Tippin’ is a jazz tune written by Horace Silver and performed by the Horace Silver Quintet. It was recorded on June 15, 1958 as a bonus track for the CD reissue of the Blue Note album 6 Pieces of Silver, and runs 6 minutes and 12 seconds. The original album, released in late 1956, features Horace Silver with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor, Doug Watkins on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. The 1958 session also involved Donald Byrd and Junior Cook on tenor, with Bill Henderson providing vocals on other tracks, while Tippin’ itself is instrumental. 6 Pieces of Silver is a hard bop jazz record produced by Alfred Lion and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey.
