 Horace Silver in L.A. Image by Dimitri Savitski, SAVITSKI, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Horace SilverHorace Silver Horace Silver American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014) Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver[note 1] (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Horace Silver Silver in 1989; portrait by Dmitri Savitski Background information Born (1928-09-02)September 2, 1928 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. Died June 18, 2014(2014-06-18) (aged 85) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. Genres Jazz hard bop mainstream jazz soul jazz jazz fusion Occupations Musician composer arranger Instrument Piano Works Horace Silver discography Years active 1946–2004 Labels Blue Note Silveto Emerald Columbia Impulse! Verve Close After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in… (Source: Wikipedia)
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