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6 Pieces Of Silver
| Recorded | Nov 10, 1956 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1539 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 155013 |
The record
Mobley and Byrd dig into funky, church-rooted themes on this 1956 date, with the slow-burn Latin groove of 'Señor Blues' becoming one of the pianist's most enduring tunes.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Louis Hayes — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 54 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address |
| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address |
| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; Plastylite ear |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono, West63rd/NY · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BLP 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1988 | Blue Note · CDP 7 81539 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1990 | Blue Note · BN 1539 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · CDP 7 81539 2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Doug Watkins also plays on
Louis Hayes also plays on
Horace Silver also plays on