At the end of 1970, Silver broke up his regular band, to concentrate on composing and to spend more time with his wife.
He had met Barbara Jean Dove in 1968 and married her two years later.
They had a son, Gregory.
Silver also became increasingly interested in spiritualism from the early 1970s.

Silver included lyrics in more of his compositions at this point, although these were sometimes regarded as doggerel or proselytizing.
The first album to contain vocals, That Healin' Feelin' (1970), was commercially unsuccessful and Silver had to insist on the support of Blue Note executives to continue releasing music of the same, new style.
They agreed to a further two albums that contained vocals and Silver on an RMI electric keyboard; the three were later compiled as The United States of Mind, but were soon dropped from the catalog.

Silver reformed a touring band in 1973.
This contained brothers Michael and Randy Brecker.
Around this time, according to saxophonist Dave Liebman, Silver's reputation among aspiring young jazz musicians was that he was "a little – not commercial, but not quite the real deal [in jazz]."
Silver and his family decided to move to California around 1974, after a burglary at their New York City apartment while they were in Europe.
The couple divorced in the mid-1970s.

In 1975, he recorded Silver 'n Brass, the first of five Silver 'n albums, which had other instruments added to the quintet.
The personnel in his band continued to change, and continued to contain young musicians who made telling contributions.
One of these was trumpeter Tom Harrell, who stayed from 1973 to 1977.
Silver's pattern in the late 1970s was to tour for six months a year.
His final Blue Note album was Silver 'n Strings, recorded in 1978 and 1979.
His stay was the longest in the label's history.
By Silver's account, he left Blue Note after its parent company was sold and the new owners were not interested in promoting jazz.
In 1980, he formed the record label Silveto, "dedicated to the spiritual, holistic, self-help elements in music", he commented.
Silver also formed Emerald at the same time, a label for straight-ahead jazz, but it was short-lived.
At the end of 1970, Silver broke up his regular band, to concentrate on composing and to spend more time with his wife. He had met Barbara Jean Dove in 1968 and married her two years later. They had a son, Gregory. Silver also became increasingly interested in spiritualism from the early 1970s.
Silver included lyrics in more of his compositions at this point, although these were sometimes regarded as doggerel or proselytizing. The first album to contain vocals, That Healin' Feelin' (1970), was commercially unsuccessful and Silver had to insist on the support of Blue Note executives to continue releasing music of the same, new style. They agreed to a further two albums that contained vocals and Silver on an RMI electric keyboard; the three were later compiled as The United States of Mind, but were soon dropped from the catalog.
Silver reformed a touring band in 1973. This contained brothers Michael and Randy Brecker. Around this time, according to saxophonist Dave Liebman, Silver's reputation among aspiring young jazz musicians was that he was "a little – not commercial, but not quite the real deal [in jazz]." Silver and his family decided to move to California around 1974, after a burglary at their New York City apartment while they were in Europe. The couple divorced in the mid-1970s.
In 1975, he recorded Silver 'n Brass, the first of five Silver 'n albums, which had other instruments added to the quintet. The personnel in his band continued to change, and continued to contain young musicians who made telling contributions. One of these was trumpeter Tom Harrell, who stayed from 1973 to 1977. Silver's pattern in the late 1970s was to tour for six months a year. His final Blue Note album was Silver 'n Strings, recorded in 1978 and 1979. His stay was the longest in the label's history. By Silver's account, he left Blue Note after its parent company was sold and the new owners were not interested in promoting jazz. In 1980, he formed the record label Silveto, "dedicated to the spiritual, holistic, self-help elements in music", he commented. Silver also formed Emerald at the same time, a label for straight-ahead jazz, but it was short-lived.
Horace Silver