 Horace Silver in L.A. Image by Dimitri Savitski, SAVITSKI, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Horace SilverHorace Silver (1928–2014) was an influential American jazz pianist and composer best known for his role in pioneering the hard bop genre during the 1950s. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he gained recognition through his work with the Jazz Messengers, co-led by Art Blakey, and for his compositions, including standards like "The Preacher" and "Song for My Father." Silver's engaging piano style emphasized melody and blues elements, contributing significantly to the jazz landscape. Throughout his career, he recorded extensively and influenced a generation of musicians, leaving a lasting legacy in jazz before his retirement due to health issues in the 1990s. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Albums
6 Pieces Of Silver
Doin The Thing At The Village Gate
Finger Poppin'
Horace-Scope
Silver's Serenade
That Healin Feelin'
The Stylings Of Silver
Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers (1956)
Horace Silver Trio / Art Blakey Sabu (1956)
6 Pieces Of Silver (1957)
Further Explorations (1958)
Blowin The Blues Away (1959)
Finger Poppin' (1959)
Doin' The Thing At The Village Gate (1961)
The Tokyo Blues (1962)
Silver's Serenade (1963)
Song For My Father (1963)
Song For My Father (1963)
