De funky muziek van pianist, componist en arrangeur Horace Silver (1928-2014). Hij werd vooral beroemd binnen de hard-bop met o.a. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. In de jaren ’70 maakte hij ook funk albums, waarvan vandaag een indruk.
- Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note, 1956)
- Song for my Father (Blue Note, 1964)
- The Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note, 1965)
- Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note, 1968)
- You Gotta Take a Little Love (Blue Note, 1969)
- The United States of Minds vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1970)
1) Big Business, The United States of Minds vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1970)
2) Song For My Father, Song for my Father (Blue Note, 1964)
3) The Cape Verdean Blues, The Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note, 1965)
4) The Preacher, Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note, 1956)
5) Peace, The United States of Minds vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1970)
6) You Gotta Take A Little Love, You Gotta Take a Little Love (Blue Note, 1969)
7) The Show Has Begun, The United States of Minds vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1970)
8) Serenade To A Soul Sister, Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note, 1968)
9) Liberated Brother, In Pursuit of the 27th Man (Blue Note, 1972)
10) Psychedelic Sally, Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note, 1968)
11) The Belly Dancer, You Gotta Take a Little Love (Blue Note, 1969)
