Horace Silver at Newport 1959

[@1jazzsoul]

I saw a LOT of Horace Silver live in the 60s thru the 80s, and this video is the BEST SOLO I've EVER heard him play! He's absolutely ON FIRE here! (Hard to believe it's been 50 years!) Thanks so much for posting this treasure!!!!!!

[@tisha812]

I met Horace Silver about 5 years ago in NYC, I still get chills when I think about that moment...what a blessing!

[@jazzroom]

one of the BEST Horace Silver,s solos ever...he is gone on a farout trip here!

[@postatility]

Mesmerizing!Few pianists could combine the bright,sunny and optimistic with the dark and bitter,often within the same tune.Horace's wit,inventiveness and intensity have long made him one of our greatest pianists and composers.

[@janiehill1493]

The ivories are waiting for you in Paradise. Jazzing in heaven. I can see God's all knowing head swaying to the beat. You gave us a gift to take delight in during our journey.

[@shop4sue]

I feel like I'm in heaven sitting by the still waters of peace when I hear this tune. Sounds like a poem.

[@memzehni]

Silver's solo here is one of the best I've ever heard of him...AMAZING!!

[@joanietaylor2447]

Will Never Forget.. My Dad his Music Wonders shared to us.. I was 9 and this was a hit in our home

[@am3155]

Silvers solo here is about as imaginative and creative as any I've ever heard.Absolute genius. Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook were great but Woody shaw & Joe Henderson were sidemen on some of Silver's finest work. IMO Great post, thanx noobpiano.

[@celticmoon7]

just brilliant! whenever i'm having a bad day mister silver's mastery makes everything all right......

[@drumsnbass]

Horace was my into to bop jazz, and is still my personal favoriet

[@Fivenine67]

Happy Easter Maestro, I was 13 years old when you were jamming at Newport. I was aware of your music because my parents had your music. Who knew that one day we would meet in Philly, get married have a beautiful son together and remain friends long after life took us in different directions. I know that by now you have met Brother Jesus who you talked about meeting and playing for him. I know he was tapping his divine foot when you played for him!

[@ignorecorporatenews]

I read about You in Horace's autobiography. God Bless you

[@georgemcfetridge8310]

Audacious piano solo! You don't hear such real emotion and imagination today..

[@postatility9703]

Horace is playing like he's marching off to war. What a performance!

[@vova47]

One of the best clips on youtube,please post more if you have it,thanks!

[@EquinoxRox]

Wow under-rated genius!!! His deep grasp of harmony and super-structured chords in combination with that perfect sense of rhthym never gets old!! Thank You!

[@JacksonPolyp]

That piano solo should be in the Smithsonian. That's one of the most amazing things I've ever heard.

[@acohen1980]

agreed...each time I hear it...it seems like the first time..he gets right off the bus.......

[@ignorecorporatenews]

EVERYTHING by Horace was / is Amazing

[@paulrobertz8491]

I'm glad this piano solo is on You Tube for all to enjoy and learn instead of being locked up in a museum or a college textbook

[@theodorepullins3124]

MAGNIFICENT SALUTE TO THESE GREAT LEGENDS.

[@hshlom]

Wow, Horace in his younger days. What a piano solo! (The trumpet solo was fantastic too)

[@kingpleasure]

His solo is beyond amazing. Horace was the man. So sorry for the illness that has robbed both him and us of such a great talent.

[@acohen1980]

agreed...one of the gr8 solos I've had the pleasure to hear....

[@kradomirchoukroutov6362]

Fond memories...I was 12 yrs old, starting to play sax and listening to the Voice of America Jazz hour . One of the frequently broadcasted tunes was "Senor Blues" ...

[@CCEX]

Agreed! Horace's technique sure is unorthodox. He'd be considered a genius of the avant-garde if he wasn't so earthy and logical. I also thought of some of Monk's best solos, but this is pure Horace.

[@timdaughte]

Horace Silver is without a doubt the most neglected jazz artist of the bop age. Trane, Miles, Diz, Monk, and Bird all deserve praise, but they've gotten it. Silver is a god! Worship him!

[@kevinhipps8136]

So awesome

[@sherriekoberevans3935]

Rest In Peace a fan vfrom the beginning

[@123must]

A masterpiece ! Thanks

[@botvinnik64]

9/2/2020 and Happy Birthday Horace! A National Treasure.

[@ronaldjevans]

Horace Silver, piano Junior Cook, tenor sax Blue Mitchell, trumpet Gene Taylor, bass Roy Brooks, drums Willis Conover, announcer Filmed at the Newport Jazz Festival July 2, 1960 (not 1959 as stated in the title) (In July 1959, Roy Brooks had not yet replaced Louis Hayes in the Horace Silver Quintet.)

[@tomknoll796]

Killin' it! Absolutely LOVE it!

[@danderegil]

Dude!!! You have no idea how much I appreciate you uploading this video! Cheers!!! :D

[@Sprongles95]

Horace Silver - piano Junior Cook - tenor Blue Mitchell - trumpet Gene Taylor - bass Roy Brooks - drums

[@cdubsoul]

GREAT POST!!! Horace has always been one of my fav composers but now after this particular recording he's also "favorite" improvisers as well. Stupyd killin' vid...thankz!!

[@vinylsoundbox]

Quotes 5:23 " Summertime" 6:33 "Don't get around much anymore" 7:48 "Peter And The Wolf -Peter's Theme (Prokofiew) So amazing

[@stephenrcarnefix8239]

things ain't what they used to be

[@davidkapral]

3:42 “In the Hall of the Mountain King”

[@kingpleasure]

FYI, Willis Conover was a jazz lover and producer of concerts at Newport and elsewhere. He was the jazz broadcaster on the Voice of America and responsible for keeping jazz alive behind the iron curtain. He is also credited with helping desegregate Washington D. C. through the jazz concerts he produced which were open to everyone. An important name in jazz history...he interviewed Billy Holiday and many other stars. Find out who someone is before you call them names, "arsehole" yourself.

[@silverangel2010]

Great ...Horace Silver, Blue Mitchell....wow sounds like the period with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers ..!!

[@kingpleasure]

Freddie Waits was a good drummer and a nice dude. I met hiim in NYC once in the 60's.

[@jazzjanne1]

Awesome! Horace S is a superb pianist!

[@ruthrodriguez5857]

genio!!!!!!!!el piano

[@coostuk]

Horace Silver - leader & piano Junior Cook - tenor saxophone Blue Mitchell - trumpet Gene Taylor - double bass Louis Hayes - drums -

[@Vanguardsman]

According to the printed program, Wayne Shorter played Newport as a member of Silver's quintet in August, 1957. Did anyone else know about this?

[@rtblues]

Genius!

[@joshuasound]

i saw him in los angeles in the 70s. he puffed out one of his cheeks. he plays with real soul and skill. he made some nice records too, including a song 'march on selma' for the civil rights march in 65. he was the real deal. G-d bless blue mitchell!!!

[@ronaldjevans]

3:42 and 5:21 In the hall of the mountain king / Joshua fit the battle of Jericho 5:24 Summertime 6:33 Things ain't what they used to be 6:47 and 7:27 Reveille 7:19 Song for my father (not yet written) 7:48 Peter and the Wolf

***** VERY GOOD *****

[@Tuaregesque]

Newport Jazz Festival - July 2, 1960 (not 1959, as stated in the title). Juicy!

[@olivierbarjot]

what masters all.

[@miphka66]

Love how Blue quotes his own solo on "Come On Home" from the Finger Poppin' record at 2:37 (right after he quotes "Wail") - So hip

[@kingpleasure]

He starts off his solo quoting "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" and later at 6:46 works in a minor key Reville ("you gotta get up, you gotta get up, you gotta get up in the morning.")which he repeats in an even more out variation at 7:28 before playing Peter and the Wolf at 7:50. This man was the creator of Intelligent Funky hardbop and a major figure in Jazz who is often neglected by historians undeservedly. He helped forge the music. Long Live to you Horace!! We love you!!

[@f.w.2054]

Where else can he possibly take that solo?!!!!

[@zebobchat]

Toujours éblouissant et réjouissant... Et depuis un moment...

[@luiszuluaga6575]

Louis Hayes shuffles, swings and adds those soul claps behind Silver and it’s all gold. 👉🏼✨

[@vova47]

It is Roy Brooks without a doubt. One of the most underrated drummers in history of jazz.

[@CamTheCat]

Love it!

[@wesleybass9580]

RIP Mr Silver

[@Vanguardsman]

Sunday, July 3, 1960. About 10:15 PM.

[@mondodave]

Horace kills on this!!

[@inafern]

haha so awesome!

[@Sazandar]

The announcer introducing Silver's appearance is Willies Conover. No doubt.

[@Daltonn0810]

what a scene jazz must of been

[@Flangzor]

amazing! thx

[@BuddyBolden]

Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Junior Cook on tenor sax, and most likely Gene Taylor on bass & Louis Hayes on drums.

[@imbees2]

Damn!!

[@luisjazz]

preciosooooooo!!!

[@82cparker]

RIP Horace!

[@spensert4933]

So much rhythm Who says you can't dance to jazz.

[@AdamSalaah]

Did you hear the "Peter and the Wolf" theme in there @ 7:45? Haha, I can't believe I'm just now getting into Jazz!!

[@cartiergl]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jazzrealities]

To Jay Glacy and others who want to know According to Burt Goldblatt "Newport Jazz Festival" the 1957 Newport date with Horace Silver was July 5, 1957 and the personnel was besides HS, Art Farmer tp / Clifford Jordan ts / Teddy Kotick b / Louis Hayes dr. Of all the other groups in 1957 there is none in which Wayne Shorter could have played with. (see book) jazzrealities

[@acohen1980]

the sax player is off the planet janet....

[@fila81a]

Nawport Jazz Festival 1960, Jul 2 1960

[@SlikkTim]

Too much funk in his piano ! Horace Silver, the master of hardcore jazz piano...

[@LAZTPROPHET]

Horace Silver.. posiblemente el mejor pianista de Jazz junto con Duke Ellington, por supuesto. Es indudable que este virtuoso del piano, ha creado algunas de las piezas más famosas del género: "Señor Blues", "Song for my Father", "Tokyo Blues", etc.. Larga vida a este genio.

[@JazzySaxE]

aaaagh yes his diatonic ideas with his melodic sense is great

[@vpmitchell]

@keybobrob Dude, Horace Silver is not dead...

[@danrose]

I was lucky to see Blue Mitchell with a John Mayall All-star band here in Queensland not too long before he died.Sure did a great job livening up those whitefellas!

[@smenasche]

wow...

[@Jazz313]

Thanks for sharing

[@vova47]

No, Willis Conover producer of Newport festival and broadcaster on The Voice of America . Conover was for many decades THE most important voice for all jazz lovers around the world and particularly loved in Russia.

[@Modes9]

Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson are two of my favorites. I read that Horace wasn't enthusiastic about the modern direction those guys steered the group. He must have had a change of heart later because he hired Billy Cobham and the Brecker Brothers.

[@ronaldjevans]

Part (but not all) of the increased energy is due to a 6% increase in recording speed. (Note the E-flat minor sounds like E minor here.) The recording speed problems at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival were not unique to the Horace Silver Quintet. Cf videos of Donald Lambert, Eubie Blake, or Willie "the lion" Smith, for example.

[@UltraMagnus3786]

how about the tune Summertime at 5:24ish?

[@arkadiyfedotov395]

!!!

[@memzehni]

....well, like Roger Humphries, Roy Mc Curdy, Freddie Waits, Eddie Jones a.s.o.

[@fatheadthedog]

Name the players. It’s not just piano

[@raphyelrosby]

@SpotOnMusic1 Junior Cook "TS"and Blue Mitchell "TP"

[@miphka66]

That's not Louis Hayes, I think it's Roy Brooks, who took over for Hayes when he left.

[@memzehni]

Yes...because they swung hard

[@joshuasound]

blue mitchell plays the truth!

[@kingpleasure]

Not close. Junior Cook on tenor and Blue Mitchell on trumpet.

[@ebenross]

No doubt Roy Brooks on drums.....an amazing drummer. I played with him in Detroit , palmer park art fair,198? with Ali Mohammad Jackson, Bass and Kenny Cox , Piano,. Larry Smith sax....Roy changed the pitch of the drums with surgical hoses connected to the drums. He also played the saw.

[@michaelsilverstein4151]

Does this sound like Evil Ways by Santana to anyone else? I can't get past it.

[@ignorecorporatenews]

Who are the members of Horace's group here? Anyone know?

[@imbees2]

Heyyyy now.

[@acohen1980]

phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mjazz234]

Did the arsehole introducing this band have the faintest notion of how exceptional they were? Probably not, but he was just doing his job, as were the musos. Big difference is, lots of people still remember the musos. For their sheer brilliance, we can only be grateful. Many thanks for this posting.

[@memzehni]

I think it's Roy Brooks on drums...

[@ttaylor1316]

Is that the voice of Ken Nordine in the intro??

[@vova47]

+GrecoTuscan13 No, that's Willis Conover's voice famous from his Voice of America broadcasts.

[@djkocisi]

haha !

[@depauw2004]

This is THE SHIT

[@Harryobrien94]

is that donald byrd playing?