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Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931 – February 23, 2017) [1] was an American pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles of jazz. In addition to his work as a bandleader Parlan was known for his contributions to the Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots.
Mar 1, 2017 · Horace Parlan, an acclaimed jazz pianist whose style was unlike anyone else’s, largely because he had to compensate for a partly disabled hand, died on Feb. 23 in Korsor, Denmark. He was 86.
Mar 1, 2017 · Horace Parlan, a jazz pianist who overcame limited use of his right hand to develop a distinctive punchy style that made him a stalwart of the hard-bop movement of the 1950s and 1960s and a ...
Pianist and composer Horace Parlan over his 50 year career has recorded 30 albums as a leader and has been a sideman with many jazz greats, overcoming physical disability and thrived as a pianist despite it.
Jun 9, 2016 · Horace Parlan is probably best known as the pianist on Dexter Gordon's 1961 Blue Note album Doin' Allright. It's hard to imagine anyone but Parlan playing on that record, adding dramatic zest to songs like Doing All Right, For Regulars Only and Society Red.
Mar 10, 2022 · Parlan's body of work remains special and he should be thought of as one of the Top-10 post-war piano greats. Today, for the many newly minted Parlan fans, I thought I'd re-post a documentary of the pianist in Denmark during his later years. Here's Don McGlynn's Horace Parlan by Horace Parlan (2002). Just click on “Watch on YouTube”’….
Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – February 23, 2017, Korsør, Denmark ) was an American hard bop and post-bop piano player. He was known for his contributions to the Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots.
Aug 1, 2000 · Following his productive stint with Charles Mingus and a Blue Note session with Lou Donaldson in February of 1960, Parlan would formally launch his solo career on the label with the appropriately-titled Movin’ & Groovin’. This set would be the first of three trio affairs to be cut over a ten-month period.
Horace Parlan [Horace Lumont Parlan] (born January 19, 1931, Pittsburgh, PA; died February 23, 2017, Korsor, Denmark; aged 86), piano.
Jan 18, 2018 · A nice portrait of a nice jazz musician, Horace Parlan by Horace Parlan catches up with Parlan, now in his eighties, in Denmark where he has lived for the past 20-some years. Parlan's...
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