The Stylings of Silver is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet recorded on May 8, 1957, and released on Blue Note Records later that year. The quintet features horn section Art Farmer and Hank Mobley and rhythm section Teddy Kotick and Louis Hayes.Horace Silver discography accessed 16 November 2009.
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "All of Silver's Blue Note quintet recordings are consistently superb and swinging and, although not essential, this is a very enjoyable set."
Track listing All compositions by Horace Silver except as noted.
Side 1 "No Smokin'" – 5:33 "The Back Beat" – 6:23 "Soulville" – 6:16
Side 2 "Home Cookin'" – 6:28 "Metamorphosis" – 7:18 "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 6:59
Personnel
Horace Silver Quintet Horace Silver – piano Art Farmer – trumpet Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone Teddy Kotick – bass Louis Hayes – drums
Technical personnel
Alfred Lion – producer Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering Reid Miles – design Francis Wolff – photography Nat Hentoff – liner notes
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