, cat. BLP 1562, US.

Recorded on May 8, 1957.

This version, as in the uploaded images, is the very 1st original MONO issue:
- blue and white Blue Note Records - 47 West 63rd NYC 23 address on deep grooved labels, with no "Inc" and no ®
- RVG stamped, 'P' for Plastylite plant and 9M etched in the dead wax, both sides
- 47 West 63rd St., New York 23 address on back-cover, with no "Inc."
- front laminated cover
- blank spine

Record grading: VISUAL GRADE - EX+ / PLAY GRADE - NM; beatiful, clean and powerful sound with no audible defects, no background/surface noises. Just fantastic pristine shape. Vinyl shows a light surface mark on side A, not affecting the playing.
Sleeve grading: beatiful and clean EX copy; absolutely great collectors copy!

“As a pianist, songwriter and bandleader, Horace Silver became universally recognized as one of the all-time greats of hard bop jazz. His percussive and melodic style on piano set the standard for all jazz/funk pianists. One of the top composers to emerge during the 50’s, Silver wrote dozens of songs that became jazz standards as well as countless others that have more than stood the test of time. Horace Silver’s series of two-horn quintets were hugely influential in both hard bop and soul jazz.

The Styling's Of Silver was recorded one year after Silver left the Jazz Messengers (which he co-founded with Art Blakey) and it is acknowledged as one of the most exciting hard bop albums of 1957. With trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor-saxophonist Hank Mobley forming the front line, Silver had two major artists who were pure perfection in interpreting his original material. The Styling’s of Silver is probably best known for the track "Home Cooking" lyrics that made the tune into a major hit. The other Silver originals, including "Soulville," "No Smokin'" and "Metamorphosis," are memorable in their own right. Combine catchy tunes, smoking solos and Horace Silver's rhythmic piano and one has the hard bop classic known as The Styling's of Silver.”