“If one wanted to compare Horace Silver to anything, it could well be that beetle-shaped import from Germany, the Volkswagen: First of all, they both caught the public’s fancy in the early-fifties. Next is the fact that they are both, in their respective fields, trendsetters. And, though both are often imitated, neither has been, or ever will be, matched. Finally, and most important to the comparison, is the fact that their evolution and development has been logical and entirely functional. The Volkswagen has no useless gaudy fins or gargantuan amounts of horsepower. And Horace’s music is never a shuck nor is it ever contrived.”
— Joel Dorn, in his liner notes for Horace Silver’s, Silver’s Serenade. 1963.
‘Silver’s Serenade’ from Silver’s Serenade. Composed by Horace Silver.
Horace Silver, piano | Junior Cook, tenor sax | Blue Mitchell, trumpet | Gene Taylor, bass | Roy Brooks, drums
