album · October 1, 1956
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Ermitage RecordsSee this day
jazzhard rock
The 1956 debut of Horace Silver with the Jazz Messengers on Ermitage Records, a foundational hard bop session.
- The album was recorded on October 11, 1955, at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey.
- The release date was October 1, 1956.
- This album featured Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Kenny Dorham on trumpet, and Doug Watkins on bass.
Horace Silver was a pianist and composer from Norwalk, Connecticut, known for his contributions to jazz and hard bop. He led the Jazz Messengers alongside drummer Art Blakey in the mid-1950s, a seminal group in jazz history.
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