This is a discography of the recordings of Horace Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014), 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.