The Stylings of Silver
{{Infobox album
| name = The Stylings of Silver
| type = Album
| artist = the Horace Silver Quintet
| cover = The Stylings of Silver.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1957
| recorded = May 8, 1957
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio
Hakensack, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 38:57
| label = Blue Note
BLP 1562
| producer = Alfred Lion
| chronology = Horace Silver
| prev_title = 6 Pieces of Silver
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = Further Explorations
| next_year = 1958
}}
The Stylings of Silver is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet recorded on May 8, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features horn section Art Farmer and Hank Mobley and rhythm section Teddy Kotick and Louis Hayes.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/horace-silver/catalog/#blue-note-blp-1562 Horace Silver discography] accessed 16 November 2009.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r147601|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 4 January 2013.
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 181
}}
}}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
References
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Category:Blue Note Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Alfred Lion