This is a discography of the recordings of Horace Silver (1928âÂÂ2014), an American hard bop jazz pianist. His major discography consists of 36 studio albums, 3 live albums, and 7 compilations.
Silver was initially a sideman, first recording in 1950, then a leader of mainly small groups. He was a founding member of the Jazz Messengers, originally run cooperatively, later by drummer Art Blakey alone. After leaving the Messengers, Silver led a five-piece combo into the 1980s. The vast majority of Silver's recordings as a leader were for the Blue Note label.
In addition to Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers listed above, Silver recorded two live albums, a studio album, and portions of two more compilation albums as co-leader of the original Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey.